Brevet Brig. General Henry W. Wessells (USA)

Sons of the American Revolution:

• Register of the Society of Sons of the revolution in the state of Connecticut, January 1st, 1896 ..
• by Sons of the Revolution. Connecticut Society
• Publication date 1896
• Publisher New Haven, The Society
• Contributor The Library of Congress
• Pages 120
• Possible copyright status The Library of Congress is unaware of any copyright restrictions for this item.
• https://archive.org/details/registerofsociet06sons/page/31/mode/1up

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Newspaper Name Index, USA and Canada
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Record:
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10969-34374427/w-wessell...
W. Wessells

Citation:
Hartford Weekly Times - 1889-01-17
Text: ... tho death of li. W. Wessells, wno left Litchfield recently to suend tke in Dover. Ho wus iu hls your, aud hud been quito feeble thu last year. He wus graduated Point iil 1638 aud active ...
Publication title: Hartford Weekly Times
Publication place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Date: Jan 17 1889

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Henry W. Wessells

Citation:
Omaha Daily Bee. - 1889-01-16
Text: ... A ctcrnu'H Death. General Henry W. Wessells , the news of whoso death at Dover , Del , last Sitnrday has been received , U the father of V W. Wesselis , of thcOmiha Savings , bank ...
Publication title: Omaha daily bee.
Publication place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
Date: Jan 16 1889

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Connecticut Newspapers, 1791-2009
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Unknown

Citation:
Hartford Weekly Times - 1864-04-30
Publication title: Hartford Weekly Times
Publication place: Hartford, Hartford County, CT, USA
Date: Apr 30 1864
Page: 2

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_W._Wessells

Henry Walton Wessells (February 20, 1809 – January 12, 1889) was a career United States Army officer, best known for his service during the American Civil War, including his surrender of Union fortifications during the Battle of Plymouth in 1864.

Early life

Wessells was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, Feb. 20, 1809. After he was graduated at West Point in 1833 he took part in the Second Seminole War, first as a second lieutenant of infantry and then as first lieutenant, being promoted on July 7, 1838. In Gen. Scott's Mexican campaign he was promoted captain and received the brevet of major for gallantry at Contreras and Churubusco. In the former contest Capt. Wessells, though wounded, seized the regimental flag on the death of the color sergeant and put himself at the head of his men. On his return from the war the state of Connecticut voted him a jeweled sword, which was presented to him with military ceremonies. Capt. Wessells was on the Pacific coast in 1849-54, and was in the Sioux expedition of 1855, after which he served in the Northwest till the Civil war.

Civil War

On June 6, 1861, he was promoted major of the 6th US Infantry, and on Aug. 22 of that year he received the colonelcy of the 8th Kansas Infantry. After serving on the Missouri border he resumed his commission in the regular army Feb. 15, 1862, and in March was transferred to the Army of the Potomac. He was made a brigadier-general of volunteers April 25 and served in the Peninsula, receiving the regular army brevet of lieutenant- colonel for gallantry at the Battle of Fair Oaks, where he was wounded. In Gen. George B. McClellan's change of base he commanded the rear-guard, and then engaged in the defense of Suffolk, Va., afterward serving in North Carolina. After serving at Kinston, Goldsboro, and New Berne, he was placed over the sub-district of the Albemarle, taking command May 3, 1863. On April 17, 1864, he was attacked at Plymouth, North Carolina, where he had a garrison of about 3,000 men, by Gen. Robert F. Hoke with about 15,000 Confederate troops and the iron-clad CSS Albemarle After a gallant defense which lasted three days Gen. Wessells surrendered the town. He was taken to Libby Prison, whence he was transferred successively to Danville, Macon and Charleston. At the last-named place he was one of the officers that were placed under the fire of the Union batteries on Morris island. On Aug. 3, 1864, he was exchanged, and on Nov. 11 he became commissary of prisoners, which post he held until the close of the war. He was also placed in charge of a conscription center in New York. He was promoted lieutenant-colonel Feb. 16, 1865, and brevetted colonel to date from April 20, 1864, "for gallant and meritorious services during the rebel attack on Plymouth, N. C." On March 13 he was given the regular army brevet of brigadier-general.

Later years

After the Civil War, Wessells served on the northwestern frontier as lieutenant-colonel of the 18th US Infantry till Jan. 1, 1871, when he was retired. After that time he resided in his native place of Litchfield, but at the time of his death he was on a visit to Delaware. Gen. Wessells died in Dover, Delaware, Jan. 12, 1889.

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Bibliographic information:

• The descendants of Rev. Thomas Hooker, Hartford, Connecticut, 1586-1908 : being an account of what is known of Rev. Thomas Hooker's family in England : and more particularly concerning himself and his influence upon the early history of our country : also all items of interest which it has been possible to gather concerning the early generations of Hookers and their descendants in America
• by Hooker, Edward
• Publication date 1909
• Publisher Rochester, N.Y. : Margaret Huntington Hooker
• Book from the collections of Harvard University
• Pages 612
• Possible copyright status NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
• https://archive.org/details/descendantsrevt00hookgoog/page/38/mode/1up

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Curator's Note: The following source contains errors. The birth order of the children is incorrect and some children are missing. -- Jessica Marie German

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Historical Books - Index of Authors and People Mentioned, 1811-2003
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Harriet Delavan

Citation:
Harriet Delavan
Mentioned in: Two hundred and fifty years of the Wadsworth family in America. Containing an acount of the family reunion at Duxbury Mass. September 13 1882 and a genealogical register prepared expressly for this work by Horace Andrew Wadsworth
Publication year: 1883
Author(s): Horace Andrew Wadsworth, Wadsworth family, d 1677) Wadsworth family (Christopher Wadsworth, d 1675) Wadsworth family (William Wadsworth

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Page 225, A biographical history of the county of Litchfield, Connecticut: comprising biographical sketches of distinguished natives and residents of the county; together with complete lists of the judges of the county court, justices of the quorum, county commissioners, judges of probate, sheriffs, senators, &c. from the organization of the county to the present time, by Kilbourne, Payne Kenyon, 1815-1859, https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00kilb/page/225/mode/1up

Page 254, Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor, by Ellis, William Arba, b. 1869, comp. and ed; Dodge, Grenville Mellen, https://archive.org/details/norwichuniversit02elli/page/254/mode/1up

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