The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

 

ARNOLD, ABRAHAM K.

Rank and Organization: Captain, 5th U.S. Cavalry, Place and Date: At Davenport Bridge, Va., 10 May 1864. Entered Service At: Bedford, Pa. Born: 24 March 1837, Bedford, Pa. Date of Issue: 1 September 1893.

Citation:

By a gallant charge against a superior force of the enemy, extricated his command from a perilous position in which it had been ordered.

 

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