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RICHARD ARNOLD

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(1828-1882) Union brigadier general of volunteers who served as chief of artillery for the Department of the Gulf, participated in the siege of Port Hudson, the ill-fated Red River campaign and the capture of Fort Morgan in Mobile Bay. Printed D.S., 1p. 4to., Governor’s Island, NY, March 5, 1879, ‘Special Orders No. 34’ issued by Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, appointing a board of three officers to investigate the loss of a revolver and saber by fellow brigadier general George W. Getty at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Arnold signs in black ink at the conclusion, adding his rank ‘Maj. 5th Art & A. A. I. General’. Shows horizontal folds, with approx. 3 in. splits thereto at the right edge, otherwise in very good condition.

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RICHARD ARNOLD

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116: Militaria & Autograph Auction 2026 Day 2

Mar 27, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

Elkton, MD, United States

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