▁the ▁public ▁schools . ▁Wright ▁moved ▁to ▁C ed ar ▁County , ▁Iowa ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁and ▁car p enter . ▁W rig hr ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Iowa ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Republican . ▁He ▁was ▁commission ed ▁a ▁major ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁Iowa ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁soldiers ▁that ▁were ▁eventually ▁station ed ▁in ▁Hel ena , ▁Ark ansas . ▁His ▁was ▁later ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁Corps ▁and ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁V icks burg ▁Camp aign . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Champion ▁Hills , ▁Major ▁Wright ▁was ▁sever ely ▁wounded ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Champion ▁Hill . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Red ▁River ▁Camp aign , ▁Sher idan ' s ▁Sh en ando ah ▁Camp aign , ▁and ▁Sav ann ah , ▁Georgia . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁bre vet ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁dated ▁to ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁of ▁Iowa ▁three ▁times . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Union ▁Army ▁colon els ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁Iowa ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁Category : I owa ▁Republic ans ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Iowa ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category