Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Navy
Edward Ringold
Details
- Also Known As: Ringgold, Edward
- Rank: Coxswain
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Wabash - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: October 22, 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Pocataligo, South Carolina, USA
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.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Maryland
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Born: 1827, Baltimore, Baltimore County, MD, United States
- Died: October 14, 1864, at sea
- Buried: body not recovered