William Haines Lytle | |
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Born | Cincinnati, Ohio | November 2, 1826
Died | September 20, 1863 Chickamauga, Georgia | (aged 36)
Place of burial | Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1846–1848; 1861–1863 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands | 10th Ohio Infantry |
Battles / wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
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William Haines Lytle (November 2, 1826 – September 20, 1863) was a politician in Ohio, renowned poet, and military officer in the United States Army during both the Mexican–American War and American Civil War, killed in action as a brigadier general.