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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1838

Vol. I
p697 941

(Born N. C.)

William H. Wright

(Ap'd N. C.)

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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1834, to July 1, 1838, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 1st Artillery, July 1, 1838.

Second Lieut., Corps of Engineers, July 7, 1838.

Served: as Asst. Engineer in the building of Ft. Warren, Boston

(First Lieut., Corps of Engineers, Dec. 7, 1838)

harbor, Mas., 1838‑45; and as Superintending Engineer of the construction of the Sea-wall for the protection of Lovell's Island, Boston harbor, Mas., 1844‑45.

Civil History. — Author of a "Treatise on Mortars, Concretes, etc.," 1845.

Died, Dec. 29, 1845, at Wilmington, N. C.: Aged 31.

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