Camp Bartow

Historical marker location:

Bartow, West Virginia

( Marker is on U.S. 250, 0.3 miles west of West Virginia Route 28, on the right when traveling west.)

Springtime Snow and Mud. Jones-Imboden Raid.

The first land battle of the Civil War was fought in Philippi, West Virginia on June 3, 1861. Union forces, under the command of General George B. McClellan, defeated Confederate troops in what is known as the Battle of Philippi.