Horatio Wright
Military Commander
1820 – 1899
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Who was Horatio Wright?
Horatio Gouverneur Wright was an engineer and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. 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.
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- Born
- Mar 6, 1820
Clinton - Also known as
- Horatio Gouverneur Wright
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Lived in
- Connecticut
- Died
- Jul 2, 1899
Washington, D.C. - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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