SportsUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals OPINION As It Were: George Wright was the right person to serve as Union's 'military storekeeper' in Columbus Ed Lentz George Wright served through most of the American Civil War as a “military storekeeper.” While thousands of men were on the front lines of combat fighting and dying, George Wright was minding the store. Why should we remember him? Because without him, it is quite possible the North would not have won the Civil War. It often is easy to forget that in any war – and for that matter at any time – America is served best by people in uniform who are making sure that our military forces are the best armed, best supplied and best supported in the world.