Confederate Soldier
Co C
9 Georgia Infantry
CSA
ARNOLD, JOHN WELLINGTON
Halifax County, Virginia, was the place of the first settlement in this country of the Arnold family to which the subject of this sketch belongs. The first ancestors were among the early colonial settlers. James Fielding Arnold, was a native of Halifax County. He moved to North Carolina when a young man, and on the declaration of hostilities between the colonies and Great Britain he became a major in the State militia and served through the Revolutionary war. The Tories destroyed all his property and he found himself at the end of the war with nothing but a military record with which to begin life. This, however, was sufficient, as family tradition says that he died at a good old age, comparatively well fixed. His son, Jesse Henry Arnold, who was born in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, moved to Georgia and settled first in Morgan and then in Walton County in the year 1823. He had some farming interests but was mainly throughout life a merchant. At the time he began business in Monroe, the county-seat of Walton County, there were only four stores there. He was in business up to the breaking out of the war. He died in May, 1866. He was a man of moral, upright life, temperate and systematic habits, frank and generous, of calm and even temperament, possessing a clear judgment, strong convictions and warm affections for his friends and family. He connected himself in early life with the Methodist Church, and was a devoted and consistent member of that organization till the day of his death. Mary Jackson, wife of Jesse Henry Arnold and mother of the subject of this sketch, was a daughter of Col. Samuel Jackson, a wealthy planter and leading politician of Clarke County. In later years he moved to Walton County, where he died. The children of Jesse Henry and Mary Jackson were: J. W., whose name appears at the head of this sketch, Eugenius C. and Octavia, wife of Crayton Daughn. J. W. Arnold was born in Monroe, Walton County, Ga., December 16, 1833. He was educated at the State University at Athens and at Emory College, Oxford, graduation in 1855. He read law with Judge D. H. Walker, of Monroe, and was admitted to the bar in 1856. He was in practice at Monroe until the breaking out of the war. He enlisted in Company C, Ninth Georgia Regiment, and on June 10, 1861, began the march with his regiment to join the army of Virginia. He served throughout the Peninsula campaign and was in all the engagements in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania; was with the detachment sent west to the relief of Bragg, and participated in the battles of Lookout Mountain, Knoxville, and other points in that locality; was again sent east to join Lee's army; was in the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Hanover Junction, and on down to Cold Harbor and all the other engagements up to the surrender of Appomattox. He entered as first lieutenant of his company on its organization. He was promoted through the several grades up to major of his regiment, which office was bestowed upon him June 16, 1864, after the battle of the Wilderness, and he came out with this rank at the close. Major Arnold was wounded three times; he received a wound in the ankle at Crampton's Gap, one in the breast at the battle of the Wilderness, and one in the hip at the battle of Deep Bottoms in Virginia. After the surrender Major Arnold returned to Monroe and resumed the practice of law and there he has been and has continued since. He was elected a delegate from Walton County to the State constitutional convention in 1865, and he was fro some years solicitor of the county court of Walton County when that court was first organized; but with these exceptions he has been very little in public life. He prefers the practice of law to all other callings or diversions, and his strong attachment for his profession and strict attention to all its duties and obligations have been the secret of the success he has achieved. Major Arnold is married, his wife's maiden name being Florence A. Holt, daughter of Nathaniel Holt, formerly of Walton County, Ga., late of Tuscogee, Alabama. The Holts are a historic family in Georgia and the branch of the family to which Mrs. Arnold belongs was among the pioneer settlers of Walton County, the old "Cow Pens," now noted throughout the State as a place of historic interest, being the site of the then first settlement in Georgia. He has only one child, Jackson, fifteen years of age.
[Biographical Souvenir of Georgia and Florida by FA Battey & Co., 1889-Transcribed by LA Bauer]
Co C
9 Georgia Infantry
CSA
ARNOLD, JOHN WELLINGTON
Halifax County, Virginia, was the place of the first settlement in this country of the Arnold family to which the subject of this sketch belongs. The first ancestors were among the early colonial settlers. James Fielding Arnold, was a native of Halifax County. He moved to North Carolina when a young man, and on the declaration of hostilities between the colonies and Great Britain he became a major in the State militia and served through the Revolutionary war. The Tories destroyed all his property and he found himself at the end of the war with nothing but a military record with which to begin life. This, however, was sufficient, as family tradition says that he died at a good old age, comparatively well fixed. His son, Jesse Henry Arnold, who was born in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, moved to Georgia and settled first in Morgan and then in Walton County in the year 1823. He had some farming interests but was mainly throughout life a merchant. At the time he began business in Monroe, the county-seat of Walton County, there were only four stores there. He was in business up to the breaking out of the war. He died in May, 1866. He was a man of moral, upright life, temperate and systematic habits, frank and generous, of calm and even temperament, possessing a clear judgment, strong convictions and warm affections for his friends and family. He connected himself in early life with the Methodist Church, and was a devoted and consistent member of that organization till the day of his death. Mary Jackson, wife of Jesse Henry Arnold and mother of the subject of this sketch, was a daughter of Col. Samuel Jackson, a wealthy planter and leading politician of Clarke County. In later years he moved to Walton County, where he died. The children of Jesse Henry and Mary Jackson were: J. W., whose name appears at the head of this sketch, Eugenius C. and Octavia, wife of Crayton Daughn. J. W. Arnold was born in Monroe, Walton County, Ga., December 16, 1833. He was educated at the State University at Athens and at Emory College, Oxford, graduation in 1855. He read law with Judge D. H. Walker, of Monroe, and was admitted to the bar in 1856. He was in practice at Monroe until the breaking out of the war. He enlisted in Company C, Ninth Georgia Regiment, and on June 10, 1861, began the march with his regiment to join the army of Virginia. He served throughout the Peninsula campaign and was in all the engagements in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania; was with the detachment sent west to the relief of Bragg, and participated in the battles of Lookout Mountain, Knoxville, and other points in that locality; was again sent east to join Lee's army; was in the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Hanover Junction, and on down to Cold Harbor and all the other engagements up to the surrender of Appomattox. He entered as first lieutenant of his company on its organization. He was promoted through the several grades up to major of his regiment, which office was bestowed upon him June 16, 1864, after the battle of the Wilderness, and he came out with this rank at the close. Major Arnold was wounded three times; he received a wound in the ankle at Crampton's Gap, one in the breast at the battle of the Wilderness, and one in the hip at the battle of Deep Bottoms in Virginia. After the surrender Major Arnold returned to Monroe and resumed the practice of law and there he has been and has continued since. He was elected a delegate from Walton County to the State constitutional convention in 1865, and he was fro some years solicitor of the county court of Walton County when that court was first organized; but with these exceptions he has been very little in public life. He prefers the practice of law to all other callings or diversions, and his strong attachment for his profession and strict attention to all its duties and obligations have been the secret of the success he has achieved. Major Arnold is married, his wife's maiden name being Florence A. Holt, daughter of Nathaniel Holt, formerly of Walton County, Ga., late of Tuscogee, Alabama. The Holts are a historic family in Georgia and the branch of the family to which Mrs. Arnold belongs was among the pioneer settlers of Walton County, the old "Cow Pens," now noted throughout the State as a place of historic interest, being the site of the then first settlement in Georgia. He has only one child, Jackson, fifteen years of age.
[Biographical Souvenir of Georgia and Florida by FA Battey & Co., 1889-Transcribed by LA Bauer]
Confederate Soldier
Co C
9 Georgia Infantry
CSA
ARNOLD, JOHN WELLINGTON
Halifax County, Virginia, was the place of the first settlement in this country of the Arnold family to which the subject of this sketch belongs. The first ancestors were among the early colonial settlers. James Fielding Arnold, was a native of Halifax County. He moved to North Carolina when a young man, and on the declaration of hostilities between the colonies and Great Britain he became a major in the State militia and served through the Revolutionary war. The Tories destroyed all his property and he found himself at the end of the war with nothing but a military record with which to begin life. This, however, was sufficient, as family tradition says that he died at a good old age, comparatively well fixed. His son, Jesse Henry Arnold, who was born in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, moved to Georgia and settled first in Morgan and then in Walton County in the year 1823. He had some farming interests but was mainly throughout life a merchant. At the time he began business in Monroe, the county-seat of Walton County, there were only four stores there. He was in business up to the breaking out of the war. He died in May, 1866. He was a man of moral, upright life, temperate and systematic habits, frank and generous, of calm and even temperament, possessing a clear judgment, strong convictions and warm affections for his friends and family. He connected himself in early life with the Methodist Church, and was a devoted and consistent member of that organization till the day of his death. Mary Jackson, wife of Jesse Henry Arnold and mother of the subject of this sketch, was a daughter of Col. Samuel Jackson, a wealthy planter and leading politician of Clarke County. In later years he moved to Walton County, where he died. The children of Jesse Henry and Mary Jackson were: J. W., whose name appears at the head of this sketch, Eugenius C. and Octavia, wife of Crayton Daughn. J. W. Arnold was born in Monroe, Walton County, Ga., December 16, 1833. He was educated at the State University at Athens and at Emory College, Oxford, graduation in 1855. He read law with Judge D. H. Walker, of Monroe, and was admitted to the bar in 1856. He was in practice at Monroe until the breaking out of the war. He enlisted in Company C, Ninth Georgia Regiment, and on June 10, 1861, began the march with his regiment to join the army of Virginia. He served throughout the Peninsula campaign and was in all the engagements in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania; was with the detachment sent west to the relief of Bragg, and participated in the battles of Lookout Mountain, Knoxville, and other points in that locality; was again sent east to join Lee's army; was in the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Hanover Junction, and on down to Cold Harbor and all the other engagements up to the surrender of Appomattox. He entered as first lieutenant of his company on its organization. He was promoted through the several grades up to major of his regiment, which office was bestowed upon him June 16, 1864, after the battle of the Wilderness, and he came out with this rank at the close. Major Arnold was wounded three times; he received a wound in the ankle at Crampton's Gap, one in the breast at the battle of the Wilderness, and one in the hip at the battle of Deep Bottoms in Virginia. After the surrender Major Arnold returned to Monroe and resumed the practice of law and there he has been and has continued since. He was elected a delegate from Walton County to the State constitutional convention in 1865, and he was fro some years solicitor of the county court of Walton County when that court was first organized; but with these exceptions he has been very little in public life. He prefers the practice of law to all other callings or diversions, and his strong attachment for his profession and strict attention to all its duties and obligations have been the secret of the success he has achieved. Major Arnold is married, his wife's maiden name being Florence A. Holt, daughter of Nathaniel Holt, formerly of Walton County, Ga., late of Tuscogee, Alabama. The Holts are a historic family in Georgia and the branch of the family to which Mrs. Arnold belongs was among the pioneer settlers of Walton County, the old "Cow Pens," now noted throughout the State as a place of historic interest, being the site of the then first settlement in Georgia. He has only one child, Jackson, fifteen years of age.
[Biographical Souvenir of Georgia and Florida by FA Battey & Co., 1889-Transcribed by LA Bauer]
Co C
9 Georgia Infantry
CSA
ARNOLD, JOHN WELLINGTON
Halifax County, Virginia, was the place of the first settlement in this country of the Arnold family to which the subject of this sketch belongs. The first ancestors were among the early colonial settlers. James Fielding Arnold, was a native of Halifax County. He moved to North Carolina when a young man, and on the declaration of hostilities between the colonies and Great Britain he became a major in the State militia and served through the Revolutionary war. The Tories destroyed all his property and he found himself at the end of the war with nothing but a military record with which to begin life. This, however, was sufficient, as family tradition says that he died at a good old age, comparatively well fixed. His son, Jesse Henry Arnold, who was born in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, moved to Georgia and settled first in Morgan and then in Walton County in the year 1823. He had some farming interests but was mainly throughout life a merchant. At the time he began business in Monroe, the county-seat of Walton County, there were only four stores there. He was in business up to the breaking out of the war. He died in May, 1866. He was a man of moral, upright life, temperate and systematic habits, frank and generous, of calm and even temperament, possessing a clear judgment, strong convictions and warm affections for his friends and family. He connected himself in early life with the Methodist Church, and was a devoted and consistent member of that organization till the day of his death. Mary Jackson, wife of Jesse Henry Arnold and mother of the subject of this sketch, was a daughter of Col. Samuel Jackson, a wealthy planter and leading politician of Clarke County. In later years he moved to Walton County, where he died. The children of Jesse Henry and Mary Jackson were: J. W., whose name appears at the head of this sketch, Eugenius C. and Octavia, wife of Crayton Daughn. J. W. Arnold was born in Monroe, Walton County, Ga., December 16, 1833. He was educated at the State University at Athens and at Emory College, Oxford, graduation in 1855. He read law with Judge D. H. Walker, of Monroe, and was admitted to the bar in 1856. He was in practice at Monroe until the breaking out of the war. He enlisted in Company C, Ninth Georgia Regiment, and on June 10, 1861, began the march with his regiment to join the army of Virginia. He served throughout the Peninsula campaign and was in all the engagements in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania; was with the detachment sent west to the relief of Bragg, and participated in the battles of Lookout Mountain, Knoxville, and other points in that locality; was again sent east to join Lee's army; was in the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Hanover Junction, and on down to Cold Harbor and all the other engagements up to the surrender of Appomattox. He entered as first lieutenant of his company on its organization. He was promoted through the several grades up to major of his regiment, which office was bestowed upon him June 16, 1864, after the battle of the Wilderness, and he came out with this rank at the close. Major Arnold was wounded three times; he received a wound in the ankle at Crampton's Gap, one in the breast at the battle of the Wilderness, and one in the hip at the battle of Deep Bottoms in Virginia. After the surrender Major Arnold returned to Monroe and resumed the practice of law and there he has been and has continued since. He was elected a delegate from Walton County to the State constitutional convention in 1865, and he was fro some years solicitor of the county court of Walton County when that court was first organized; but with these exceptions he has been very little in public life. He prefers the practice of law to all other callings or diversions, and his strong attachment for his profession and strict attention to all its duties and obligations have been the secret of the success he has achieved. Major Arnold is married, his wife's maiden name being Florence A. Holt, daughter of Nathaniel Holt, formerly of Walton County, Ga., late of Tuscogee, Alabama. The Holts are a historic family in Georgia and the branch of the family to which Mrs. Arnold belongs was among the pioneer settlers of Walton County, the old "Cow Pens," now noted throughout the State as a place of historic interest, being the site of the then first settlement in Georgia. He has only one child, Jackson, fifteen years of age.
[Biographical Souvenir of Georgia and Florida by FA Battey & Co., 1889-Transcribed by LA Bauer]
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