15 Facts About William Dwight

William Dwight was born July 14,1831, in Springfield, Massachusetts.

William Dwight's father was William Dwight of the New England Dwight family who was born April 5,1805.

William Dwight's mother was Elizabeth Amelia White, daughter of Judge Daniel Appleton White and Mary Wilder.

William Dwight was considered to be an out-spoken, boisterous, high-spirited boy, somewhat rude in his manner, sometimes troublesome, yet was said to possess a charm that made him well liked.

The young William Dwight had a great love for the out door life and sport.

William Dwight was moving to Philadelphia for his business when the American Civil War broke out.

William Dwight took a commission of captain on May 14,1861.

William Dwight was promoted to lieutenant colonel on June 29,1861, under Daniel Sickles, and full colonel on July 1,1861.

In recognition of his gallantry on the field, William Dwight was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers to rank from November 29,1862, by Presidential nomination on March 4,1863, and US Senate confirmation on March 9,1863.

William Dwight was transferred to the Western Theater where, later in 1863, he led his brigade in the attack of Port Hudson, Louisiana.

Nathaniel P Banks during the Red River Campaign in early 1864, with service at the Battle of Mansfield and Battle of Pleasant Hill in De Soto Parish, Louisiana, Dwight was reassigned to the Eastern Theater and was attached to the 1st Division of the 19th Army Corps.

Younger brother Wilder William Dwight was born April 23,1833, became lieutenant colonel the 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and died September 19,1862, from wounds at the Battle of Antietam.

Younger brother Howard William Dwight was born October 29,1837, became captain, and died May 4,1863, during the Battle of Port Hudson.

William Dwight had one son, William Arthur Dwight, born June 3,1867.

William Dwight died on April 21,1888, in Boston and was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.