William McEntyre Dye:
Born: January 26, 1831
Birthplace: Washington Pennsylvania
Father: William Dye 1802 – 1837
Mother: Susannah Crothers 1807 – 1890
(Buried: Oak Shade Cemetery Marion Iowa)
Wife: Ellen Augusta Rucker 1843 – 1901
(Buried: Graceland Cemetery Chicago Illinois)
Children:
John Henry Dye 1871 – 1903
(Buried: Graceland Cemetery Chicago Illinois)
Education:
1853: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (32nd in class)
Occupation before War:
1853 – 1854: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army Infantry
1853 – 1854: Garrison duty at Fort Columbus New York
1854: Frontier duty at Benicia California
1854: Frontier duty at Fort Reading California
1854: Escort for the U.S. Army Inspector General
1854 – 1856: 2nd Lt. United States Army 8th Infantry Regiment
1855: Frontier duty at Fort Davis Texas
1855: Scout for United States Army
1855 – 1859: Adjutant for U.S. Army 8th Infantry Regiment
1856 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army 8th Infantry Regiment
1855 – 1859: Adjutant for U.S. Army 8th Infantry Regiment
1855 – 1860: Quartermaster at Fort Davis Texas
1859 – 1861: Quartermaster for U.S. Army 8th Infantry Regiment
1861: on leave of absence in Mexico
1861: Recruiter for United States Army
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1866: Captain United States Army 8th Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Recruiter and Mustering Service for U.S. Army
1861: U.S. Army Commander of Camp Kirkwood Iowa
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 20th Iowa Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the skirmish at Newtonia Missouri
1862: Served in the skirmish at Fayetteville Arkansas
1862: Served in the Battle of Prairie Grove Arkansas
1862: Served in the skirmish at Van Buren Arkansas
1863: Served in St. Louis Missouri during the threatened raid
1863: Served in the skirmish at Pilot Knob Missouri
1863: Served in the Siege of Vicksburg Mississippi
1863: Brevetted Major for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg
1863: Served on the expedition up the Yazoo River
1863: Served in the skirmish and capture of Yazoo City Mississippi
1863: Served in the lower gulf of Mississippi
1863: Served in the Morganzia Expedition
1863 – 1864: Served in the Expedition to Texas
1864: Recruiter for the United States Army
1864: Brigade Commander during the Red River Campaign
1864: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for gallantry during Red River Campaign
1864: President of the board for examination of Officers
1864: Brigade Commander in Mobile Bay Alabama
1864: Served in the Atchafalaya Expedition
1864: Served in the Expedition from Morganzia to White River
1864: Served in the operations in Arkansas
1864 – 1865: On Sick leave of absence from U.S. Army
1865: Mustering officer for United States Army
1865: Mustering and disbursing officer for U.S. Army
1865: Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General
1865: Brevetted Brig. General for gallantry during the War.
1865: Regimental Commander of Distribution at Mobile Alabama
1865: Brevetted Colonel for gallantry during the Mobile Campaign
1865: U.S. Army Agent for the exchange of Prisoners
1865: Garrison duty at Plattsburg New York
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on July 8th
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1866: Captain United States Army 8th Infantry Regiment
1865 – 1866: on general recruiting service for U.S. Army
1866 – 1870: Major United States Army 4th Infantry Regiment
1866: Awaiting orders from United States Army
1866 – 1867: Garrison duty at Plattsburg New York
1867: Member of the examining board at New York City New York
1867: Frontier duty at Fort Laramie Dakota Territory
1867: Frontier duty at Fort Fetterman Dakota Territory
1868 – 1869: Frontier duty at Fort Laramie Dakota Territory
1870: Unassigned by the United States Army
1870: Honorably discharged from U.S. Army at his own request
1870 – 1873: Farmer in Marion Iowa
1873 – 1878: Colonel on the staff of the Egyptian Army
1876: Served in the Abyssinian Campaign
1876: Wounded during the Battle of Gura, Abyssinia
Author of "Egypt and Abyssinia"
1883 – 1886: Superintendent of D.C. Metro Police
1886 – 1888: Chief of Army & Navy Division U.S. Pension Bureau
1888 – 1896: Military Advisor Inspector General service King of Korea
Died: November 13, 1899
Place of Death: Muskegon Michigan
Age at time of Death: 68 years old
Burial Place: Graceland Cemetery Chicago Illinois
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