Historical Marker
B&O Station
Historical marker location:
100 E Main St, Grafton, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street (U.S. 119) and Luzadder Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.)
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.