Camp Garnett

Historical marker location:

Mabie, West Virginia

( Marker is on Rich Mountain Road / Files Creek Road (County Route 37/8), on the right when traveling west.)

Rich Mountain Battlefield Civil War Site.

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.