Elias Wright (June 22, 1830 – January 2, 1901) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.
[1] Wright's service started as a second lieutenant in the 4th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment on August 19, 1861.
[1] Wright was appointed major of the 1st United States Colored Infantry, June 25, 1863, and lieutenant colonel, April 29, 1864.
On February 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln nominated Wright for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general, to rank from January 15, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 3, 1865.
After the war, he was a civil engineer and land agent at Atlantic City, New Jersey.