. 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 . sand Churubusco. In the former contest Capt. Wessells, thoughwounded, seized the regimental flag on the death of the color-sergeantand put himself at the head of his men. On his return from the warthe state of Connecticut voted him a jeweled sword, which was pre-sented to him with military ceremonies. Capt. Wessells was on thePacific coast in 1849-54, and was in the Sioux expedition of 1855, afterwhich he ser
. 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 . sand Churubusco. In the former contest Capt. Wessells, thoughwounded, seized the regimental flag on the death of the color-sergeantand put himself at the head of his men. On his return from the warthe state of Connecticut voted him a jeweled sword, which was pre-sented to him with military ceremonies. Capt. Wessells was on thePacific coast in 1849-54, and was in the Sioux expedition of 1855, afterwhich he served in the Northwest till the Civil war. On June 6, 1861,he was promoted major, and on Aug. 22 of that year he received thecolonelcy of the 8th Kan. infantry. .After serving on the Missouri bor-der he resumed his commission in the regular army Feb. 15, 1862,and in March was transferred to the Army of the Potomac. He wasmade a brigadier-general of volunteers April 25 and served in thePeninsula, receiving the regular armj^ brevet of lieutenant-colonel forgallantry at Fair Oaks, where he was wounded. In McClellans changeof base he commanded the rear-guard, and then engaged in the de-.
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