Death of Major Ringgold

Digital Image

Identifier: 1931-004-1-003.jpg

Staff Only

Dates

Creation: 1846
digitzed: 2018-09-19

Creator

Kellogs and Thayer (Lithographer, Organization)

Summary

Colored lithograph of the death of Major Ringgold at the Battle of Palo Alto, May 8, 1846. Ringgold, considered by some to have been the "Father of Modern Artillery," and may have been the first U.S. officer killed in the Mexican War.

Extent

1 item : Colored lithograph ; 1,752 kb

Language of Materials

English

Related Names

Subject

Ringgold, Samuel B., 1796-1846 (Person)

Subjects

Topical

Mexican War, 1846-1848

Linked Records

Ellis Clarke Soper collection, Undated | Series 1 - Lithographs | Death of Major Ringgold, 1846

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository

https://libraries.utulsa.edu/speccoll

Contact:
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