Early Career
Conner was born at Slate Springs, in Calhoun County, Mississippi. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy in 1894, and served with the Cuban occupation force after graduation. He developed a reputation as a rising star in the Army, serving in the Army General Staff, as an instructor in the War College, and in several other positions in which he influenced the future direction of the Army.
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