Horatio Gouverneur Wright was an engineer and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He took command of the VI Corps in May 1864 following the death of General John Sedgwick. In this capacity, he was responsible for building the fortifications around Washington DC, and in the Overland Campaign he commanded the first troops to break through the Confederate defenses at Petersburg. After the war, he was involved in a number of engineering projects, including the Brooklyn Bridge and the completion of the Washington Monument, and served as Chief of Engineers for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Washington Washington, December 6, 1860. Capt. J. G. FosTER, Corps of Engineers, Charleston, 8. C.: Capratn: Your letter of the 30th ultimo has been received and laid before the Secretary…
Washington Washington, December 27, 1860. Capt. J. G. FOSTER, Corps of Engineers, Charleston, 8. C.: Capratn: I have to acknowledge the receipt of the following letters from you, viz: 1.…
‘ HEADQUARTERS, Hilton Head, S. C., January 29, 1862. UAP”AIN: In pursuance of the instructions of the general commanding, dated the 21st and 25th instant, I proceeded on the morning…
‘ HEADQUARTERS, Hilton Head, S. C., January 29, 1862. UAP”AIN: In pursuance of the instructions of the general commanding, dated the 21st and 25th instant, I proceeded on the morning…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Hilton Head, S. C., January 31, 1862. General THOMAS W. SHERMAN, do. : GENERAL: I inclose for your consideration a brief draught of proposed operations…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Hilton Head, S. C., January 31, 1862. General THOMAS W. SHERMAN, do. : GENERAL: I inclose for your consideration a brief draught of proposed operations…
Steamer Empire City, Warsaw Sound, Ga. Steamer Empire City, Warsaw Sound, Ga., February 3, 1862. General THOMAS W. SHERMAN, do.: GENERAL: I have the honor to report that we succeeded…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Steamer Empire City, Warsaw Sound, Ga., February 10, 1862. General THoMAS W. SHERMAN: GENERAL: I send the steamer Marion to Hilton Head to-day to procure…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Steamer Empire City, Warsaw Sound, Ga., February 10, 1862. General THoMAS W. SHERMAN: GENERAL: I send the steamer Marion to Hilton Head to-day to procure…
February 28, 1862. Port Royal, S. 0., February 28, 1862. Maj. Gen. GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN: GENERAL: The deserters just in from Savannah say there are about 65,000 troops in and…
HEADQUARTERS EXPEDITIONARY CORPS, February 28, 1862. Port Royal, S. 0., February 28, 1862. GENERAL: The deserters just in from Savannah say there are about 65,000 troops in and about the…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 5, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to inform you that the combined navy and army expedition is in possession of Fernandina…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 5, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to inform you that the combined navy and army expedition is in possession of Fernandina…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, March 7, 1862. Fernandina, Fla. March 7, 1862. Col. THOMAS J. WHIPPLE, Cammanding Fourth New Hampshire Regiment: COLONEL: After having embarked the eight companies of…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 8, 1862. General THOMAS W. SHERMAN, Hilton Head: GENERAL: By the steamer McClellan, which left for Hilton Head this morning, I informed…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 8, 1862. General THOMAS W. SHERMAN, Hilton Head: GENERAL: By the steamer McClellan, which left for Hilton Head this morning, I informed…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 9, 1862. Col. THOMAS J. WHIPPLE, Commanding Fourth New Hampshire Regiment : COLONEL: Flag-Officer DuPont proceeds to-day to the Saint John’s River,…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 9, 1862. Col. THOMAS J. WHIPPLE, Commanding Fourth New Hampshire Regiment : COLONEL: Flag-Officer DuPont proceeds to-day to the Saint John’s River,…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 10, 1862. Capt. Louis H. PELOUZE, Acting Assistant Adjutant-G eneral : CAPTAIN: The inhabitants left behind in the evacuation of this place…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 10, 1862. Capt. Louis H. PELOUZE, Acting Assistant Adjutant-G eneral : CAPTAIN: The inhabitants left behind in the evacuation of this place…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 13, 1862. Capt. Louw H. PELOUZE, Acting Assistant Adjutant- General : CAPTAIN: I have to report, in regard to the slates found…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 13, 1862. Capt. Louw H. PELOUZE, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General : CAPTAIN: I have to report, in regard to the States found here…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 15, 1862. CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report that I have just learned from my aide-de camp, Lieutenant Hubbell, who aecompanied…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 15, 1862. CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report that I have just learned from my aide-de camp, Lieutenant Hubbell, who aecompanied…