<prompt> Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Wessells akaberekerwa muLitchfield, Connecticut, February 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. Mukurwisa kwaGeneral Scott muMexico akasimudzirwa kuva kaputeni uye akagamuchira chiremera chevakuru vehondo nokuda kwoushingi paContreras neChurubusco  <response>: . 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. 