William McEntyre Dye
| William McEntyre Dye | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 26, 1831 Washington, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 13, 1899 (aged 68) Muskegon, Michigan |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union Army Egyptian Army |
| Service/branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1853–1870 (U.S. Army) 1873–1878 (Egyptian Army) |
| Rank |
Colonel (U.S.) Brevet Brigadier General (U.S.) Colonel (Egypt) |
| Commands held | 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | Chief of Washington, D.C. Police Department Military advisor to the Emperor of Korea Author |
William McEntyre Dye (January 26, 1831 – November 13, 1899) was a soldier from the United States who served in military capacities around the world. He became a brevet general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a colonel in the Egyptian army and military adviser to the King of Korea.
Dye was born in Washington, Pennsylvania in 1831 and was appointed to West Point in 1849. He graduated in 1853 as a 2nd lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Infantry. By 1859 he was the regimental quartermaster.
When the Civil War began in 1861, Dye was a captain in the U.S. Army. However he accepted a commission as colonel of the 20th Iowa Infantry Regiment on August 25, 1862. In 1862 Colonel Dye commanded the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division of the Army of the Frontier. Dye led the brigade at the battle of Prairie Grove where his division was under the overall command of Brig. Gen. Francis J. Herron. The following year, Dye returned to command of his regiment and was part of Herron's division of reinforcements sent to aid the Union army besieging Vicksburg.
After the fall of Vicksburg, Dye commanded various brigades in the Department of the Gulf. He was in command of a brigade during the Battle of Brownsville. In May 1864 he was brevetted colonel in the U.S. Army for his service in the Red River Campaign. He led his regiment in the attack on Fort Morgan during the battle of Mobile Bay. For the next year he served in the Reserve Corps in the Department of the Gulf. Once again he led his regiment into battle around Mobile, this time at the battle of Fort Blakely. He was brevetted brigadier general of volunteers dated March 13, 1865 and brevetted colonel U.S.A. on April 9, 1865 for services at Mobile, Alabama. His last service in the volunteer army was as the Exchange Agent for POWs in the Military Division of West Mississippi.
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