. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . attle ofOak Grove, June 18, 1862. 1 )illon was one of the first to step to the front, Theycharged across an open field, the cannon and musketry of the enemy mowingthem down, but those who reached the works, among them Dillon, scaledthe banks, bristling with bayonets, over and into the works, where adesperate struggle took place, crowned with success for the storming party. 106 THE STORY OF At the battle on the 25th of June, on the first d
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . attle ofOak Grove, June 18, 1862. 1 )illon was one of the first to step to the front, Theycharged across an open field, the cannon and musketry of the enemy mowingthem down, but those who reached the works, among them Dillon, scaledthe banks, bristling with bayonets, over and into the works, where adesperate struggle took place, crowned with success for the storming party. 106 THE STORY OF At the battle on the 25th of June, on the first day of the seven daysdesperate fighting in front of Fair Oaks, while there was a lull in front ofthe 2nd New Hampshire Volunteers, it is related that young Dillon performedan act that exhibited his coolness as well as his disregard of the perils towhich he, without orders, exposed himself. He crawled on his hands andknees through the grass and among the bushes in advance of the line into the enemys camp, ovei-heardthe details of the plans whichLongstreet had determinedupon, safely returned and com-municated to General Hookerwhat he had overheard, and I. mi Listening to the Plans of the Enemy. thereby enabled Hooker to rearrange his forces so as to repulse the the second battle of Bull Run, after passing through one of the mostdesperate bayonet charges of the war. Dillon and a handful of comradesfought their way back, step by step, showing great heroism, and on reachingan open field attempted to form a new line. The enemy, seeing theirnumbers to be small, charged them, and when within about a hundred feetDillon shot the color-bearer of the 49th Georgia. Dillon dropped at thesame time, shot through the lungs, the bullet passing through his body andbreaking three ribs. He participated in thirteen other general engagementsand as many skirmishes, serving two years and two months after being shottli rough the lungs. LIEUTKNAXT FREDERICK K. JACKSON. 7th Connecticut Enfantby. F
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