Moses
Gorden
Wright
aka Arritt
Born in Monroe, Virginia, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Phoebe (Terry) Wright
— married
after 1862 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 70
in Alleghany, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Nov 2015
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Biography
Company H Roster
Moses Wright served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1864
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 38th Virginia Infantry
Enlisted: 1864
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 38th Virginia Infantry
The 1850 census of Alleghany, County Virginia shows Moses Wright as the head of the house. Estimated birth 1823. Other occupants:
- Mary Wright 1805
- John F. Wright 1834
- Joanna Arritt 1829
- Mary E. Arritt 1832
- Jacob Arritt 1835
- Joseph Terry 1824
- Jane Persinger 1841
All noted as born in Virginia.
In the 1860 record, only Moses, Joanna, and Lucinda Jane in the home. Estimates on birth years the same.
Moses was in the CSA in the Civil War, with a record of enlisting in 1864, serving with the 38th Virginia Infantry, Company H. The FamilySearch record does not give precise date he joined. In 1864 the major battles were in May and June at Drewry's Bluff, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg.
Moses survived the war, and would marry Phoebe Terry(b. about 1832) on December 10, 1866, in Alleghany. Moses' parents shown to be John and Catherine Wright, Phoebe's to be Joseph and Mahaly Terry. Phoebe was widowed, previous marriage to (unknown) Arritt. Marriage record indicates Moses was widowed as well.
Sources
- 1880 US Census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPX-T5P
Second husband of Pheobe Terry Arritt
- Find A Grave https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVH-2TC1
- 1850 census Alleghany, Virginia, MOSES G. WRIGHT
- 1860 census Alleghany, Virginia, MOSES G. WRIGHT
- FamilySearch database, Virginia, Civil War Service records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, MOSES G. WRIGHT, 1864, age 42, Thirty-eighth Infantry, Pittsylvania Regiment
- United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865, MOSES G. WRIGHT, Private, Company H, 38th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Pittsylvania Regiment, Confederate
- Virginia marriage record, Alleghany, Virginia, 10 Dec 1866, MOSES G. WRIGHT, PHOEBE ARRITT
- "Historical Sketch and Roster of the Virginia 38th Infantry Regiment", John C. Rigdon, 2015.
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