. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . A. S. WebbBriK. S. H. \Vi:i; Thomas Frank Whea- TON Max Weber J. 1). V\ ebster Godfrey William Wells Weitzel J. R. West H. W. Wessels W. D. A. W. Whipple Biographical Sketches 297 fense of Suffolk, Va., afterward serving in North Carolina. Afterserving at Kinston, Goldsboro
. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . A. S. WebbBriK. S. H. \Vi:i; Thomas Frank Whea- TON Max Weber J. 1). V\ ebster Godfrey William Wells Weitzel J. R. West H. W. Wessels W. D. A. W. Whipple Biographical Sketches 297 fense of Suffolk, Va., afterward serving in North Carolina. Afterserving at Kinston, Goldsboro. and New Berne, he was placed overthe sub-district of the Albemarle, taking command May 3, 1863. OnApril 17, 1864, he was attacked at Plymouth, N. C, where he had agarrison of about 3,000 men, by Gen. Robert F. Hoke witii about 15,000Confederate troops and the iron-clad Albemarle. After a gallantdefense which lasted three days Gen. Wessells surrendered the was taken to Libby prison, whence he was transferred succes-sively to Danville, Macon and Charleston. At the last-named placehe was one of the officers that were placed under the fire of the Unionbatteries on Morris isl
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