Today in Wheeling History: July 24--General George B. McClellan, summoned to Washington by President Abraham Lincoln after his campaign's success in western Virginia and the Union's loss at the Battle of Bull Run, made a stop in Wheeling, where he received a serenade in front of the McLure House (1861). (https://tinyurl.com/2yb9vttm) (https://tinyurl.com/488b7hrd) (https://tinyurl.com/mpd3ans)
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Mike MinderMike Minder was born and raised in Wheeling, West Virginia. He is the author of Wheeling's Gambling History to 1976. Archives
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