Cadwalader Ringgold
Name: Cadwalader Ringgold
Affiliation: Union
Unit: Navy
Race: White
Place of Birth/Residence: Fountain Rock, Washington County, MD
Enlistment Date: 03/04/1819
Rank at End of Service: Rear Admiral
Notes:
Captain of the ship "Sabine"; rescued the crew of the ship "Governor" after a severe storm off the coast of SC (after which he received many honors); In 1866, Ringgold was named General Superintendent of Ironclads and President of the Board of Claims (now known as "The Ringgold Board"); Died in NY on 4/27/1867; See Keller for more info
Source(s):
Roger Keller, Roster of Civil War Soldiers from Washington County, Maryland (Clearfield Co.: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1998).
