help modernize the Egyptian army. In 1873 Dye travelled to Egypt to become one of several Union and Confederate veterans who offered their service to the Khedive. There Dye received the rank of colonel. General Charles P. Stone was another American veteran in Egypt who now held the rank of major general in the Egyptian army. Stone first suggested Dye to be the American chief-of-staff in the upcoming campaign against Abyssinia. However, Dye refused the appointment as he had no confidence in the Egyptian commander. The position of chief of staff eventually went to General William W. Loring and Dye was appointed assistant chief-of-staff under Loring. At the battle of Gura Dye was wounded in the foot and later was court martialed for hitting another Egyptian officer. The matter remained unresolved and he returned to the United States in 1878. Dye would write a book about his experience in the Egyptian Army, titled Moslem Egypt and Christian Abyssinia; Or, Military Service Under the Khedive, in his Provinces and Beyond their Borders, as Experienced by the American Staff. It was published in 1880. Korean government Upon his return to the U.S. Dye served as the Chief of Police in Washington, D.C. In 1888, General Philip H. Sheridan recommended Dye for the position as Chief Military Adviser to the Korean Government under King Gojong. He served the king for the next 11 years, even writing a military treatise in Korean. When he was in Korea, the assassination of Empress Myeongseong occurred. He received a report from Lee Hak-gyun; however, it was too late. He returned to the United States in 1899 but died the same year in Muskegon, Michigan. He was buried at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago. References External links 1831 births 1899 deaths Burials at Graceland Cemetery (Chicago) Chiefs of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia People of Iowa in the American Civil War Union Army generals American people in the khedivial Egyptian Army 19th-century American politicians