The President
of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
CONNER, RICHARD
Rank and Organization: Private, Company F, 6th New Jersey Infantry. Place and
Date: At Bull Run, Va., 30 August 1862. Birth: Philadelphia, Pa. Date of
Issue: 17 September 1897.
Citation:
The flag of his regiment having been abandoned during retreat, he voluntarily returned
with a single companion under a heavy fire and secured and brought off the flag, his
companion being killed.
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