U.S. Army
Conaway, John WesleyConflictCivil War
RankCorporal
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany C, 83rd Indiana Infantry
HometownIndiana
Citation
Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”
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