Captain Abraham Kerns Arnold, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 10, 1864 at Davenport Bridge, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 5th U.S. Cavalry. Arnold was 27 years old.
The medal was presented on September 1, 1893, 29 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brigadier General.
Arnold was born on March 24, 1837 in Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Arnold died on November 23, 1901 in Cold Springs, New York, at the age of 64. He is buried at St. Philips-in-the-Highlands Cemetery in Garrison, New York.
Arnold is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
By a gallant charge against a superior force of the enemy, extricated his command from a perilous position in which it had been ordered.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War, Spanish–American War.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Education: United States Military Academy
Source: Wikidata.
Places
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Timeline
- March 24, 1837Born in Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
- April 10, 1864Act of valor — Davenport Bridge, VirginiaAge 27. 5th U.S. Cavalry
- September 1, 1893Medal of Honor presented
- November 23, 1901Died in Cold Springs, New YorkAge 64.
- Resting placeSt. Philips-in-the-Highlands CemeteryGarrison, New York
Biography
Abraham Kerns Arnold (March 24, 1837 – November 23, 1901) was a U.S. 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 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.
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