WRIGHT, TIORATIO GOVERNEUR (1820-99). An American soldier. born at Clinton, Conn. He graduated at West Point in 1841, entered the corps of engineers, for about six years was en gaged in important engineering work for the Government. and in 1855 was promoted to be captain. In April, 1861, he went as chief engi neer on the expedition sent to destroy the Norfolk Navy Yard. He was chief engineer of General Deintzelman's division at the first battle of Bull Run and he held the same position in the Port Royal expedition, during which he also com manded a brigade. lie became hrigadier-general of volunteers in September, 1861, ;111(1 in 1862 commanded the land forces which captured FN. nağdina, Jacksonville, and Saint. Augustine. lle eommanded a division during the Pennsylvania campaign, and the Sixth Corps at the capture of liappahannoek Station, and also during the lat ter part of the Riehmond campaign. On May 12. 1564, he was promoted to be major-general of volunteers, and brevetted colonel in the Regu lar Army for gallantry at Spottsylvania, where lie had been wounded. When General Early
threatened Washington in July, 1864, Grant sent Wright with the Sixth Corps to defend the national capital. After driving the Confederates as far south as Winchester, Wright took part in the Shenandoah campaign, was again wounded at Cedar Creek, and later rejoined Grant before Petersburg, where he led his troops in the as sault on April 2d, which broke the Confederate line and ended the siege. For this be was brevetted major-general in the Regular Army. He was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of engi neers on November 23, 1865. After the close of the Civil War he was a member of various im portant commissions, and in June, 1879, was promoted to the rank of brigadieT-general and was made chief of engineers. He retired in 1884.