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Established October 26, 1848, at Davis Landing by Capt. J.H. La Motte, 1st U.S. Infantry, as Ringgold Barracks • • Named in honor of Brevet Major David Ringgold, 4th U.S. Artillery, who died of wounds received at Palo Alto, May 8, 1846 • Troops were withdrawn March 3, 1859 • Reoccupied December 29, 1859 • Abandoned in 1861 • Reoccupied by U.S. troops in June 1865 • General Robert E. Lee passed a few days here in 1856 and in 1860 Erected by the State of Texas, 1936
Fort Ringgold is a historical marker in Rio Grande City, Starr County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Starr County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 26.3773, -98.8098 near Rio Grande City. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Ringgold, C.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old Ringgold Barracks Hospital, Robert E. Lee House, and LaBorde House, Store and Hotel.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5061002012. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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