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.
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 10, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Bowling Green, Ky.: I have been informed that the cavalry at Lebanon has been ordered to join General…
Oincinnati, Ohio, November 11, 1862. GENERAL: Send as soon as possible a regiment of infantry to Lebanon to relieve the regiment of one of Brig. Gen. C. C. Gilbert’s brigades,…
NASHVILLE, TENN. NASHVILLE, TENN., November 11, 1862. Maj. Gen. GEoRGE H. THomas, Oommanding Center : GENERAL : I dispatched you this a. m. to send one of Rousseau’s brigades to…
Cincinnati, Ohio, November 14, 1862. Brig. Gen. J. T. BOYLE, Oommanding, Louisville, Ky. : GENERAL: The letter from the medical directorâs office in Louisville, dated the 9th instant, to Dr.…
Cincinnati, Ohio, November 14, 1862. His Excellency Gov. J. F. RoBINSoN, Frankfort, Ky.: Sir: Ihave the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th instant, inclosing a…
CINCINNATI CINCINNATI, November 14, 1862. General ROSECRANS: Three regiments of infantry, one of cavalry, and four pieces of artillery will reach Campbellsville to-day and Columbia to-morrow or next day. The…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 14, 1862. Brig. Gen. J. T. BOYLE, Oommanding, Louisville, Ky. : GENERAL: The letter from the medical director’s office in Louisville, dated the 9th instant,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE OHBIO, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 14, 1862. Brigadier-General CARTER, Point Pleasant, Va.: Bring with you all the artillery of your command. You will, however, await further orders…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 14, 1862. Brig. Gen. GEORGE W. MorGAN, Gallipolis, Ohio: Remain with your command at Gallipolis or Point Pleasant till further orders. Certain reported movements in…
Cincinnati, Ohio, November 17, 1862. Brig. Gen. J. T. BOYLE, Comdg. Western District of Kentucky, Louisville, Ky. : GENERAL: The following dispositions of troops will be madeto protect that portion…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 17, 1862. GENERAL: The following dispositions of troops will be madeto protect that portion of Kentucky lying west of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad: Henderson,…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 19, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Nashville, Tenn. : Please inform me what troops you want that are now in Kentucky. I must know,…
Cincinnati, Ohio, November 20, 1862. Hon. THomas Ewine, Lancaster, Ohio: Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 16th instant, calling attention to the…
HEADQUARTERS, Cincinnati, November 20, 1862. I have ordered General Boyle to send three of the four regiments now along the line of railroad to Bowling Green, with a battery, which…
. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE OHIO, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 21, 1862. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Ohief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 21, 1862. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Ohief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your…
Cincinnati, Ohio, November 22, 1862. Brig. Gen. G. W. CULLUM, Chief of Staff, Hdgrs. of the Army, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 22, 1862. Brig. Gen. G. W. CULLUM, Chief of Staff, Hdgrs. of the Army, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 22, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Nashville, Tenn. : According to Granger’s last return, he had, all told, about 15,000 men to resist Kirby…
Cincinnati Cincinnati, November 23, 1862. Maj. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Nashville, Tenn. : ‘I shall be very glad to exchange the entire brigade at Munfordville for an equal number of…
NASHVILLE NASHVILLE, November 23, 1862. Hon. E. M. STANTON: Major Larned informs me that he needs $1,000,000 to complete payment to this corps to August 31. Many have been led…
Cincinnati, Ohio, November 24, 1862. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War, Washington, D. O.: Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your two letters of the…
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio, November 24, 1862. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War, Washington, D. O.: Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your two letters…
Cincinnati, Ohio, November 25, 1862. Brig. Gen. G. W. CULLUM, Ohief of Staff, &c., Hdqrs. of the Army, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: I have the honor to transmit herewith a…