William Dwight

     Death of a Veteran.
 BOSTON, April 24.--Brigadier-General
William Dwight died in this city Satur-
day. He entered the army as Colonel of the
Seventh New York Regiment, and at the
battle of Williamsburg was left on the field
as dead. He was taken prisoner and re-
covered from his wounds. He was ap-
pointed Brigadier-General December 1,
1862, and served with General Banks in
the Department of the Gulf, and with Sheri-
dan in the Shenandoah. "Dwight's divis-
ion" was a conspicuous feature in the final
review at Washington.