General Wells Statue

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General Wells Statue – Gettysburg

The bronze statue of William Wells was created by J. Otto Schweitzer, one of seven statues by the Swiss-born sculptor on the Gettysburg battlefield.* Sweitzer used Well’s actual clothing, boots, belt, and revolver as a model. The statue was so well received that friends ordered an exact copy which stands in Battery Park in Burlington, Vermont, Wells’s home town. William Wells: Brevet Major General U.S. Vols. 1837 – 1892 First Lieut. Co. C 1st Vermont Cavalry Oct. 14, 1861 Captain Co. C Nov. 18, 1861 Major Dec. 30, 1862 Colonel July 2, 1864 Brevet Brigadier General U.S. Vols. Feb. 22, 1865 Brevet Major General U.S. Vols. For gallant and meritorious services March 13, 1865 Brigadier General U.S. Vols. May 19, 1865 Honorably mustered out Jan. 15, 1866 Once wounded and once a prisoner Awarded Medal of Honor for “most distinguished gallantry at Gettysburg” July 3, 1863 Commander of Sheridan’s Cavalry Corps.

Inventory Number: ALB 214