Historedia
Person

Captain Arnold

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1849

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Captain Arnold, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Fort Worth, Texas is founded

    1849

    Role: Company F, Second United States Dragoons

    1. June 6, 1849 · Bank of the Trinity RiverEstablishment of Camp Worth

      Captain Arnold established a camp on the Trinity River bank in June 1849, naming it Camp Worth in honor of the late General Worth.

    2. November 14, 1849 · North-facing bluff overlooking Clear ForkOfficial Naming as Fort Worth

      The War Department officially named the post Fort Worth in November 1849, following its relocation to a bluff overlooking the Clear Fork.

Sources

  1. Fort Worth, Texas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01