Coxswain Edward Ringold, a sailor in the U.S. Navy, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on October 22, 1862 in Pocataligo, South Carolina during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Wabash. Ringold was about 35 years old.
Ringold was born in 1827 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Maryland. Ringold died on October 14, 1864 in at sea, at the age of about 37. He is buried at body not recovered. Records also list him as Ringgold, Edward.
Ringold is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 85 credited to Maryland.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Served as coxswain on board the U.S.S. Wabash in the engagement at Pocataligo, 22 October 1862. Soliciting permission to accompany the howitzer corps and performing his duty with such gallantry and presence of mind as to attract the attention of all around him, Ringold, knowing there was a scarcity of ammunition, went through the whole line of fire with his shirt slung over his shoulder filled with fixed ammunition which he had brought from two miles to the rear of the lines.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Occupations: coxswain
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Places
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Timeline
- 1827Born in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland
- October 22, 1862Act of valor — Pocataligo, South CarolinaAge about 35. U.S.S. Wabash
- October 14, 1864Died in at seaAge about 37.
- Resting placebody not recovered
Biography
Edward Ringgold (c. 1827 – 14 October 1864) was a United States Navy coxswain and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.
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