Submitted by
Elaine Johnson

After taking pictures of his tombstone at the Little Rock National Cemetery, I did just a little research on this soldier.  I found the information below in a family tree on Ancestry.com.

George Potter Arnold born March 6, 1828 in Jefferson, NY.   Died Sept. 23, 1863, Little Rock Arkansas.  Buried in Little Rock National Cemetery.

Married Sally Minerva Newman on Dec. 29, 1853 in Lyeden, Lewis, NY.  Sally was born Oct 15, 1827 in Jefferson, NY.  Died June 14, 1913, Manchester, Delaware, Iowa.

Children of George Potter Arnold and Sally Minerva Newman:

1.  Milton Arnold

2.  Alice Almira Arnold, born Sept. 15, 1856 in Delaware Co., IA

3.  Charles W. Arnold, born Sept. 7, 1857 in Delaware Co., IA

4.  George Albert Arnold, born July 31, 1862 in Tower Hill, Delaware, IA

Note by ejj:  Census records show that Charles W. was born in 1859, not 1857. 

1860 Census, Adam Township, Delaware County, Iowa, June 1860

George Arnold, age 32, born New York
Minerva Arnold, age 32, born New York
Alice Arnold, age 3, born Iowa
Charles Arnold, age 9/12, born Iowa.  (Sept. 1859 would fit for his DOB).

1870 Census, Adam Township, Delaware County, Iowa, August 1870.

Minerva Arnold, age 42, born New York
Alice Arnold, age 13, born Iowa
Charles Arnold, age 10, born Iowa
George Arnold, age 9, born Iowa