John Wesley Conaway
Born: September 19, 1843 at Dearborn County, Indiana
Home Town: Hartford, Indiana
Date of Issue: August 11, 1894
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private John Wesley Conaway, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863, while serving with Company C, 83d Indiana Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
