Samuel Ringgold
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Description: Biography and portrait of the artillery leader who fell at Palo Alto and became a national hero.
A 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.
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| Date | activated: 19-Jun-1992 last updated: 29-May-2013 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |