- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Ambrose Wright
- Publisher:
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-84344
- Date of Original:
- 1826/1872
- Subject:
- Generals--Georgia
Confederate States of America. Army--Officers
Newspapers--Ownership
Men--Georgia - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Ambrose Wright, a native of Jefferson County, served as a general in the Confederate army during the Civil War. In 1866 he became part owner and editor of the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel newspaper, which he used to protest radical Republican policies during Reconstruction.
Image of a wood engraving of Ambrose Wright, a native of Jefferson County, Georgia. He is shown from the shoulders up, facing left.
Wright served as a general in the Confederate army during the Civil War. In 1866 he became part owner and editor of the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel newspaper, which he used to protest radical Republican policies during Reconstruction. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/jefferson-county/m-10010/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/ambrose-wright-1826-1872
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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