Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-23
IT MEANS MUCH.
The Promotion Of Col. d. w. Flag.
Ter of the Army.
.e"eved te be a Good Thing for IN.
ree Cities-Skeseh or the Life Or
the Former Commanaant or x..l
and Arsenal.

by the president, with the rank nc
origadier general, as chief OF ord.
nance, is believed by thinking men
to be good move in the interests of this
immediate locality. There is, probably
no man in the three cities, who enioyed a
closer or more co nfidentiAl, acquain tence
with Col. Flagler than Mr.. B. F, Tillino.
hast, ma naging editor of the Davenport
Democrat, whose paper last evening con.
tanned the following. concerning the effect
OF the appointment as well as biographi,
cal sketch Of the promoted colonel:
In this locsaity his appointment to this
onored position means much. With
Col. Flsgler in the chair of the chief of
ordnance the Rock Island arsenal will
nave the wsrmest possible friend at the
headquarters of the ordnance department.
and that means great deal for this post
and Tor the cities about it. For the past
10 years such friend has not been DOS
sessed IN that place, and the lack of such
an ally has been felt and appreciated
There is scarcely doubt that Col. Flsgler
will be confirmed in the appointment.
and when that confirmation is given him
brighter day will dawn here at this
point.
Daniel W. Flagler was born in New
York. He was appointed from New York
that state, cadet at the United States Mi
litsry ACADEMY July l. 1855. to June "a
1861, and graduated No in his class, bre-
veted second lieutenent of ordnance
June "a, 1861. He served during the re-
bellion from 1861 TO 1866; in drilling vol
unteers at Washington. ID. c.. July to
10, 1851 as acting sid-de.camp to Col.
Hunter in the Manassas campaign of
July 1861. being engaged in the battle of
Bull Run July 81. 1851; as aide de.csmp
TO Brig. Gen Mcdowell in the defenses
Of Washington July to August, 1851; was
promoted to first lieutenent of ordnance
Aug. 8, 1861, was assistant ordnance
officer at Allegheny arsenal, Peunsy'-
vania, and on foundry duty at Fort Pitt
foundry, Pittsburg. Pa inspecting ord
nance for fitting out the Mississippi river
Flotilla August to December, 1861; was
chief OF ordusnc to Gen Burnslde's ex-
petition to North Carolina December.
1861, to August, 1862, being engaged in
the battle and capture of Roanoke Island
Feb. 7-S, 1868, in charge of Transports
ton OF seige train across the country from
Newbern,to Fort Macon, N. c., and of
construction Of approaches and batteries
in front of Fort Macon in March and
April 1852. and IN command of mortar
batteries in the bombardment Of Fort Ma
con. resulting in the capture April %,
1852. He was breveted captain March
IA, 1862, for gallant services at the battle
of Newbern, N. c.. breve.ed major Ap-
ril &c, 1862, for gallant services at the
siege Of Fort Bacon, N c., In the Mary.
land compaign tarmy of the Potomac) he
served as assistant ordnance officer and
aide>camp September to October 1859,
being engaged in the battle of South
Mountain Sep. IA. and the battle of An
tietam Sep. II, 1862; as chief of ordnance
OF the army of the Potomac November
1862 to November 1868. being engaged
in the batil of Fredericksburg Dec 10,
1852, the battle OF Charlottesville, Va
May and 4, 1868, and the battle of
Gettysburg. Pa July and 3, 1868 He
was promoted to captain of ord
nance March 8, 1868; he was
in hospital in October and November.
1882. on inspection duty at West Point
foundry, New York. Nov, 1868, to May
1854; assistant to chief of ordnance, u
8. A., Washington. May, 1854 to June,
1865, and on special duty inspecting
arms, army of the Potomac, Feb, 1855.
in charge of Tredegsr Iron works, Rich
mond, Va, April and May. 1865. on q
tour of inspection of western arseuals
with the chief Of ordnance, May, 1866; in
charge of receiving arms from disbanded
volunteers from Delaware and Penney.
vania atfWilmington, Del, and Phila
delphia and Harrisburg, Pa. May and
June, 1865. and on special ordnance in
spection duty, breaking up ordnance de.
pots and removing ordnance from fortii
cations in Kentucky, Tennessee, Geor
gia and Alabama from June to Sept
1865. He was brevetted lieutenant col
onel March 13, 1866. for distinguished
services in the field during the war of th'
rebellion he was assistant ordnauct
officer at Watervliet arsenal, New York
from October to December. 1865; was il
command OF Augusta arsenal and Angus
ia powder works, Georgia, from January
1865, to May. 1871; having charge also o
the confederate ordnance establishments
depots and stores, and disposal of tn
same at Atlanta, Macon. Athens and Ss
wanna, Ga. from January. 1866. to Jan
uary, 1869, and was on special ordranc
inspection duty at Fort Fisher. N. G..
December, sc. Selma, Ala. Feb, '69
and Fort Pickens. Florida. February
1871 He came here in command o
Rock Island armory and arsenal June
1871, and remained until May 81, 1886
He was q member of the board on heav
gun carriages at New York January t
March. 1873, of special inspection o
Fort Union arsenal, New Mexico. wit
view of breaking up same, September
1880; on the board at Indianapolis. Ind
in regard to the removal Of the Indisnap
oils arsenal in January. 1888. and o.
ordnance inspection duty at San An
tonia, Tex, Fl. Lowell. Ariz., and Benz
cha, Cal, February to March. 1883. Fl
was promoted to major of ordnance Jun
90, 1874, and to lieutenant colonel Q
ordnance Aug. 90. 1881.
He was in command of Frankfort q rse
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