Wells asked Dodge "if he had behaved like a soldier." Dodge responded, "Yes, Wells, like a brave one." Wells then said to the commander, "Send that word to my old father," and died a short time later.
Wells posed to Dodge, "If he had conducted himself like a soldier." Dodge acknowledged, "Yes, Wells, with bravery." Wells then addressed the commander, "Transmit that message to my elderly father," and died in a brief period of time.