connor provided protection for non-mormons and those wishing to leave the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints during his three years of service in utah. he also discovered valuable mineral wealth in utah that was reported to his superiors. this led to the gradual immigration of non-mormons into utah that led to weakening of the power of the lds church on everyday affairs in the territory. connor engaged in extensive military correspondence, which was published in 1897 under "the war of the rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the union and confederate armies".