Wells, Harrison, 1840-1894

Harrison Wells of Zebulon, Ga., was a commissary sergeant with Company A, 13th Georgia Infantry Regiment, who served primarily in Virginia and Maryland.

From the description of Harrison Wells papers, 1857-1869, 1905 (bulk 1862-1865). WorldCat record id: 503561906

Harrison Wells (1840-1894) was a commissary sergeant with Company A, 13th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America. He was educated at the University of Georgia, graduating in 1860, and enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army in July 1861. During the Civil War, Wells's regiment was involved in several notable engagements, primarily in Virginia and Maryland, including the capture of Harpers Ferry; the Battle of Sharpsburg; the Battle of Chancellorsville; the Battle of Fredericksburg; the Second Battle of Winchester; the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House; the Confederate invasion and retreat from Washington, D.C.; and the Second Battle of Kernstown.

Throughout the war, Harrison Wells was engaged to May (called Mollie) Long of Baldwyn, Miss. May Long was educated at Corona College in Corinth, Miss. After the war, Long and Wells married and resided in Zebulon, Ga.

Other family members represented in the collection include E.W. Wells; Eliab Horace Wells; May's father, James L. Long; and Jonathan P. Long.

From the guide to the Harrison Wells Papers, 1857-1869, 1905, (bulk 1862-1865), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)