The Meeting at Wellsburg.
March 21, 1863
The New State men of Brooke had a county meeting at Wellsburg on Wednesday afternoon and night. The most malignant portion of the Butternuts, of course, did not come near, but several of the milder type were present. It is believed that very considerable good was the result of the meeting, and that very few, if any, votes will be cast against the New State on election day.
Timeline of West Virginia: Civil War and Statehood: March 1863