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'''Lewis Golding Arnold''' ( |
'''Lewis Golding Arnold''' (January 15, 1817 – September 22, 1871) was a career [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] officer and a [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]], primarily noted for his service in [[Florida in the American Civil War|Florida]]. |
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|DATE OF BIRTH = January 15, 1817 |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH = [[New Jersey]] |
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|DATE OF DEATH = September 22, 1871 |
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Lewis Golding Arnold | |
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| File:Gen-LGrnold.jpg Brig. Gen. Lewis G. Arnold | |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1837-1864 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles / wars | Second Seminole War, Mexican-American War, Third Seminole War, American Civil War |
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.[1] 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.[2]
