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  • Abraham Arnold
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  • Abraham Kerns Arnold (March 24, 1837 – November 3, 1901) was a US Cavalry officer during the American Civil War and, while a captain in the 5th U.S. Cavalry, received the Medal of Honor for leading a "a gallant charge against a superior force of the enemy, extricated his command from a perilous position in which it had been ordered" against Confederate forces at Davenport Bridge, Virginia on May 10, 1864. He is the father of Colonel Percy Weir Arnold, a cavalry officer serving during the Spanish-American War, the Philippine–American War and the First World War.
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serviceyears
  • 1859
Birth Date
  • 1837-03-24
Commands
  • 1
  • 8
Branch
death place
  • Cold Spring-On-Hudson, New York
Name
  • Abraham Kerns Arnold
Caption
  • Abraham Arnold
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Bedford, Pennsylvania
Awards
death date
  • 1901-11-03
Rank
  • 35
Allegiance
Battles
placeofburial
  • Garrison, New York
  • Cemetery of Saint Philip's Church
abstract
  • Abraham Kerns Arnold (March 24, 1837 – November 3, 1901) was a US Cavalry officer during the American Civil War and, while a captain in the 5th U.S. Cavalry, received the Medal of Honor for leading a "a gallant charge against a superior force of the enemy, extricated his command from a perilous position in which it had been ordered" against Confederate forces at Davenport Bridge, Virginia on May 10, 1864. He is the father of Colonel Percy Weir Arnold, a cavalry officer serving during the Spanish-American War, the Philippine–American War and the First World War.