DW
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- 176th OVI, Co. B
- Conflict / Era
- Civil War
- Years of Service
- 01/26/1865
- Date of Birth
- 07/20/1847
- Date of Death
- 01/26/1865
- Hometown
- Washington, OH
- Burial Location
- Nashville National Cemetery, Nashville, TN
- Monument Paver
- No
- Township (entering service)
- Washington
- Township (current / at death)
- UNKNOWN
- School
- UNKNOWN
- Status
- Killed in Action
- When
- 01/26/1865
- Record Authenticated
- Yes
Biography
School: UNKNOWN. died from disease; buried in Nashville National Cemetery; marker also in Row 14, Byhalia Cemetery; age 17y 6m 6d; brother to Daniel W. Wells, also KIA; third brother, John B. Wells, wounded at Shiloh and discharged
Source: Beers, Record 519; Union Co. Cem. Rec., Vol. 4, p. 115; American Civil War Research Database