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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Born in Newark, New Jersey on September 24, 1863, he was the son of Army Colonel Edward H. Wright, a career officer whose service included assignments as Aide-de-Camp to Generals Winfield Scott and George B. McClellan. William M. Wright was the grandson of Michigan Governor Stevens Thomson Mason and the great-grandson of U.S. Senator William Wright of New Jersey. He attended Yale University and was a member of the Delta Psi fraternity before entering the United States…mehr

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Born in Newark, New Jersey on September 24, 1863, he was the son of Army Colonel Edward H. Wright, a career officer whose service included assignments as Aide-de-Camp to Generals Winfield Scott and George B. McClellan. William M. Wright was the grandson of Michigan Governor Stevens Thomson Mason and the great-grandson of U.S. Senator William Wright of New Jersey. He attended Yale University and was a member of the Delta Psi fraternity before entering the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1882, where his roommate was John J. Pershing. Wright failed his end of year exams and left West Point before graduating in 1883. He then joined the New Jersey National Guard, receiving a Captain''s commission, and serving as Aide-de-Camp to the commander of the 1st Brigade. In January, 1885 he was nominated for appointment as a Second Lieutenant in the 2ndInfantry Regiment. One of the final acts of outgoing President Chester A. Arthur, Wright''s controversial commission received nationwide publicity and was opposed by U.S.