Richard Arnold
Born: April 12, 1828
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island
Father: U.S. Congressman Lemuel Hastings Arnold 1792 – 1852
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)
Mother: Sarah Lyman 1799 – 1837
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)
Wife: Abby Parker Coffin 1835 – 1904
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)
Education:
1850: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (13th in class)
Occupation before War:
1850 – 1851: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Artillery
1850 – 1851: Garrison Duty at Key West, Florida
1851 – 1854: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 3rd Artillery
1851 – 1853: Garrison Duty in San Francisco, California
1853 – 1854: Served on North Pacific Railroad Exploration
1854 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 3rd Artillery
1854 – 1855: in Charge of Construction at Fort Steilacoom, Washington
1855 – 1861: Aide on General John E. Wool’s Staff
Civil War Service:
1861 – 1875: Captain United States Army, 5th Artillery
1861: Served in the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1861: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1861 – 1862: Recruiter for the United States Army
1862: Chief of Artillery for Franklin’s Division on Virginia, Peninsula
1862: Acting Inspector General of 6th Army Corps
1862: Served in the Battle of Savage Station
1862: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at Battle of Savage Station
1862: Served in the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia
1862: Served in the Skirmish at Harrison’s Landing, Virginia
1862: Garrison Duty at Fort Hamilton, New York
1862 – 1864: Chief of Artillery for U.S. Army, Dept. of the Gulf
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers
1862: Contracted Typhoid Fever and had two-month leave
1862 – 1882: Suffered from congestion of the heart from typhoid
1863: Served in the Battle of Camp Bisland
1863: Served in the Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana
1863: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Port Hudson
1864: Chief of Cavalry for the Union Army, Department of the Gulf
1864: Commander of Cavalry Division on retreat with Gen. Banks
1864: Served in the Siege of Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, Alabama
1864 – 1865: Member of Retiring Disabled Officers Board
1865: Brevetted Major General, Union Army for Port Hudson
1865: Brevetted Colonel, United States Army for service in the war
1865: Brevetted Major General, U.S. Army for Service in the War
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 24th
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1875: Captain, United States Army, 5th Artillery
1866: Artillery Battery Commander at Little Rock, Arkansas
1867 – 1869: Artillery Battery Commander at Little Rock, Arkansas
1869 – 1875: Artillery Battery Commander at Plattsburg Barrack
1875 – 1882: Major, United States Army, 5th Artillery
1877: Acting Inspector General, U.S. Army, Division of the Atlantic
1877 – 1882: Acting Inspector General, U.S. Army, Dept. of East
1882: Lt. Colonel, United States Army, 1st Artillery
Died: November 8, 1882
Place of Death: Port Hospital, Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, New York
Cause of Death: Fatty Degeneration of the Heart
Age at time of Death: 54 years old
Burial Place: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island
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