Major
Samuel
Ringgold
Born in Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Ringgold
and Maria (Cadwalader) Ringgold
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 50
in Port Isabel, Cameron, Texas
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Biography
Samuel Ringgold is Notable.
- Samuel B. Ringgold was an artillery officer in the United States Army who was noted for several military innovations which caused him to be called the "Father of Modern Artillery."
Battle of Palo Alto Texas
- MAY 8, 1846.
- 1. *Brevet Major Samuel Ringgold, 3d Artillery. Severely wounded in both thighs by cannon fire. Died May 11, 1846 at Point Isabel and buried outside walls of Fort Polk, Texas. Remains reinterred in Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, on December 22, 1846. :Roll of Honor, Descendants of Mexican War Veterans
Burial
- Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Legacy
- Ringgold County, Iowa is named in his honor.
Sources
Acknowledgements
- Created by Laura Scott, Saturday, November 29, 2014.
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Categories: Battle of Palo Alto | United States Military Academy | 3rd Regiment of Artillery, United States Army, Mexican-American War | 3rd Regiment of Artillery, United States Army, Second Seminole War | Died of Wounds, United States of America, Mexican-American War | Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland | Namesakes US Counties | Notables
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Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point N.Y., Volume 1, pg 189