Lewis Golding Arnold

Infobox Military Person
name=Lewis Golding Arnold
born= birth date|1817|1|15
died= death date and age|1871|9|22|1817|1|15
placeofbirth=Perth Amboy, New Jersey
placeofdeath=Boston, Massachusetts
placeofburial= St. Mary's Episcopal Church and Cemetery in Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts


caption=Brig. Gen. Lewis G. Arnold
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allegiance=United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=1837-1864
rank=Brigadier General
commands=
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battles=Second Seminole War, Mexican-American War, Third Seminole War, American Civil War
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Lewis Golding Arnold (January 15, 1817 – September 22, 1871) was a career U.S. Army officer and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, primarily noted for his service in Florida.

Birth and early years

Lewis G. Arnold was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and graduated from West Point in 1837, placing tenth in his class. [ [http://www.historic-lamott-pa.com/content/thecivilwar/theuniongenerals.cfm Historic La Mott, PA - The Union Generals ] ] He fought in the Second Seminole War and the Mexican-American War, where he was severely wounded at Chuburusco. After the war, he once again commanded troops in Florida, and led a detachment against the Seminole Indians in the April 1856 Battle of Big Cypress.

Civil War service

After the outbreak of the Civil War, he was promoted to Major (United States) of the 1st United States Artillery and was assigned to Fort Pickens off Pensacola, Florida, in August 1861. In October 1861, he helped repulse a Confederate attack on nearby Santa Rosa Island, and defiantly refused to surrender the outpost during three different Confederate artillery bombardments. He remained there until May 1862, having rendered invaluable service in defending the fort, which remained in Union hands through the war. In January 1862, he was promoted to brigadier general, and in October 1862 was transferred to command the city of New Orleans after it fell to Union forces.

On November 10 of that year, he was struck down by a stroke while reviewing troops, and was places on sick leave for over a year while army officials hoped his condition would improve. When it became obvious he would be permanently disabled, he was retired from the Army in February 1864.

Arnold died 8 years later in Boston, Massachusetts and is buried in St. Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Newton Lower Falls. [ [http://www.historic-lamott-pa.com/content/thecivilwar/theuniongenerals.cfm Historic La Mott, PA - The Union Generals ] ]

ee also

*List of American Civil War generals

References

Persondata
NAME = Arnold, Lewis Golding
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Union Army general
DATE OF BIRTH = January 15, 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH = New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH = September 22, 1871
PLACE OF DEATH = Massachusetts