CIVIL WAR VETERAN:
Company E
6th Regiment NY Vol
Private; Musician
enlisted: 2 Sep 1864 in Albany, New York
mustered out: 28 Jun 1865 Petersburg, Virginia
Age: 41 years
Enlisted with his younger brother, Paul Wessells and served together with his brother both fighting at the Battle of Cedar Creek. Both were musicians and served in that capacity during the Civil War. Both mustered out together in Virginia.
Fought at Battle of Cedar Creek
Source: New York State Military Museum Adjunct General's report to the state
Battle of Cedar Creek
The Battle of Cedar Creek, fought October 19, 1864, was the culminating battle of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War.
Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal Early launched a surprise attack against the encamped army of Union Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan, across Cedar Creek, northeast of Strasburg, Virginia. During the morning fighting, seven Union infantry divisions were forced to fall back and lost numerous prisoners and cannons.
Early failed to continue his attack north of Middletown, and Sheridan, dramatically riding to the battlefield from Winchester, was able to rally his troops to hold a new defensive line. A Union counterattack that afternoon routed Early's army.
At the conclusion of this battle, the final Confederate invasion of the North was effectively ended. The Confederacy was never again able to threaten Washington, D.C., through the Shenandoah Valley, nor protect one of its key economic bases in Virginia. The stunning Union victory aided the reelection of Abraham Lincoln and won Sheridan lasting fame.
Source: Veterans WPA Cemetery Records at www.westchestergov.com
OCCUPATION: Moulder for a Foundry
died from complications of Asthma
Thanks to Gene Baumwoll who has supplied much of the information on this memorial.
Company E
6th Regiment NY Vol
Private; Musician
enlisted: 2 Sep 1864 in Albany, New York
mustered out: 28 Jun 1865 Petersburg, Virginia
Age: 41 years
Enlisted with his younger brother, Paul Wessells and served together with his brother both fighting at the Battle of Cedar Creek. Both were musicians and served in that capacity during the Civil War. Both mustered out together in Virginia.
Fought at Battle of Cedar Creek
Source: New York State Military Museum Adjunct General's report to the state
Battle of Cedar Creek
The Battle of Cedar Creek, fought October 19, 1864, was the culminating battle of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War.
Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal Early launched a surprise attack against the encamped army of Union Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan, across Cedar Creek, northeast of Strasburg, Virginia. During the morning fighting, seven Union infantry divisions were forced to fall back and lost numerous prisoners and cannons.
Early failed to continue his attack north of Middletown, and Sheridan, dramatically riding to the battlefield from Winchester, was able to rally his troops to hold a new defensive line. A Union counterattack that afternoon routed Early's army.
At the conclusion of this battle, the final Confederate invasion of the North was effectively ended. The Confederacy was never again able to threaten Washington, D.C., through the Shenandoah Valley, nor protect one of its key economic bases in Virginia. The stunning Union victory aided the reelection of Abraham Lincoln and won Sheridan lasting fame.
Source: Veterans WPA Cemetery Records at www.westchestergov.com
OCCUPATION: Moulder for a Foundry
died from complications of Asthma
Thanks to Gene Baumwoll who has supplied much of the information on this memorial.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN:
Company E
6th Regiment NY Vol
Private; Musician
enlisted: 2 Sep 1864 in Albany, New York
mustered out: 28 Jun 1865 Petersburg, Virginia
Age: 41 years
Enlisted with his younger brother, Paul Wessells and served together with his brother both fighting at the Battle of Cedar Creek. Both were musicians and served in that capacity during the Civil War. Both mustered out together in Virginia.
Fought at Battle of Cedar Creek
Source: New York State Military Museum Adjunct General's report to the state
Battle of Cedar Creek
The Battle of Cedar Creek, fought October 19, 1864, was the culminating battle of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War.
Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal Early launched a surprise attack against the encamped army of Union Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan, across Cedar Creek, northeast of Strasburg, Virginia. During the morning fighting, seven Union infantry divisions were forced to fall back and lost numerous prisoners and cannons.
Early failed to continue his attack north of Middletown, and Sheridan, dramatically riding to the battlefield from Winchester, was able to rally his troops to hold a new defensive line. A Union counterattack that afternoon routed Early's army.
At the conclusion of this battle, the final Confederate invasion of the North was effectively ended. The Confederacy was never again able to threaten Washington, D.C., through the Shenandoah Valley, nor protect one of its key economic bases in Virginia. The stunning Union victory aided the reelection of Abraham Lincoln and won Sheridan lasting fame.
Source: Veterans WPA Cemetery Records at www.westchestergov.com
OCCUPATION: Moulder for a Foundry
died from complications of Asthma
Thanks to Gene Baumwoll who has supplied much of the information on this memorial.
Company E
6th Regiment NY Vol
Private; Musician
enlisted: 2 Sep 1864 in Albany, New York
mustered out: 28 Jun 1865 Petersburg, Virginia
Age: 41 years
Enlisted with his younger brother, Paul Wessells and served together with his brother both fighting at the Battle of Cedar Creek. Both were musicians and served in that capacity during the Civil War. Both mustered out together in Virginia.
Fought at Battle of Cedar Creek
Source: New York State Military Museum Adjunct General's report to the state
Battle of Cedar Creek
The Battle of Cedar Creek, fought October 19, 1864, was the culminating battle of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War.
Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal Early launched a surprise attack against the encamped army of Union Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan, across Cedar Creek, northeast of Strasburg, Virginia. During the morning fighting, seven Union infantry divisions were forced to fall back and lost numerous prisoners and cannons.
Early failed to continue his attack north of Middletown, and Sheridan, dramatically riding to the battlefield from Winchester, was able to rally his troops to hold a new defensive line. A Union counterattack that afternoon routed Early's army.
At the conclusion of this battle, the final Confederate invasion of the North was effectively ended. The Confederacy was never again able to threaten Washington, D.C., through the Shenandoah Valley, nor protect one of its key economic bases in Virginia. The stunning Union victory aided the reelection of Abraham Lincoln and won Sheridan lasting fame.
Source: Veterans WPA Cemetery Records at www.westchestergov.com
OCCUPATION: Moulder for a Foundry
died from complications of Asthma
Thanks to Gene Baumwoll who has supplied much of the information on this memorial.
Inscription
John D. Wessells
March 9, 1823
April 5, 1895
Gravesite Details
He and his wife are buried in the Foshay plot with his daughter, Amanda Wessells Foshay
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