Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-24
IL MEANS MUCH.
The Promotion of Col. ID. w, FLAG.
Ter Of the Army.
screwed to be n Good Thing for the
ree Cities-skesch or the L,f. Of
the Former Csnmanaant of Rock Is.
and Arsenal.

y 'o0 piesiuent, with the rank Of
origadier general. as chief OF ord.
nance, is believed by thinking men
to be good move in the interests of mi.
immediate locality. There is prohah,z
no man IN the three cities, who enioyed ,
closer or more co nfdential, scouaiptence
with Col. Flagler than Mr.. B. F. Tillinp.
hast, ma naging editor of the Dsyennor-
Democrat, whose paper last evening con.
tanned the following, concerning the effec
OF the appointment as well as biopraphi,
cal sketch Of the promoted colepel:
In this locality his appointment TO ,bi.
non ored position means much. With
Col. Flsgler in the chair of the chief 81
ordnance the Rock Island arsenal vii
have the warmest possible friend at tbs
headquarters of the ordnance department,
and that means q great deal for this DOS,
and for the cities about it. For the mas,
10 years such friend has not been pos
sessed In that place, and the lack of such
an ally has been felt and appreciated
There is scarcely doubt that Col. FIsgler
VIII be confirmed in the appointment,
and when that confirmation is given him
q 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
Iitary ACADEMY July /. 1856. to June "a
1851, and graduated No in his class, bre-
veted second lieuteDent of ordnance
June "a, 1861 He served during the re-
bellion from 1861 to 1885, in drilling vol
unteers at Washington. ID. c., July / TO
10, 1851; as acting sid-de-camp to Col.
Hunter in the Manassas campaign o.
July 1861. being engaged in the battle of
Bull Run July 81. 1861; as aide de-camp
to Brig. Gen Mcdowell in the defenses
OF Washington July 10 August, 1881; was
promoted 10 first lieutenent of ordnance
Aug. 3, 1861, was assistant ordnance
off1cer at Allegheny arsenal. Pennsy'-
vsnia, and on foundry duty at Fort PITT
foundry, Pitisburg. Pa ); inspecting ord
nance for fitting out the Mississippi river
Flotills August to December, 1851; was
chief of ordnance TO Gen BurnsIde's ex-
petition to North Carolina December.
1861, to August, 1862, being engaged in
the battle and capture of Roanoke Island
u
ton OF seige train across the country from
Newberp, to Fort Macon, n. c., and of
construction OF approaches and batteries
in front of Fort Macon in March and
April 1862, and IN command of mortar
batteries in the bombsrdment of Fort Ma
con. resulting in the capture April %,
1852. He was breveted captain March
IA, 1852 for gallant services at the battle
OF Newbern. n. c.; breve.ed major Ap-
I'll 20, 1852, for gallant services at the
siege Of Fort Bacon. n. c.. in the MARI
land compaign (srmy of the Potomsc) he
served as assistant ordnance officer and
aide>camp September to October 1852,
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 1863. being engaged
IN the bsttls Of Fredericksburg Dec. 10,
1852, the battle of Charlottesville, W.
May 2 and 4. 1868, and the battle of
Gettysburg, Pa, July and 8, 1868. He
was promoted to captain of ord
nance March 8. 1868: he was
in hospital in October and November.
1852, on inspection duty at West Point
foundry, New York. Nov. 1868, to MAY
1864; assistant TO chief of ordnance, U.
8. A, Washington, May, 1864 to June,
1855, and on special duty inspecting
arms, army of the Potomac, Feb, 1865
in charge of Tredegar Iron works. Rich
mond, Va, April and May, 1865. on q
tour of inspe ction of western arsenals
with the chief Of ordnance, May, 1865; in
charge OF receiving arms from disbsnded
volunteers from Delaware and Pennsyl-
vania aSWilmipgton. Del, and Phila-
delphis and Harrisburg. Pa, May and
June, 1865. and on special ordnance in
spection duty, breaking up ordnance de-
pots and removing ordnance from fortifi-
cations in Kentucky, Tennessee, Geor-
gia and Alabama from June to Sept,
1865. he was brevetted lieutenant COL
onel March 10, 1865. for distinguished
services in the field during the war of the
rebellion He was assistant ordnance
officer at Watervliet arsenal, New York,
from October to December. 1865; was in
command OF Augusta arsenal and Angus
tspowder works. Georgia, from January,
1866, to May, 1871; having charge also OF
the confederate ordnance establishments.
depots and stores, and disposal of the
same at Atlanta, Macon. Athens and Sc.
wanna, Ga. from January. 1866, to Jan.
uary, 1859, and was on special ordnance
inspection duty at Fort Fisher, N. G. :,
December, SO. Selma. Ala. Feb, 80
and Fort Pickens, Florida, February
1871. He came here in command OF
Rock Island armory and arsenal June,
1871, and remained until May 81. 1886
He was a member of the board on heavy
gun carriages at New York January to
March, 1878, of special inspection OF
Fort Union arsenal, New Mexico, with
view Of breaking up same. September
1880; on the board at Indianapolis. Ind
in regard to the removal Of the Indisuap-
oils arsenal in January, 1883. and on
ordnance inspection duty at San An
tonia, Tex. Fl. Lowell. Ariz., and BENZ
cha. Cal, February to March. 1883. He
was promoted to major of ordnance June
23. 1874, and to lieutenant colonel Of
ordnance Aug. 20. 1881.
He was in command OF frankfort srse-