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Wright, Marcus J. (Marcus Joseph), 1831-1922

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1831 - 1922

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Confederate States of America Quartermaster Department, Atlanta Depot records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1274
Scope and Contents The bulk of the records are requisitions for clothing, accoutrements, forage, and other quartermaster supplies sent to the Army of Tennessee before, during, and after the Atlanta Campaign of 1864. Also included are payment records for military officers and purchases of services and provisions from civilian contractors in Atlanta, Georgia; Augusta, Georgia; Knoxville, Tennessee; and Richmond, Virginia. Most of the records were approved and signed by Quartermaster Henry Thomas Massengale...
Dates: 1859-1865, undated

Marcus J. Wright papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS415f
Scope and Content

This collection contains typed transcriptions of 36 official letters and orders written by Brigadier General Marcus J. Wright with the Army of Tennessee, headquartered in northwest Georgia, and then Atlanta. The collection also contains newspaper clippings regarding General Wrights' uniform.

Dates: 1862-1942

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Subject
Atlanta (Ga.) -- History 1
Augusta (Ga.) -- History 1
Confederate States of America -- Armed Forces -- Equipment 1
Confederate States of America -- Armed Forces -- Officers 1
Confederate States of America -- Armed Forces -- Uniforms 1