Thomas Forster Wright (November 5, 1830– April 26, 1873) was an officer during the American Civil War.
Born at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, he was the son of General George Wright.
[2] While commanding the 2nd California Infantry Regiment in 1865, he oversaw the construction of Camp Grant, Arizona Territory at the confluence of Aravaipa Creek and the San Pedro River, which was briefly known as Camp Wright.
After the Civil War he returned to the rank of first lieutenant and remained in the army for service in the Indian Campaigns.
During the Modoc War, while Lieutenant Wright was serving as an officer with the U.S. 12th Infantry Regiment on April 26, 1873, he and some of his men were ambushed and killed by Modoc Indians near the Lava Beds in northern California.