Description
Benjamin Arnold: 65th U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company I, Private. Additional service: 67th U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company I. Died 1865 (May 21, 1865, of disease) at Morganza Bend, LA.
✦ Father Pension: 1,064,566, no Certificate indicated.
✦ Mother Pension 04/15/1916: #1,064,566, no Certificate indicated.
(Researcher's note: On 05/17/1864 Benjamin Arnold enlisted as U. S. Colored Troop soldier. He was a 28 year old Black male 5 foot 8 inches tall, born ~1836 in Mason County, Kentucky. He enlisted for 3 years at Weston, Missouri as a farmer. John J. Arnold of Platte County claimed Benjamin Arnold was his slave.
As of July 1, 2026, Civil War U. S. C. T. Pension Record case files are not currently available on the Internet and would need to be ordered from the National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.)Date(s) of Creation
5/16/1871