[3] He 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.

Serving under General Philip H. Sheridan, Dwight later participated in the Valley Campaigns of 1864 and saw action at the battles of Winchester and Fisher's Hill before the end of the war.

Younger brother Wilder 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.

[8] Another younger brother Charles Dwight was born May 5, 1842, attended Harvard University but left to join the army.

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