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William B. Arnold
A Civil War veteran and memoirist, he is best known for helping preserve the story of the Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry during the final campaigns of the war. His writing brings readers close to the regiment’s march from Richmond to Appomattox and the atmosphere of the war’s closing days.
1 Audiobook
The Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry in the Closing Scenes of the War for the Maintenance of the Union, from Richmond to Appomatox
by William B. Arnold, Edward T. Bouvé, La Salle Corbell Pickett
About the author
William B. Arnold is known for The Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry in the Closing Scenes of the War for the Maintenance of the Union, from Richmond to Appomatox, a historical account connected with the service of the Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry. Library and public-domain records identify him as one of the book’s authors, alongside Edward T. Bouvé and La Salle Corbell Pickett.
From the surviving records available online, Arnold appears less as a widely documented literary figure and more as a firsthand participant whose value lies in preserving memory. His work helps capture the experience of Union cavalry service at the end of the American Civil War, especially the dramatic stretch from the fall of Richmond to Appomattox.
Reliable biographical detail about his broader life is limited in the sources I could confirm, so it is safest to remember him chiefly as a veteran author whose writing contributes to the historical record of the war and the men who served in it.