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Michael Augustus Dillon — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Private
Service Era: American Civil War, Battle of Williamsburg, Battle of Oak Grove
Medals Recorded: 1

Michael Augustus Dillon

Private, U.S. Army

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American Civil WarBattle of WilliamsburgBattle of Oak Grove

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor 1862-1895 Army

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Biography

Repelled a battery attack and gathered vital intelligence.

Private Michael A. Dillon served in Company G, 2nd New Hampshire Infantry. At Williamsburg and Oak Grove, Virginia, on 25 June 1862, he helped repulse an attack on a battery and later crawled outside Union lines to bring in important information. He received the Medal of Honor on 10 October 1889. Dillon was born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, on 29 September 1839, died on 6 October 1904, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The recipient profile does not establish his prewar occupation.

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