The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16
GEN. WRIGHT'S ARMY CARE
THE MAN BEATEN WHILE SHERIDAN
WAS TWENTY MILES IWdY.
An Onioer of Marked Ability, He Failed to
Seize the Chance That CRmc-His work
ms Subordinate - Tho Ride from
MIncheAier mud She rIhnn,A NlcinrN.

I
| clvh war. ten. wright ala not belong In the
class OF great commanders. whIch Included mo
names OF GRANT. Lee. Sherluah, Jackson. Shot-
| nun ana lhollhs' pu' ne was heNorthelesS an
"ilcer OF marked hrllity' IL Is likely mat MS
! cuPaoilltlcs petter httcu MIN lor counsel ana
administrator uah cotnmahn III tue heiu,
a'h"ush ne oi'eil successfully 'on''h"nueu
troops III Do'''e' WIN ono uisas'rouS eAcep'ioh'
always as SUBORDINATE
'noer t',o 'eaNF RESPONSIVENESS u, supfr'he
| com'nahu "riGho "Ia not snihe on me oa.tie-
,eiu' a''h'ush u Is uo""'i"i II 'he Army vi '"e
io'o""c 'N'r 'oh'ainen u pr"N'r' sa'et vi
i'Vle sci'-r'""h' c"rPs couhhohuel' a" '''at
Ie'"''o" nv was stFohs '"Nol.e wiz. wv"
"ian' an" sne''uah' o"' neFoha 'n"'' a,'e, ono
trNi' Win 'hose Two masters OF 'he arr vi war
wright never got As inc coihfhanueI w 'ne
requirement. oI inc ohio from AUG uS,. ioo-' "
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before. Wright, IN fact. like Mcclellan. War
nj, L ,I 81
and E to handle s the an" Of any
OF them He was from the first a prime favor
10 with uai,ec, .Chi.f nn%,har
i.o WIN i".iec" 'i.e o'''erul NiL1o'. "np'h'l
representative OF the school OF tn" staff and
engineers. which for the first year or two
welded sum powerful influence in military
af"irs lla'Io'E's estimate OF Wright is dis
TO Grant at Srottsyivania while Wright was vet
in comparative ohseuri'y. He was recon-
to thn bich vnconrios in tho rsenl,r sstotJioh,
ment. and said: "
Think Won will concur. with me that Meads
o,d sh.r,,nn .hnr,, I,o ,,,aa aIaior'Cono.a,s
Of the army md Hancock and Wright should
be mad, Hrigat5cr-ticrerl,s o. rho army IN
th'ir races OF the four think Wright has
IN" most ~oIld Intellect 'ut. rs he has won
lisss t.tsIiDptitn 'l,n NJ hpr no. shpulI la
,o, tha to', . ,%. ~" ''S HI S"ou' 10
fu. 1t ,"' 'o'i Ga 'he list
,h n"' vi"n, u, ~" 10, onSut n ,,'S pr0oao%
r.cu,.r.r,hn ~ l,,-t ~ tIa',,,, l.,oati,,,,,,
TSr~Tn r m"o a. IAtl IN the p" %s''m"
Grant Thought SO i, m3ni'sst from his answer
Cen Wright is On" Of tie IL most moritorious
officers in Il, s"rvcc. and with opportu, -
~, NJ ,,,'. IL -, III q ppSl'ipl'
not mo t G.tird R'inseif to the "sher Vacant ant
brr!K KM ( rort era. oa b. p.;a
der in the r"p,ar army i IT, rose to III tR,t
2ng @tit"rw. d GT1 in n, nr dspfnm"mt
iu r@nds at ronr ~hns HIM Inn '"r I "ra iMi
a higi or,nion OF hin. Jha; he wonlI have
l.ad , the n"Xt rr3m2'l2n after Haneoci
nee, eXncct,fioN. Wien th" ''' one or,por2
tunity Of every man, life cam" me- to oih,ii kin
inr or tw iIn 4EMiTy MIH
rHity t" dm"n nst MS b i , m's o
Any r@,.tl5pp; The sixth Corps was sent "
IN" rn,i,n which i d5 liaI a,rsnt ", Woxtog
consderni,Iy NOR" alan mere n,.rntivo res,I,s
Llna-t,ynrk. irinth. n1,"n WIat H., nYtnr,.f
5Id VIA at he thu h" houghI q wrrht ara
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c,r, ~ T. a. ~" ~ y, - " i.h{ Us INFERRED
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E. y,.i, c,, ,,hJiiH IinT; -. ~ july - 1904.
TN, nursni, ~ j%".rI" ", - tb ,rhol h,
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tynr.iIs snc,.ss n, Wir,hts,rr'' n'W HnH 10y
cnn,nr,I r,,r a. " .i.rn'>'cr, III MtI'h II"
Wriatt nu C,r,r Ea ADO an S",h" bfisoHers
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nj,Gt hn,,n y, r,'S rs Si, as Ne -, WmeF" ne
j. i Fnriy hu| o'lSy'n,n NIX worm WhlI", rs
,LrnIer I\yrS;,L, ~ VIII ~ WHO ~ ms
~, nnn XXI , MriEn, rrnhinru ID ne Valley
rn,, noit,r r., si ,';nn HnIg ,nnun surN
c""ps "' '"'' "sa'h'' '"c ra1!FV b .nu tn'
NJ D,ro xy,e ct ,bo, t,,,o y, ~ pANA, ~
torr III ~" w." - i, H.; ny, ,i','I asSI 7tant Gecre-
swSr '" n ni ia was smnt In AZ
nMn. . ~ ~ n!iIba! .hiulry lfpni army hcan-
nu ,n,n u, ny ro,ht harl". nith2nRh largely
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