Brigadier General William Robert Dashiell (3 April 1863 – 16 March 1939) was a United States Army officer.

He took part in conflicts with American Indians, including the Sioux Campaign of 1890–1891 and while posted in Arizona and Utah 1896–1899.

[1][2] In the interlude between 1892 and 1895, Dashiell was also a professor of Military Science and Tactics at the then North Georgia Agricultural College.

[1] In 1899, Dashiell took part in the Philippine–American War, as commander of Company C in the 24th Infantry under the ill-fated General Henry Lawton.

[1] Upon the American entry into World War I, Dashiell was promoted to brigadier general of the National Army on 12 April 1918 and arrived in France in July.