Patrick Edward Connor

Patrick Edward Connor
General Patrick Edward Connor
Born	(1820-03-17)March 17, 1820 County Kerry, Ireland
Died	December 17, 1891(1891-12-17) (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	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^[1] – 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.