Richard S. Dillon
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Jump to navigationJump to searchRichard S. Dillon was a Captain in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company A.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted service with 24th Michigan Infantry / Company A at Detroit, Michigan as a 2nd Lieutenant
- 32 years old
- Commissioned on July 26, 1862
- Commissioned Captain on June 1, 1863
- Mustered on June 22, 1863
- Wounded in action on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Acting Assistant Inspector General, 1st Brigade, January 6, 1864
- Promoted to Brevet Major of United States Volunteers on April 9, 1865 for meritorious services during the campaign terminating with the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee
- Died on May 3, 1886
Post-War Career
Family
Notes
Sources
- Michigan and George H. Turner, Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865. Volume 24. (Kalamazoo, Mich.: Ihling bros. & Everard, printers, 1900). (Page 43)