Samuel Ringgold (United States Army officer)
| Samuel Ringgold | |
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Samuel Ringgold by John Vanderlyn, c. 1825
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| Born | 1796 Maryland
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| Died |
May 11, 1846  Texas
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| Place of burial |
 Baltimore
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/ |
 Field Artillery
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| Years of service | 1818–1846 |
| Rank |
 Major
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| Unit |
 3rd Artillery Regiment
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| Battles/wars | Mexican–American War |
May 11, 1846
Port Isabel,
Samuel B. Ringgold (1796 – May 11, 1846) 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." He was also, according to some records, the first U.S. officer to fall in the Mexican-American War, perishing from wounds received at the Battle of Palo Alto.
Ringgold was the son of Samuel Ringgold, a U.S. Congressman from Maryland. A younger brother, Cadwallader Ringgold, also served in the military, becoming a rear admiral.
On July 24, 1818, Samuel Ringgold graduated 5th in a class of 23 from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Artillery.
In the early 1820s, Ringgold was on the staff of General Winfield Scott. At about that time, (roughly 1825) John Vanderlyn, then working in New York City, painted Ringgold's portrait.
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