Byron Forceythe Willson

Byron Forceythe Willson (1837–1867) was an American poet born in Little Genesee, New York, and raised in Ohio. He wrote patriotic verse during the Civil War, including “The Old Sergeant”, which appeared in The Atlantic Monthly in 1863.

He died young, in 1867. Knowles included his lyric “No More” in his anthology of American lyrics.