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16-528: Samuel Ringgold may refer to: Samuel Ringgold (congressman) (1770–1829), U.S. Congressman from Maryland Samuel Ringgold (United States Army officer) (1796–1846), his son, officer in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War Samuel Ringgold Ward (1817–c. 1866), son of slaves and author of Autobiography of a Fugitive Negro [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

32-710: 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. Ringgold's significant military innovations included the Ringgold military saddle and artillery techniques. Based on his research in Europe, he rewrote the Army's manual for artillery, which included

48-703: A naval officer who served in the United States Exploring Expedition in command of The Porpoise and later headed another expedition to the Pacific Northwest. He saw service in the Civil War before retiring as a rear admiral. The stepson, George Hay Ringgold (1814–1864) was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1833, later left the Army to become a farmer but rejoined in 1846. He

64-570: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Samuel Ringgold (congressman) Born in Chestertown, Maryland , Ringgold received limited schooling, then moved to Washington County, Maryland , where he farmed and served on the vestry of Saint John's Church at Hagerstown, Maryland. By the time he was 25 he was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates (1795) and later served in

80-517: The Battle of Palo Alto by Mexican General Mariano Arista and his force of 3,800 men. Arista's army was stretched a mile wide, making an American bayonet charge, Taylor's first option, impossible. Taylor, in an unlikely move, advanced his artillery to attack the enemy. The use of Ringgold's flying artillery tactic won the battle for the Americans. The Mexican artillery, heavy and slow, was futile in

96-683: The Maryland State Senate (1801–1806). He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives , representing the fourth district of Maryland from October 15, 1810, to March 3, 1815. Ringgold's military career included serving during the War of 1812 , and serving as a brigadier general in the Maryland militia . He was again elected to the House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1821. His first wife, Maria,

112-464: 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, Cadwalader Ringgold , served in the navy, 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

128-672: The United States. He died in Frederick, Maryland , and is buried in Fountain Rock Cemetery, near Hagerstown, Maryland . Ringgold had three sons who served in the military and a daughter who married an army general. The most distinguished of his sons was Samuel (1796–1846) was an officer in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War. Also distinguished was Cadwalader Ringgold (1802–1867),

144-588: The battle, before dying in Port Isabel, Texas . Robert D'Unger, then journalist at the Baltimore Democrat , claimed that he was the first to report news by telegraph while reporting Ringgold's death. His bravery was a boost to morale through the military and the country. Songs, poetry, plays were written about him, including a mention in the fourth verse of Maryland, My Maryland . A song entitled "The Death of Ringgold," commemorating his death,

160-554: The prominent Gen. Henry Morris Naglee in San Francisco on May 26, 1865, after her brother's death. Samuel Ringgold (soldier) 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

176-408: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Ringgold&oldid=762165130 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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192-606: The tactical concept of flying artillery—employing artillery pieces that could be moved quickly from place to place. The Army adapted his manual, "Instructions for Field Artillery" on March 6, 1845, and he was promoted to the rank of Major in acknowledgment of his military innovations. Ringgold served in General Zachary Taylor 's occupation force in Texas as a Major of Artillery. On May 8, 1846, as he and 2,400 troops were en route to Fort Texas, they were engaged at

208-496: The thick steel-wool brush at Palo Alto. Arista ordered cavalry charges to flank the artillery gunners, but the American flying artillery was able to mobilize, relocate, and repel the oncoming dragoons. During the battle, Ringgold was mortally wounded by cannon fire that mangled both his legs just below the crotch. Nevertheless, he refused to leave the field during the battle. He survived three days, during which time he debriefed on

224-567: Was Eliza Kortright Monroe , a daughter of President Monroe, and was step-mother to Marie Antoinette Hay. After Samuel Ringold's death Marie married a Robert Mackey Tidball. After he left Congress, Ringgold returned to his estate, Fountain Rock, which hosted the Chapel in the Woods and now is the site of Saint James School . Founded in 1842, Saint James is one of the oldest Episcopal boarding schools in

240-667: Was in charge of the paymasters of the Department of the Pacific from 1861 till his death in San Francisco, California . George Hay Ringgold was buried at Calvary Cemetery, now part of Cypress Lawn in San Mateo County, California . He was an accomplished scholar, draughtsman, and painter. A daughter, the "beautiful and accomplished" Marie Antoinette Ringgold (daughter of the second wife and named after her), married

256-674: Was the daughter of Gen. John Cadwalader , who served in the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War . She died in 1811. Two years later, Samuel Ringgold married Marie Antoinette Hay, the mother of five of Ringgold's 11 children. Marie Antoinette Hay was the daughter of George Hay, U.S Attorney for the District of Virginia, who represented the Government in prosecuting Aaron Burr for treason. George Hay's second wife

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