Rank: Private
Unit: B Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: October 1862 in Alexandria, Virginia. He was 21.
Date of birth: 1843
Hometown: Middlesex County, New Jersey
Occupation prior to enlistment: Farmer
Campaign: Civil War
Died: 11 August 1864
Age at death: 20 or 21
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Newton near Berryville, VA
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Place of interment: Winchester National Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia
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Note: He stood 5 ‘9″ with grey eyes, brown hair, and light complexion.
Private Conover’s death is cited in the book:
He was killed in the Newton cavalry engagement. One other Soldier was wounded in this same engagement.