★  Arnold, Richard

Richard Arnold

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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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