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How a Stolen Statue Ended Up in Wheeling During the Civil War

Emma Wiley
November 8, 2021
On July 2, 1864, George Washington arrived in Wheeling—65 years after his death. Well...his statue did. During the Civil War, in June 1864, Union troops under Col. David Hunter burned most of the Virginia Mi...
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Wheeling, Westsylvania?: The Forgotten History of the “Almost” West Virginias

Emma Wiley
June 16, 2021
West Virginia Day is almost upon us and it is the 158th anniversary of West Virginia officially becoming a state. Approximately two years after deciding not to secede during the Civil War, West Virginia became ...

Lieutenant Benjamin Biggs and the 135th Ohio Infantry

Earl Nicodemus
September 16, 2018
By the spring of 1864, the tide of the Civil War favored the north. In March of 1864, Ulysses S. Grant was appointed general-in-chief of the Union Army. Grant’s strategy was to keep the pressure on the Confeder...

The Wheeling Ambulance: A Civil War Hero

Christina Fisanick
April 16, 2018
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Even though no battles were fought here, Wheeling was an important site during the American Civil War. Camp Carlisle on Wheeling Island provided training for Union soldiers, and the Atheneum on Market and 16...

West Virginia During the Civil War: A History Symposium

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March 8, 2018
The West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation, in partnership with Wheeling Heritage, the Wheeling Academy of Law and Science (WALS) Foundation and the Ohio County Public Library, will host “West Virginia Duri...

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