Edward T Arnold 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company G “But the boys from the two companies of the 20th Ohio that were attached stayed strong and moved none. As the soldiers clashed they instantly became engaged in fierce, bloody, hand to hand combat. Without hesitation the two small companies fought gallantry against an enemy that outnumbered them now nearly 50 to 1.” Edward Thomas Arnold was born sometime in 1844 in Delaware County, Ohio. Prior to entering the service, his occupation was a tinner. A tinner was described as a person who made things out of or made repairs with thin metals like tin. Deciding he wanted a little more excitement than working with tin, on September 10, 1861, at only 20 years old, Edward would travel to Mount Vernon, Ohio and sign up to become a soldier in the Union Army. His description w...