Ordinary Seaman Thomas Connor was a sailor in the U.S. Navy who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on January 15, 1865 at Fort Fisher, North Carolina during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Minnesota. Connor was about 23 years old.
30 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day.
Connor was born in 1842 in Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland.
Connor is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 85 credited to Maryland.
Official Medal of Honor citation
On board the U.S.S. Minnesota, in action during the assault on Fort Fisher, 15 January 1865. Landing on the beach with the assaulting party from his ship, Connor charged up to the palisades and, when more than two-thirds of the men became seized with panic and retreated on the run, risked his life to remain with a wounded officer. With the enemy concentrating his fire on the group, he waited until after dark before assisting in carrying the wounded man from the field.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Born: Ireland — map
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Timeline
- 1842Born in Ireland
- January 15, 1865Act of valor — Fort Fisher, North CarolinaAge about 23. U.S.S. Minnesota
Biography
Thomas Connor (1842 – Unknown) was a U.S. sailor stationed aboard the USS Minnesota during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.
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