Frederick H. Dyer

Frederick Henry Dyer (July 2, 1849 – September 21, 1917) served as a drummer boy in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he wrote A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion – a complete record of every regiment formed under the Union Army, their histories, and the battles they fought in – taking forty years to compile.

Frederick Henry Dyer
Dyer working on the Compendium
(from Des Moines Register and Leader, 1908)
NicknameFrederick H. Metzger (pseudonym)
Born(1849-07-02)July 2, 1849
Greenville, Connecticut
DiedSeptember 21, 1917(1917-09-21) (aged 68)
Boston, Massachusetts
Buried
Mount Hope Cemetery
Allegiance United States
Connecticut
BranchInfantry
Service yearsJuly 25, 1863 - July 20, 1865
RankDrummer Boy
UnitCompany H, 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment
Known forAuthor of A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (1908)
ConflictsAmerican Civil War
  • Battle of Olustee
  • Drewry's Bluff
  • Bermuda Hundred
  • Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
  • Battle of Chaffin's Farm
  • Battle of Darbytown Road
  • Second Battle of Fort Fisher
  • Battle of Wilmington
Other workDrummer boy, printer, writer.
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