Record Data Place Unit Type City or Town Containing Unit Ohio County, WV Events Date Type 03/30/1865 In western Maryland, Confederate raiders capture and burn the Baltimore to Wheeling mail train Battles/Soldiers 07/06/1865 In Wheeling, West Virginia, a prominent citizen loses his life while on duty as a provost guard Crime/Disasters 06/20/1863 In Wheeling, West Virginia, Arthur Boreman is inaugurated as the first governor of the new state Campaigns/Elections 12/03/1861 The Wheeling Convention votes to drop the provisional name "Kanawha" in favor of "West Virginia" Lawmaking/Litigating People Burial Place of Clarke, Asbury Jones Hubbard, Chester Dorman Documents Images
