Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-19
COL, FLAGLER.

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Rock Island Arsenal, who arrived 10 Rock
Island in time TO breakfast at the Harper
House on Monday morning, is busily en-
gagged in taking up the work on the Island
from the point where it was temporarily in
terrupsed By the death of Gen, RodmAn.
Speaking OF the asw commandsnt, the DAv-
export Gazette says:
Visitors at Rock Island Arsenal, nova.
days, will be apt to notice Joung man OF
medium height and good form, in citizen g
dress, moving about with quick walk, and
now and then stopping for moments talk
with an officer, or foreman employed on the
great works about him. You draw near,
and are impressed with HIS oountenance.
Some how or other you are reminded Of
portraits of certain mel, who long ago won
immortal fame in the military world. II is
their forehead, their deep les, wide mouth
and cot of cheeks. BE is gentlemanly in
demeanor, bat brief in speech. Says what
he has to say, and quits talking until again
called out. This man is Col. Flagler, the
lAmented Rodman's successor as commend
ant at Rock Island Arsenal. The work
which Rodman left un6 nishsd, he is to finish
The millions which the Government is 20
expend in concentrating its pans in
making this the main srmory and arsenal in
the United States, if not the greatest one in
the world, are to be disbursed under his
direction. In him nov and hereafter the
citizens of Davenport, who worked so hard
90 secure the location of the new Armory
and Arsenal. made necessary by the rebell-
ion, on Rock Island, must feel deep inter
| est. and therefore 9 sketch OF his career will
be eagerly read.
Daniel W. Flagler was born near Lock
port, Niagara county, N. Y in 1887 His
| father was farmer, and was as big bly, re
spected as any other man in the county. On
the lst of July, 1856, after full course /
the Union School in Lockport, Young Flag,
Ter entered West Point, from which institu.
ton he graduated June Path, 1861, standing
| 9Th in the order Of merit in his clsss-one
of the Eve who have she lucky affixed a.
their names. He was i'm mediNtely nppoIDt l.
ed Second Lieutenant of Ordance. The war
of the rebellion had commenced, snd the
govern mebt put Flagler right into the hard
work of suppressing Il. Without tarryiDg for
q visit home, he obeyed orders and FASTENED
to Washington, and the LIST of July found
him drilling volunteers from morning till
night The cry''on to Richmond" came
from sll parts of the country, aud Lieut..
Flagler was detailed to help obey it; he vas
on Col. Hunters staff in the Manassas cam
paign of 1861, and thus was in the first bat
lie of Boil Run, after which be acted as
Aid de Camp TO Gen. Mcdowell in the
defense of Washington In August, 1861,
he was promoted TO First Lieutenant in
Ordance, aud was detailed as Assistant
Ordnance Officer 81 Allegheny Arsenal. Ia
December, however. he was again ordered
into fighting service, and was appointed
Chief of Ordnance to General Burnside's
expedition to North Carolina, which sailed
December 26, 1861. he was engaged at
the battle and capture of Roanoke sl,nd,
February rs, 1862, In the attack of New
born, March l6, 1852, flor gallant service in
which affair he was brevetted Captain and
the bombardment of Fort Macon, resulting
IN its capture, April rs, 1862. For his
meritorious conduct in the last affair he was
brsverted Major. The Summer of 60 found
him in the Army of the Potomac as Assist
ant Ordnance Officer and Acting Aid de
Camp. and he Was engaged 10 the battle of
South Mountain, Sept Ia, and in the battle
Of Antiessm three days latter. In Novem-
Der Of the same year, he was appointed
Chief Of Ordnance of the Army of the Pc
tomac, in which capacity served till 0eioher
10, 1868, participating in the battle of
Fredericksburg Dec. Is, 81, in the battle of
ChEuceilorsvillei in May following, and in the
terrible and decisive conflict at Gettysburg,
July l.3, 1863. His conduc; in these
great snsirs won fer him special
commentator IN the reports of Generals
Hooker, Burnside and Mend. He was pro
NOTED to Captain of Ordnance in March,
1868. He remained with the army Of the
Potomac tall October 10, 1868, when be was
sent to West Point Foundry to snperintend
the casting Of cannon there, and to inspect
artillery made for the government. Here
ne remained till Nav /, 1854, when be went
10 Washington, where as FIRST Assistant t,i
the Ordnance Bureau be rendered exc-lient
service to the Government, I'LL June >, 1868.
when he was sent on special ordnance In
spection duty IN Kentucky, Tennessee,
Georgia and Alabama, which Kept him very
busy until fall, when he went to NAtervIlitt
Arsenal, New Y ork, as Assistant Ordnance
officer, remaining there I'LL January, ls66,
when he MAS placed in command OF
Augusta Arsenal, Georgia. We should
have stated that IN March -, 1865, be Vas
brevetted lieutenant colonel ''fOr distinguish
ed services In the field, and faithful and
meritoriOus services in the Ordnance De
partment q urIng The rebellion" Colonel
Fiagler remained at Augusta till The spring
of the present year, when tas illness OF
General RodmAu beeoue alarming, he WIS
ordered TO Rock Island Arsenal. Az far as
possible he became familiar With the Gen
erals plans from his own lips, and conduct
ed the work on the Island accordingly 4
few days after General Rodmsn's death,
Colonel Flsgler was appointed com nand ant
ct Rock Island Arsenal. lie Was at the East
when thus appointed, and returned on the
18th inst, bringing hls family with him
de IS occupying . new cottage in q beauti-
ful grove, about . quarter Of mile north
east of Armory No !.
1t will be seen that the War Department
has the greatest confidence in Col. FlagIer's
abilities both as engineer and ordnance
otfcer-as q scientific man who can be
trusted with the carrying out Of its Purposes
In erecting its most important work in the
West, If not in the whole country. Our
citizens who NAV have business with him, or
be thrown into social relations with him, will
form the very same golden opinions of him
that the Government has cherished ever
since his arduous services with Burnside in
North Carolina, in 1861 So much for the
gallant soldier and accomplished scholar who
commands Rock Island Arsenal.
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