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John Connor

Corporal John Connor, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 12, 1870 at Wichita River, Texas during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns July 12, 1870Born in Ireland

Corporal John Connor, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on July 12, 1870 at Wichita River, Texas during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Connor was about 25 years old.

12 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 25, 1870. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant Ret..

Connor was born in 1845 in Galway, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Jefferson, Marion County, Texas. Connor died on February 5, 1907 in Washington, District of Columbia, at the age of about 62. He is buried at Soldier's Home National Cemetery in Washington, District of Columbia.

Connor is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 78 credited to Texas.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Indian Wars.

Places

  • Born: Galway — map
  • Buried: Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. 1845
    Born in Galway, Ireland
  2. July 12, 1870
    Act of valor — Wichita River, Texas
    Age about 25. Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
  3. August 25, 1870
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. February 5, 1907
    Died in Washington, District of Columbia
    Age about 62.
  5. Resting place
    Soldier's Home National Cemetery
    Washington, District of Columbia

Biography

John Connor (January 1, 1845 – February 5, 1907) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Indian Wars. Connor was born January 1, 1845, and after joining the United States Army from Jefferson, Texas in July 1869 was assigned to Company H, 6th Cavalry Regiment in the American Indian Wars. He participated in combat in Texas on the Wichita River on July 12, 1870, and received the Medal of Honor for what was described as "gallantry in action" there. He was promoted Sergeant the following December, and was discharged in July 1874. He re-enlisted in January 1875, joining the 2nd Artillery Regiment, and served until December 1890.

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Also honored for actions on July 12, 1870

GE George H. Eldridge Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 JG John J. Given Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 ✦ TK Thomas Kerrigan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 JK John Kirk First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 JM John May Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 SN Solon D. Neal Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 SP Samuel Porter Farrier · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 CS Charles E. Smith Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 AS Alonzo Stokes First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 JW James C. Watson Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 CW Claron Windus Bugler · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 WW William Winterbottom Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870

Same unit

JA James F. Ayers Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 MD Michael Dawson Trumpeter · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 PG Peter W. Gardiner Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 JH John Harrington Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 EH Elisha Simpson Hornaday Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 GK George Krause Kitchen Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 JL James Lowthers Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 WM William W. Morris Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Texas

FM Franklin M. McDonald Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 JD James B. Dozier Guide · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 PF Pompey Factor Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 GL George Lloyd Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 IP Isaac Payne Trumpeter · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 AP Adam Paine Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.