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Abraham
Kerns
Arnold
March 24, 1837

–

November 23, 1901

Born:

Bedford

, 

Pennsylvania

Home:

Bedford

, 

Pennsylvania

Buried: 

Garrison

, 

New York

Cemetery:

St. Phillips In The Highlands Cemetery

Abraham Arnold graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1859. He was the brother-in-law of Medal of Honor recipient Samuel Benjamin, a classmate at West Point who graduated in 1861.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain

    Division:

    5th U.S. Cavalry

    Action Date:

    May 10, 1864
    Date of Issue: September 1, 1893

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain Abraham Kerns Arnold, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 10 May 1864, while serving with 5th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Davenport Bridge, Virginia. By a gallant charge against a superior force of the enemy, Captain Arnold extricated his command from a perilous position in which it had been ordered.