Patrick Edward Connor

Patrick Edward Connor
Patrick Edward Connor
	General Patrick Edward Connor
Born	March 17, 1820; County Kerry, Ireland
Died	December 17, 1891 (aged 71); Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Place of burial	Fort Douglas Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah
Allegiance	United States (Union)
Service/branch	United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1839–1844; 1846–1847; 1861–1866
Rank	Brigadier general; Brevet major general
Commands held	8th Rifle Company, Independent Companies of Texas Volunteers; 3rd California Infantry Regiment; District of Utah; District of the Plains
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War; American Civil War; American Indian Wars Seminole Wars; Bear River Massacre; Powder River Expedition; ;
Other work	California State Ranger

Patrick Edward Connor (March 17, 1820 – December 17, 1891) was an Irish American soldier who served as a Union general during the American Civil War. He is most notorious for his massacres against Native Americans during the Indian Wars in the American Old West.

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