Flags Over Philippi Blue and Gray Park - Philippi WV - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com

From Wikipedia

"The Battle of Philippi formed part of the Western Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War and was fought in and around Philippi, Virginia (now West Virginia), on June 3, 1861. A Union victory, it was the first organized land action of the war, though generally viewed as a skirmish rather than a battle. However, the Northern press celebrated it as an epic triumph and this encouraged Congress to call for the drive on Richmond that ended with the Union defeat at First Bull Run in July. It brought overnight fame to Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan and was notable for the first battlefield amputations. As the first of a series of victories that pushed Confederate forces out of northwest Virginia, it strengthened the Union government in exile that would soon create the new state of West Virginia.

As the largely-untrained Confederates had fled the battlefield with barely any resistance, the Union jokingly referred to the engagement as the Philippi Races."

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Name: Flags Over Philippi Blue and Gray Park Street Location: US Route 250 Local Municipality: City of Philippi State/Province, etc.: West Virginia Country: United States Memorial/Commemoration: Battle during the U.S. Civil War Monuments/Statues: Several Historical Signs and Markers Web Site: Not listed Date Established: Not listed Picnic Facilities: Not listed Recreational Facilities: Not listed Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed Fountains: Not listed Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed Special Events: Not listed Traditional Geocaches: Not listed

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Date Logged Log   08/19/2022 Don.Morfe visited it