# David Columbus Ralston

> American explorer, botanical collector and sergeant of the U.S. Army Signal Corps

**Wikidata**: [Q132156537](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132156537)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-columbus-ralston


## References

1. Digitization connects scattered specimens and enables new historical research: Plants from the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (1881–1884)
2. [Source](https://fortconger.org/page/biographies)
3. [Source](https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-53000/NH-53308.html)