William Dwight

For the American minister, see William Theodore Dwight.
William Dwight Jr.
As a colonel about 1862
Born(1831-07-14)July 14, 1831
Springfield, Massachusetts
DiedApril 21, 1888(1888-04-21) (aged 56)
Boston, Massachusetts
Place of burial
Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
Service years1861–1865
Rank Brigadier General
Commands70th New York Volunteer Infantry
ConflictsAmerican Civil War

William Dwight Jr. (July 14, 1831 – April 21, 1888), was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Raised in Massachusetts, he came from a notable family of military leaders.

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