Union Civil War Veteran Officer. Born in New York, he moved west to Ohio and settled in Cincinnati and was married to Millie Dayton. He became a clerk in a machine shop until the Civil War began in 1861. Dayton received an officer's commission on March 11, 1863 as Captain and Aide-de-camp in the Union Volunteer Army. He served on the staff of Major General William T. Sherman and was promoted to Major and Asst. Adjutant General on January 12, 1865. Two months later he was promoted again to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and remained in that capacity through the end of the war. He was assigned to Camp #6 in Ohio after the war's end until he was mustered out of the service on September 1, 1866. Dayton returned to Cincinnati, Ohio and became a merchant while living on Mount Auburn near the city. He died in there in 1891 when he was 55 years old.
Union Civil War Veteran Officer. Born in New York, he moved west to Ohio and settled in Cincinnati and was married to Millie Dayton. He became a clerk in a machine shop until the Civil War began in 1861. Dayton received an officer's commission on March 11, 1863 as Captain and Aide-de-camp in the Union Volunteer Army. He served on the staff of Major General William T. Sherman and was promoted to Major and Asst. Adjutant General on January 12, 1865. Two months later he was promoted again to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and remained in that capacity through the end of the war. He was assigned to Camp #6 in Ohio after the war's end until he was mustered out of the service on September 1, 1866. Dayton returned to Cincinnati, Ohio and became a merchant while living on Mount Auburn near the city. He died in there in 1891 when he was 55 years old.
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