Arnold Elzey
Military Person
1816 – 1871
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Who was Arnold Elzey?
Arnold Elzey, Jr. was a soldier in both the United States Army and the Confederate Army, serving as a major general in the American Civil War. At First Manassas, he became one of the few officers ever to receive an on-the-field promotion to general by President Jefferson Davis. He commanded a brigade in Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign, and was badly wounded at Gaines Mill, ending his active field career.
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- Born
- Dec 18, 1816
Somerset County - Nationality
- United States of America
- Confederate States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- Feb 21, 1871
Baltimore - Resting place
- Green Mount Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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