On this day, 150 years ago, the first land battle of the Civil War was fought at Philippi, Virginia. Two Union columns, totalling 3000 men, marched all night in a rain storm to take the town ...

PHILIPPI, W.Va. (WBOY) — The 2025 Blue and Gray Reunion in Philippi concluded on Sunday with a staged reenactment of the Battle of Philippi, the first organized land engagement of the American ...

Although we’ve often driven through north-central West Virginia, this was our first stop in Philippi, a town of about 3,000 people located at the intersection of U.S. routes 119 and 250.

Jon-Erik Gilot examined the Battle of Philippi, fought in West Virginia in June 1861. He argued that although the action was brief, it was significant because it was the first organized land ...

UNESCO World Heritage Centre. The remains of this walled city lie at the foot of an acropolis in north-eastern Greece, on the ancient route linking Europe and Asia, the Via Egnatia.Founded in 356 BC ...