1LT Arthur Jay Arnold

Alexandria Gazette, 23 Jul 1862

1LT Arthur Jay Arnold was born in Alexandria, Virginia on 29 Aug 1838. He was the oldest son and  2nd of 9 children born to John and Ann Elizabeth (Mitchell) Arnold. His father was a hatter and owned a successful hat and fur shop at the corner of King and Royal Streets in what is now "Old Town" Alexandria. Arthur was accepted at the University of Virginia in 1858 and attended for 2 years before becoming a teacher at Sangersville in Augusta County, Virginia. 

It was probably his association with neighbors in Sangersville that caused him to enlist as a SGT in I Company 5th Virginia Infantry. SGT Arnold was promoted to 2LT on 30 Jul 1861 in the aftermath of the 1st Battle of Manassas and was elected on 14 Apr 1862. He fought with the unit from the day he enlisted until wounded at the Battle of Port Republic on 9 Jun 1862. It is probable that he was evacuated with Jackson's soldiers when they crossed the Blue Ridge to rejoin General Lee's army and was sent to Port Royal, Virginia where he died of his wounds on 13 Jun 1862. It is unknown where 1LT Arnorld is buried. 

Only one brother seems to have served in the military during the Civil War and that was John Alexander Arnold who served as a PVT in H Company 17th Virginia Infantry (CSA) and was wounded at 2nd Manassas.