John W. Conner, age 25, enlisted as a Private in Company I, 14th Texas Cavalry January 26,1862 in Tarrant County, his name appears on the Companies Muster-in Roll at Dallas,Texas February 15, 1862, no further records

Note: The next surviving company muster roll is for the period August 31 to December 31, 1862, dated January 20, 1863. As he is not mentioned, he was dropped from the rolls sometime in between, either for discharge, desertion, transfer, death, capture, etc.

M323: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas

There is a J. W. Conner, Pvt., Company A, 2nd Texas State Troops Cavalry

and two John Conner's one a Pvt. in Co. H, 24th Texas Cavalry & Pvt., Co. G, 9th Texas Infantry

I have not checked their records.