Jimmy Arnold - Carthage, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 32° 09.316 W 094° 20.456
15S E 373550 N 3558432
Granite memorial on the Southwest corner of the Panola County Courthouse lawn.
Waymark Code: WMX6YE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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IN MEMORY OF
JIMMY ARNOLD
CO G 14 TX CAV
CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
1848    (EMBLEM)    1863

In 1862, Jimmy Arnold, a 15 year old orphan boy from Carthage, left Texas to fight in the Civil War as a member of Company G, 14th Texas Cavalry.

As a line formed for the Battle of Chickamauga on Sept. 20, 1863, Jimmy had a premonition that he would die in battle that day. Shortly after marching into battle, he was killed.

Of the 140 men in Company G only 13 survived.

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Type of memorial: Monument

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