Ringgold Barracks letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0034-SC
Scope and Contents
The Ringgold Barrack letter is handwritten from Major G. H. Crossmen at the Office of Army Clothing and Equipage in Philadelphia to Captain R. W. Potter at Schuykill Arsenal. The letter concerns the annual supply of Company D, 4th Regional Artillery stationed at Ringgold Barracks, Texas, and includes an itemized list of needed supplies.
Dates
- 1856
Biographical / Historical
Ringgold Barracks, now known as Fort Ringgold and also once called Camp Ringgold, is located in Rio Grande City, Texas. Established in 1948 and once the southernmost United States outpost, it was retired in 1944. It was named in honor of Brevet Major Samuel Ringgold, the first United States Army officer to die from wounds received in the battle of Palo Alto.
Extent
1 Sheets (1 Item)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letter from Major G. H. Crossmen at the Office of Army Clothing and Equipage in Philadelphia to Captain R. W. Potter at Schuykill Arsenal regarding supplies for Ringgold Barracks.
Processing Information
Merleen Dibert, Dec. 1979
Updated by Cassie McClure, 2005
- Title
- Guide to the Ringgold Barracks letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Merleen Dibert, Dec. 1979 Updated by Cassie McClure, 2005
- Date
- Updated in 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository