William McEntyre Dye
William McEntyre Dye | |
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| Born | January 26, 1831 Washington, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | November 13, 1899 (aged 68) Muskegon, Michigan, US |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States (Union) |
| Branch | U.S. Army and Egyptian 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 | 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 brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a colonel in the Egyptian army and military adviser to the King of Korea.