Pringle Tree

Historical marker location:

1518 Pringle Tree Park Rd, Buckhannon, West Virginia

( Marker is on Pringle Tree Park Road (Local Route 20/6) 1.5 miles east of Clarksburg Road (U.S. 119), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1983

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.