Maj. David Riddle

David Riddle 3 (4), a son of William 2 (1), was born in Washington County, Penn.; was a major in the army of the United States during the war of 1812, and died from wounds received in a duel at the Bay of St. Louis.

History of the Ancient Ryedales: And Their Descendants, by Gideon Tibbetts Ridlon

United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914

Name: David Riddle

Event Type: Military Service

Event Date: 13 Mar 1813

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Riddle, David [Born in . Appointed from Penn.]

2nd Lieut. 15th Infantry, 9 April, 1812. 1st Lieut., 13 March, 1813. Transferred to 8th Infantry, 17 May, 1815. Captain, 3 Dec, 1816. Died 9 July, 1820. Brevet Rank: — Brevet Captain, 25 July, 1814, for gallant conduct at the Battle of Niagara. Brevet Major, 17 Sept., 1814, for gallant conduct in the Sortie from Fort Erie.

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David Riddle (Pennsylvania), second-lieutenant Fifteenth Infantry, 9th April, 1812; first-lieutenant, March, 1813; brevet-captain for distin- guished service in battle of Niagara Falls, July 25, 1814; distinguished in Gaines' victory at Fort Erie; brevet-major for gallant conduct in sortie from Fort Erie, Sept. 17, 1814 (Jan. 15), in which he was wounded; re- tained December, 1815, in Infantry; captain, December, 1816; died July 9, 1820.

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