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Bookmark or Share- William Wells (soldier) - WikipediaWilliam Wells (c. 1770 – 15 August 1812), also known as Apekonit ("Carrot top"), was the son-in-law of Chief Little Turtle of the Miami. He fought for the Miami in the Northwest Indian War. During the course of that war, he became a United States Army officer, and also served in the War of 1812.
- 'Monster of Mayport' reportedly continues killing two decades after ...Law enforcement and prison sources confirm that Wells and a second inmate strangled and brutally stabbed 32-year-old William Chapman to death inside Florida State Prison on July 5 of this...
- William Wells - Warfare History NetworkWilliam Wells, sternly resigned to the inevitable, dressed as a Miami warrior and blackened his face—a tribal tradition reserved for condemned men. Not a half hour after the column left the fort, the Indians unleashed the attack that Wells expected.
- William Wells - American Battlefield TrustWilliam Wells was a key participant in many of the important events on the Ohio Valley Frontier; his divided loyalties epitomize the conflicting values of the period. In 1784, at age thirteen, Wells was captured near Louisville by the Miami and taken to an Eel River village in Indiana.
- Medal of Honor Recipient William Wells - American Battlefield TrustThe Medal of Honor, created during the Civil War, is the United States' highest military decoration for acts of valor in combat. Presented by the president in the name of Congress, it is the American armed forces' oldest continuously issued combat decoration.
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