Named Entity Results, Wheeling, W. Va. (West Virginia, United States)

The Shriver Grays. --A company with this designation, from the city of Wheeling, took part in the hottest of the battle at Manassas on the 21st inst. This company was formed at Wheeling in May, when the enemy's troops were collecting at that place, and made its way, in small detachments, almost from within the enemy's lines, to Harper's Ferry. Being attached to the Twenty-seventh regiment of Virginia Volunteers, forming part of tile brigade of General Jackson, in General Johnston's army, thWheeling in May, when the enemy's troops were collecting at that place, and made its way, in small detachments, almost from within the enemy's lines, to Harper's Ferry. Being attached to the Twenty-seventh regiment of Virginia Volunteers, forming part of tile brigade of General Jackson, in General Johnston's army, the company has shared in much severe service with credit to itself, and finally, at Manassas, proved itself equal to the rest of our heroes in the desperate struggle of the left wing. The officers, Captain Daniel M. Shriver, First Lieutenant John S. Mitchell, and Second Lieutenant John B. Lady, led with great gallantry, and the men followed with the determined courage of veterans in a successful charge of their regiment and others on one of the enemy's batteries, after sustaining for hours a sto

e Virginia Ordinance of Secession, Governor Letcher sent the following despatch to the Mayor of Wheeling: Richmond, April 20, 1861. to Andrew Sweeney, Mayor of Wheeling: Take possession ofWheeling: Take possession of the custom-house, post-office, all public buildings, and public documents, in the name of Virginia. Virginia has seceded. John Letcher, Governor. Mayor Sweeney replied in the following laconic style: Wheeling, April 21, 1861. to John Letcher, Governor of Virginia: I have taken possession of the custom-house, post-office, and all public buildings and public documents, in the nameham Lincoln, President of the United States, whose property they are. Andrew Sweeney, Mayor of Wheeling. The correspondence here closed. Mayor Sweeney continued to hold possession of the Federalsion of the Federal property until the organization of the new State Government at Wheeling. Governor Letcher made no further attempt to seduce him from his allegiance.--N. Y. Evening Post, July 3.

to the forward car. He then asks each man to open his trunk, and passes his hand as carefully as may be through the bundles of varieties with which human beings fill their apparatus. One's luggage does not undergo half the danger which it is subjected to in a Liverpool custom-house. I have seen both classes of operators, and I would much prefer to go by the Relay than land in Liverpool. Suddenly the searcher comes across a common-looking, red, wooden trunk. It is marked Mary Birkitt, Wheeling, Virginia. There is nothing suspicious about it. It looks in keeping with some village aunt, who had forsworn the company of the coarser sex, and had just returned from a visit to some relations who had lately thrown themselves away by swearing, in the presence of a parson, to keep house, neatly and economically, for some one of those worthless creatures called men. The searcher calls out for Mary to come and display her dry goods, but no Mary is to be found. He calls again, and with the