16 Facts About Arnold Elzey

Arnold Elzey commanded a brigade in Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign, and was badly wounded at Gaines Mill, ending his active field career.

Arnold Elzey's parents were Colonel Arnold Elzey Jones and Anne Wilson Jones.

Arnold Elzey graduated from the United States Military Academy 33rd in the Class of 1837.

Arnold Elzey was assigned to the 2nd US Artillery and sent to Florida to fight in the Second Seminole War before being assigned to duty at Detroit, Michigan, during a series of territorial disputes between the US and Canada.

Arnold Elzey participated in engagements at Fort Brown, Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Molino del Rey, Chapultepec, and the capture of the City of Mexico.

Arnold Elzey resigned his commission on April 25,1861, and traveled to Richmond, Virginia, where he joined the Confederate army with the initial rank of colonel of the newly formed 1st Maryland Infantry, CSA.

Arnold Elzey was assigned to the brigade of Brigadier General Edmund Kirby Smith and fought in the First Battle of Manassas.

Arnold Elzey was promoted on the field to brigadier general by Jefferson Davis.

In 1862, the following year, Elzey commanded a brigade under Richard S Ewell during Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign.

Arnold Elzey was wounded in the leg and had his horse shot from under him at the Battle of Cross Keys.

Arnold Elzey was shot through the head at the Battle of Gaines Mill, a serious wound that kept him from active field command for the rest of the war.

Arnold Elzey was assigned command of the Department of Richmond and charged with the defense of the Confederacy's capital city.

Arnold Elzey dealt with a raid by George Stoneman's Union cavalry during the Chancellorsville Campaign, as well as Union gunboats that summer that threatened Richmond from the James River.

In June 1864, Arnold Elzey left Richmond to join General Jubal Early's force defending Lynchburg, Virginia.

Arnold Elzey was assigned as the Chief of Artillery for the Army of Tennessee and traveled to Georgia to serve under John Bell Hood.

Arnold Elzey died in Baltimore and was buried there in Green Mount Cemetery.