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Edward Ringold : ウィキペディア英語版 | Edward Ringold
Edward Ringold (1827 - 14 October 1874) was a United States Navy coxswain and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War. ==Biography== On October 22, 1862, in action at Pocataligo, South Carolina, at 10:00AM troops began disembarking from their transporters, with three 12 pound boat howitzers and gun crews from the , Under the command of Lieutenant Lloyd Phoenix. Traveling with General John Milton Brannan’s forces through swamps, thickets, and past burned bridges all of which delayed the movement of the union forces. After landing the naval crews dragged the howitzers five miles inland and immediately met the enemy. Opening up a rapid fire, the naval gun crews advanced with the army forces until they fired away most of their ammunition. At this point Coxswain ''Edward Ringold'' of the ''USS Wabash'' ran back two miles filled his shirt with fixed ammunition, slung it over his back and ran back to the front under heavy fire, arriving in time to check the enemy’s advance. Ringold drowned on 14 October 1864, although the exact location is unknown. 〔http://www.mohhsus.com/lost-to-history〕
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