William McIntosh Arnold

(? - 1864)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 6th Georgia Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
From Hancock County, he was commissioned Captain, Company A, 6th Georgia Infantry on 22 April 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Virginia July 1, 1862.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862.

The remainder of the War:
Wounded in action at Chancellorsville, Virginia May 3, 1863. Elected Major June 16, 1863; Lieutenant Colonel January 20, 1864. Killed at Petersburg, VA July 7, 1864.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from Ranger951.

Death Date: 07/07/1864 Death Place: Petersburg, VA Burial Place: Sparta City Cemetery, Sparta, GA

Notes

1 Fincham, Jr., Ray, Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry Regimental Histories - Georgia C.S.A., Published c. 2005, <http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/georgia/index.html>, Source page: /infantry/6th_inf_regt.html [AotW citation 9554]

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