Elijah Revillo Wells at the Little Bighorn

#185 Wells, Elijah Revillo

Born: New York 13 May 1838

Appointed from: Army

Military History: Enlisted: Private Co. H, 2nd Dragoons, 8 April 1858.

• Corporal, 1 April 1861.
• Sergeant, 1 Jun 1861.
• 1st. Sergeant, 22 July 1862
• Commissioned: 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Cavalry, 17 July 1862
• 1st Lieutenant, 2nd Cavalry, 25 November 1863
• Captain, 9th Cavalry, 28 July 1866, declined
• Captain, 2nd Cavalry, 7 May 1867
• Retired 23 April 1879

Captain, 19 Oct 1864, for gallant and meritorious service inthe Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia.

Major ,13 March 1865, for gallant and meritorious service during the war.

Died: 21 March 1891, Albany, New York: age 52.

1 lt 2 cav, 19 Oct 1864, Cedar Creek Va, wounded.

The Albany City directories for 1889 and 1890 show him living at 196 N. Pearl listed as "Captain" US Army.

The following is the census record for 1850 for Elijah Wells and his family:

Cohoes Township, Albany Co., New York; Page 189; Dwelling 1159; Family 1725
Lewis Wells 39 b: NY Miller
Caroline Wells 34 b: NY
Elijah R. Wells 12 b: NY
Caroline Wells 08 b: NY
Lewis Wells 04 b: NY
Adeline Wells 02 b: NY