b. 29/09/1839 Chelmsford, Massachusetts. d. 06/10/1904 Washington DC.

 

DATE OF MOH ACTION: 25/06/1862 Oak Grove, Virginia.

 

Dillon was born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts on 29 September 1839. He enlisted into the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry. He died on 6 October 1904 and his remains are interred at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

 

MOH CITATION:

 

Bravery in repulsing the enemy's charge on a battery, at Williamsburg, Virginia At Oak Grove, Virginia, crawled outside the lines and brought in important information.

 

BURIAL LOCATION: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA.

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