, 1863-07-08
4 .aPatrfot.Hein~Gone.

I'D regiment OF Illinois volunteers, Is dead.
Another patriot-hero has gone-another VIC
tim to this wicked anl. .einful rebellion las
been taeliaced-another martyr has been
offered up On the altar Of Liberty.
1t will be reco1lected by our readers, that
Col. Wight WEB severely wounded, while
Leading his regiment to the assault on Vlcks.
burg, on tie ed Of May, md that his left arm
was amputated on the field Of bs:tle. Ar1iv-
ing in this city about two weeks afterwards,
among his family and friends, strong hopes
we're entertained Of lis compiete recovery,
until about ten days ago, *hcn his arm had to
be re amputatcd, which was followed By cry
sspe1as. Gradually einking till yesterday at
halfpaet ten o'clock a- m., he breathed his
last, peacefully and calmly.
Gel Wright was born in Rome, Oneida
county, New York, on the 7th Of January,
1871, and lie vas In The forty third year Of age.
He graduated At CAPT, Partridge's military
school, in Norwich, Vt, and aftcrward studied
law md was admitted to the bar At OsHeco,
at the carly age Of twenty years. About the
year 1853, he built the Continental elevator at
OEwego, and about that time abandoned the
y
since which period he has been more or less
4 citizen Ct fChicago- takca up his per
mancnt residence here seyen or eight years
ago.
As lawyer he was successful in au eminent
degree-his natural and acquired atta!nnents
layirg fitted him specially for IN advocate
and as sEcl, he was engaged in some Of the
..s& {..~ r&a arf IN Fnfn oF
York.
Asa merchant, Col Wright'a cllaracter1 Is
worthy Of emulation Eogascd in q bnsiucss
which is il its very nature c2tr1-la=asdous, 1t
~nb not strange, nor to his discredit, that in
the crash of 1857 he found his name on about
$40 0G0 uortl Of paper, no: his own, but far
which lie vas respcnsible? To his honor,
however, bel! recorded, that every single dol.
lsr ( this WIS Paid, and that too out Of Ills
cu51inss since the date FAMED. II ali Ills ot'-
erations he was bold aud pesseyering II
they were not always Successful, pecuniarily,
they were Invariably carried through without
the loss Of honor Or integrity. He was hon
est to fault, for If q doubt ezistcd On which
side the beam turned, it was i rule with him
to decide against himself. There are few
men III the produce trade who have handled
aB much grain in the "a ne period as he,
c1:d the number Is still less WEo have had
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cent investment of Vicksburg, TIC regiment
did not meet the enemy In battle; but On the
22d Of May last, when Gen. Grant ordered the
assault On the cnemy's works, owing to- the
irdlsposition Of Col. Starring, he had to as
sumo the entire command Of the regiment,
which he Gid in 4 manner which reflects ever
las1irg hczor en- lis head Not satisfied
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| Wien Visited ~ our correspondent
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