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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