Evening star., 1899-03-30

diseases. The generals wife. son and
daughter We're constantly at his bedside
during the past week. and with tender
hands and loving devotion soothed him in
his last hours.
Arrangements were made at the War De
partment today to pay fun military hOnors
to Gen. Flagler on the occasion OF his in
terment at Arlington cemetery next Mon
day afternoon. Owing to the small number
of troops in this vicinity it will he impossi-
BILE to meet the full requirements of the
army regulations with respect to the fu-
neral of an officer of the high rank Of the
deceased. The military escort Will he made
up of the few troops at Washington bar
racks and at Fort Myer. The details OF
the funeral arrangements have not yet
been perfected.
Gen. Flagler was a distinguished soldier,
and rendered great service to his country.
His active military career covered a period ,
of thirty-ffve years, including the civil war
and the Spanish war. He was associated
almost exclusively with the ordnance
branch of the service, and occupied high
rank among ordnance experts.
Drilled Volunteers i'm This city.
He was oorn in New York. and was ap-
pointed to the Military Academy from that
in the class of 1861. and was appointed sec
ond lieutenant of ordnance. He served with
great credit throughout the war of the
bellion. His earliest military service was
in connection with the drilling Of volunteers
in this city, after which he acted as ad-de-
camp to Col. Hunter in the Manassas cam
paign. being engaged in the first battle oc
Bull Run. He was afterward aid-de-camp
to Gen. Mcdowell I'm the defenses of this
city. After a short service as ordnance Off
Ger at the Allegheny arsenal PenpsylVa-
MIA, he accompanied Gen. Burnsides eNpe-
dition to North CaI Iolina as chief of ord
nance. He was engaged in the battle and
capture of Roanoke Island: In the attack of
Newbern, N c.: the capture OF Fort Ma
con, the Maryland campaign with the
Army of the Potomac, in the battles of
South Mountain. Antietam, Fredericksburg.
Charlottesville and Gettysburg. In octo-
ber 1863, he was assigned to inspection
duty at the West Point foundry. New York,
and remained there until May. 1864. when
he was transferred to duty in the ordnance
office in Washington, where he served until
June, 1865.
He was brevetted three times during the
war. first as captain. for gallant services
at the battle of Newbern; second major
for meritoriOuS services at the siege OF
Fcrt Macon. and. third. as lieutenant coll
onel. for distinguished services in the field
and faithful and meritorious service i'm tf1e
ordnance department during the rebellion
Developed the Ordnance Department.
Since the war he has served at various
stations on ordnance duty, and has rem
dered most important service in the devel-
opment Of the ordnance department OF the
army. He served consecuuvely at Water
Vliet arsenal, New York; Augusta arsenal.
Georgia: Rock Island arsenal, Illinois: Fort
Monroe arsenal Virginia; Fort Union
arsenal, New Mexico; San Antonio arsenal.
Texas; Frankfort ARSENAL Pennsylvania
and Watertown arsenal Massachusetts. He
reached the grade of lieutenant colonel OF
ordnance in August 1881, and the grade OF
colonel I'm September, 1890. While in com
mand of the Wate5 town arsenal. in JAM
uary, 1891, he was promoted to brigadier,
general and chief of ordnance, and has
| since served IN that capacity with conspic-
\ nous success