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Residents of Charleston, S.C.

Edward Laight Wells was a Charleston merchant and author. A native of New York, he became an advocate of Southern nationalism, and in 1863 he enlisted in the Charleston Light Dragoons. After the war he became a cotton broker in Charleston. He died in 1917. His wife was Anna Mason Smith Wells.

From the description of Wells family papers, 1853-1934 (bulk 1880-1922). (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 71130467

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associatedWith Batopilas Mining Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Cavalry Regiment, 4th. Company K. corporateBody
correspondedWith Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902 person
associatedWith Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940. person
associatedWith Nowell, Lionel Chalmers, 1836-1896 person
associatedWith Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) corporateBody
associatedWith Sass, Herbert Ravenel, 1884-1950. person
associatedWith Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872. person
correspondedWith Smith, Isabella Mason person
correspondedWith Smith, William Mason, Mrs. person
associatedWith Smythe, Augustine Thomas, 1885-1962. person
associatedWith Sons of Confederate Veterans (Organization). Moultrie Camp #27 (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Stoney, Thomas P. (Thomas Porcher), 1889-1973 person
associatedWith United States. Army corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Congress. corporateBody
correspondedWith Virginia Military Institute corporateBody
associatedWith Wells, Anna Mason Smith, 1849-1924. person
associatedWith Wells, Anna Scriba person
associatedWith Wells, Edward Laight, b. 1839. person
associatedWith Wells, Edward L. (Edward Lawrence), 1886-1918. person
correspondedWith Wells, Fannie person
associatedWith Wells, Julian L., 1870-1917. person
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Fort Bliss (Tex.)
Water Street (Charleston, S.C.)
Camp Moore (S.C.)
Southern States
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Confederate States of America
South Carolina
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United States
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Slavery
Abolitionists
Americans
Civil engineers
Firearms
Hunting
Mines and mineral resources
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World War, 1914-1918
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Active 1934

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