Richard S. Dillon

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Richard 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

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