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'''Samuel Ringgold (1796-1846)''' - Born , Died ,
'''Samuel Ringgold (1796-1846)''' - Born , Died ,


member of the first graduating class of the United States Military Academy at West Point (1818), Ringgold, an artillery officer, was on General Winfield Scott's staff when this portrait was painted. He was later promoted to major general in acknowledgment of his military innovations: the McClelland military saddle and the idea of flying artillery, a tactical concept employing artillery pieces that could be moved quickly from place to place. In 1846, in the first clash of the Mexican War, Ringgold led a small American force to victory at Palo Alto. Wounded, he died three days later. News of his death, the first of the war, created an explosion of national pride, and he became a hero.
member of the first graduating class of the United States Military Academy at West Point (1818), Ringgold, an artillery officer, was on General Winfield Scott's staff when this portrait was painted. He was later promoted to major general in acknowledgment of his military innovations: the McClelland military saddle and the idea of flying artillery, a tactical concept employing artillery pieces that could be moved quickly from place to place. In 1846, in the first clash of the Mexican War, Ringgold led a small American force to victory at Palo Alto. Severely wounded in both thighs by cannon fire, he died three days later. News of his death, the first of the war, created an explosion of national pride, and he became a hero.


Served: 
Second Lieut., Corps of Artillery, July 24, 1818.
Second Lieut., Corps of Artillery, July 24, 1818.


Served:  in garrison at Ft. Mifflin, Pa., 1818; as acting Aide-de-Camp to Bvt. Maj.-General Scott, Dec., 1818, to July 2, 1821; on Topographical duty
in garrison at Ft. Mifflin, Pa., 1818;
 
as acting Aide-de-Camp to Bvt. Maj.-General Scott, Dec., 1818, to July 2, 1821;
(Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, in Re-organization of Army, June 1, 1821)
on Topographical duty July 2, to Dec. 14, 1821;  
 
as Aide-de-Camp to Bvt. Maj.-General Scott,Dec. 14, 1821, to July 12, 1823;  
(Transferred to 3d Artillery, Aug. 16, 1821)
in garrison at Ft. Severn, Md., 1824, -- Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), 1824-26;  
 
on Ordnance duty, Apr. 14, 1826, to dec. 23, 1830,m and Mar. 31 to Oct. 31, 1831;  
July 2, to Dec. 14, 1821; as Aide-de-Camp to Bvt. Maj.-General Scott,
in garrison at Ft. Macon, N. C., 1832-35;  
 
on Ordnance duty, Jan. 14, 1835, to Aug. 29, 1836;  
(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, May 8, 1822)
in Florida War, 1836-37;  
 
in garrison at Carlisle Barracks, Pa., 1838-39;  
Dec. 14, 1821, to July 12, 1823; in garrison at Ft. Severn, Md., 1824, -- Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), 1824-26; on Ordnance duty, Apr. 14, 1826, to dec. 23, 1830,m and Mar. 31 to Oct. 31,
at the Camp of Instruction near Trenton, N. J., 1839;
 
in garrison at Ft. McHenry, Md., , June 17 to Oct. 1843;
(Bvt.-Captain, May 8, 1832, for Faithful Service Ten Years in One Grade)
in garrison at Ft. McHenry, Md., 1843-45;
 
with the “Army of Occupation” in Texas, 1845-46; in the War with Mexico, 1846, being engaged in the Battle of Palo Alto, Tex., May 8, 1846, where he was mortally wounded while gallantly directing the fire of the battery of horse artillery under his command.
1831; in garrison at Ft. Macon, N. C., 1832-35; on Ordnance duty, Jan. 14, 1835, to Aug. 29, 1836; in Florida War, 1836-37; in garrison at
 
(Captain, 3d Artillery, Aug. 31, 1836)
 
Carlisle Barracks, Pa., 1838-39; at the Camp of Instruction near Trenton,
 
(Bvt. Major, Feb. 15, 1838, for Meritorious Conduct in Activity
 
and Efficiency in the War Against the Florida Indians)


N. J., 1839; in garrison at Ft. McHenry, Md., 1834-43; on detached service at West Point, N. Y., June 17 to Oct. 1843; in garrison at Ft. McHenry, Md., 1843-45; with the “Army of Occupation” in Texas, 1845-46; in the War with Mexico, 1846, being engaged in the Battle of Palo Alto, Tex., May 8, 1846, where he was mortally wounded while gallantly directing the fire of the battery of horse artillery under his command.
Died 11 May 1846 at Point Isabel and buried outside walls of [[:Category:Fort Polk|Fort Polk]], Texas. Remains reinterred in Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, on 22 Dec 1846.
 
Died of Wounds, May 11, 1846, at Point Isabel, Tex.:  Aged 46.
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'''Assignments:'''
'''Assignments:'''
* (-) Rank (dor), Unit, Job
* (-) Rank (dor), Unit, Job
(Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, in Re-organization of Army, June 1, 1821)
(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, May 8, 1822)
(Transferred to 3d Artillery, Aug. 16, 1821)
(Bvt.-Captain, May 8, 1832, for Faithful Service Ten Years in One Grade)
(Captain, 3d Artillery, Aug. 31, 1836)
(Bvt. Major, Feb. 15, 1838, for Meritorious Conduct in Activity and Efficiency in the War Against the Florida Indians)


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Samuel Ringgold
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Samuel Ringgold (1796-1846) - Born , Died ,

member of the first graduating class of the United States Military Academy at West Point (1818), Ringgold, an artillery officer, was on General Winfield Scott's staff when this portrait was painted. He was later promoted to major general in acknowledgment of his military innovations: the McClelland military saddle and the idea of flying artillery, a tactical concept employing artillery pieces that could be moved quickly from place to place. In 1846, in the first clash of the Mexican War, Ringgold led a small American force to victory at Palo Alto. Severely wounded in both thighs by cannon fire, he died three days later. News of his death, the first of the war, created an explosion of national pride, and he became a hero.


Served: Second Lieut., Corps of Artillery, July 24, 1818.

in garrison at Ft. Mifflin, Pa., 1818; as acting Aide-de-Camp to Bvt. Maj.-General Scott, Dec., 1818, to July 2, 1821; on Topographical duty July 2, to Dec. 14, 1821; as Aide-de-Camp to Bvt. Maj.-General Scott,Dec. 14, 1821, to July 12, 1823; in garrison at Ft. Severn, Md., 1824, -- Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), 1824-26; on Ordnance duty, Apr. 14, 1826, to dec. 23, 1830,m and Mar. 31 to Oct. 31, 1831; in garrison at Ft. Macon, N. C., 1832-35; on Ordnance duty, Jan. 14, 1835, to Aug. 29, 1836; in Florida War, 1836-37; in garrison at Carlisle Barracks, Pa., 1838-39; at the Camp of Instruction near Trenton, N. J., 1839; in garrison at Ft. McHenry, Md., , June 17 to Oct. 1843; in garrison at Ft. McHenry, Md., 1843-45; with the “Army of Occupation” in Texas, 1845-46; in the War with Mexico, 1846, being engaged in the Battle of Palo Alto, Tex., May 8, 1846, where he was mortally wounded while gallantly directing the fire of the battery of horse artillery under his command.

Died 11 May 1846 at Point Isabel and buried outside walls of Fort Polk, Texas. Remains reinterred in Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, on 22 Dec 1846.

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(Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, in Re-organization of Army, June 1, 1821) (First Lieut., 3d Artillery, May 8, 1822)

(Transferred to 3d Artillery, Aug. 16, 1821)

(Bvt.-Captain, May 8, 1832, for Faithful Service Ten Years in One Grade)

(Captain, 3d Artillery, Aug. 31, 1836)

(Bvt. Major, Feb. 15, 1838, for Meritorious Conduct in Activity and Efficiency in the War Against the Florida Indians)

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