Timeline
A chronology of key events in the life of John Carvel Arnold (1833-1865), laborer and Union soldier who served in the 49th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War.
John Carvel Arnold (1833-1865)
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1833
Born in Union County (later part of Snyder County), Pennsylvania to John S. Arnold (1808-1857) and Elizabeth (or Rebecca) Carvel Arnold. Some sources list John Carvel Arnold's birth year as 1831.
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1856, Aug. 3
Married Mary Ann Snoke (1833- 1911), Chapman Township, Snyder Co., Pa.
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1856, Nov. 12
Son Edwin Arnold born (d. 1923)
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1858, Aug. 23
Daughter Idabell Arnold born
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1860, Mar. 18
Son Grant Arnold born
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1862, Jan. 3
Daughter Mary Arnold born
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1863, Nov. 8
Daughter Carrie Arnold born
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1864, Feb.
Enlisted as a private, Company I, 49th Pennsylvania Infantry, at Harrisburg, Pa.
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1865, Mar. 10
Promoted to corporal
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1865, Apr. 6
Killed in action at Sailor's (or Sailors, Sayler's) Creek, Va.
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1865, Dec. 4
Son John S. Arnold born