Medal of Honor
August 30, 1862
Bull Run, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company F, 6th New Jersey Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓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.
Sources & record notes
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- Richard Conner — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000679
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Sergeant
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 8fdd4c5b1df31510588dc6d676084d9cdb89d4d8dd89cffc47a91a04c06c19f6
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