New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-03

Horatio G.. Wright born in Clinton. Conn.
March g. 1920 and after graduating second in his
class at West Point In 1871. entered the Engineer
Corps Of the Army. From 1912 1874 he
cessively professor in French and in engineering
at the Military Academy.
During the Mexican War he the engineer
officer I'm charge OF the construction OF Fort Tay-
lor. at Key West. and Of Fort Jefferson. at the
Dry Tortugas At the outbreak OF the Civil War
he volunteered for active service and was made
brigadier- general of volunteers and served with
distinction until the close. His first service
Immediately after the outbreak OF hostilitlcs. when
with Captain. later Admiral. Rodgers. he attempted
to destroy the Norfolk Navy Yard. Both were
captured but exchanged shortly afterward
In May he crossed the Potomac with General
Hcintzeman's column. and laid out and began Fort
Ellsworth covering Alexandra. At the first battle
OF Bull Run he was chief engineer OF Hentzel-
mans division. lie commissioned a brgadler-
general OF volunteers September H. 1851, and as
signed TO the command OF brigade Of the land
forces Of the Port Royal expedition which. ns
chief engineer, he had been engaged In organizing
since July /. In February 1862, he set out from
Port Royal with brigade Of volunteers, and by
the middle of March had occupied Fernandna.
jacksonville. ST. Augustine and retaken possession
OF Fort Marion and Fort Clinch.
Returning 10 South Carolina in April. he com
manded division In the assault on Secessionvillc,
June i6; was promoted to be major general Of VOL
unteers In July and commanded the Department
OF Ohio until March. 1863. In May. 1885, he was
assigned to the command of division of the Sixth
Corps and was engaged at Gettysburg on the sec
ond and third days of the battle and in the. suisse
quent pursuit of Lees army In the spirited as
sault on Rappahannock Station, November !. 1863.
he commanded the corps. and was brevetted FOR
gallant and meritorious services. After the Mine
Run affair in which he ed his division he was
called TO Washington a member of board 10
I'D nca
defences.
Returning TO the Army in the spring of 1864, he
led his division I'm the severe fighting In the Wilder
ness and Spottsyvania battles lin 1e last of which
he was wounded succeeding to command Of the
Sixth Corps. May 3. the fall of sedgwick His
subsequent war record is that Of the sixth Corps
With the Army OF the Potomac he was present at
every engagement up to July, 1864. when he was
summoned from the front Of Petersburg with his
corps TO the defence OF Washington, then threat
ened by the Confederates under General Early.
The Sixth Corps arrived In Washington In time to
meet Early who had just defeated the Union forces
at Monocacy and drove him back into the Shenan-
doah Valley.
It was General Wright who reformed the line
and did so much to retrieve the losses at Cedar
Creek October 10, 1854. where also he was severely
wounded and IT his corps that first broke
through at Petersburg on Sunday April ?, 1865.
General Wright led the assault In his official re-
port of that BEETLE General Grant writes:
General Wright penetrated the line with MS
whole corps sweeping everything before him. and
to his left toward Hatcher's Run. capturing many
guns and several thousand prisoners
At the close Of the war General Wright was sent
TO Texas in command of the Third Army Corps
with instructions to enter Mexico II the French
forces were not withdrawn. The French Army was
withdrawn, and General Wrights force did not
cross the Rio Grande. During the period OF recon-
struction he was chief of the Department Of Texas.
lie the author Jointly With General j. @.
Barnard and Colonel =. :. Niche OF a report on the
''Fabrication OF Iron for Defences"
General Wright was Drevetted brlgadier-general
OF Regulars on March 49, 1861 for galantry at Cold
Harbor and major general OF Regulars for the cap
ture of Petersburg. Va. lie also received the thanks
of the Connecticut Legislature, June II, 1850. Re
turning his regular work at the close OF the war
he became Northumberland in November, 1861
colonel I'm March 1871. and chief of engineers June
90 1879 He placed on the retired list March 22
1884. and had since lived in Washington.
General Wright leaves a widow, who was the
daughter Of s X Bradford OF Cupeper, Va. and
two children-Mrs. F.. H. Woouon Of No % West
Forty-hfth-st this city. and Mrs. Rosa w. Smith
of Washington.