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U.S. Army

Abraham Kerns Arnold

ConflictCivil War

RankBrigadier General

Year of Action1864

Unit/Command5th U.S. Cavalry

BirthplaceBedford, Pennsylvania

Citation

By a gallant charge against a superior force of the enemy, extricated his command from a perilous position in which it had been ordered.

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