<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Wessells akaberekerwa muLitchfield, Connecticut, musi waFebruary 20, 1809. Pashure pokunge apedza kudzidza paWest Point muna 1833 akabatanidzwa muHondo yechipiri yeSeminole, kutanga semutevedzeri wechipiri wevashandi uyezve semutevedzeri wekutanga, achisimudzirwa musi waJuly 7, 1838. Mumushandirapamwe waGeneral Scott wokuMexico akasimudzirwa kuva kaputeni uye akagamuchira zita remukuru nokuda kwoushingi paContreras uye  <response>: Churubusco. Mumakwikwi apakuvamba Kaputeni Wessells, kunyange zvazvo akakuvadzwa, akatora mureza weregiji parufu rwomusoja ane ruvara ndokuzviisa amene kumusoro kwavarume vake. Pakudzoka kwake achibva kuhondo nyika yeConnecticut yakamuvhotera bakatwa rine matombo anokosha, iro rakapiwa kwaari nemhemberero dzechiuto. Kaputeni Wessells akanga ari pamhenderekedzo yePacific muna 1849-54, uye akanga ari muSioux expedition ya1855, pashure pacho akashanda kuNorthwest kusvikira Hondo yeVanhu. 