Frederick H. Dyer

Frederick Henry Dyer
Dyer working on the Compendium (from Des Moines Register and Leader, 1908)
Born	(1849-07-02)July 2, 1849 Greenville, Connecticut
Died	September 21, 1917(1917-09-21) (aged 68) Boston, Massachusetts
Resting place	Mount Hope Cemetery
Nationality	American
Other names	Frederick H. Metzger
Occupation(s)	Drummer boy, printer, writer
Known for	Author of A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (1908)

Frederick Henry Dyer (July 2, 1849 – September 21, 1917) served as a drummer boy in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he wrote A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion – a complete record of every regiment formed under the Union Army, their histories, and the battles they fought in – taking forty years to compile.