New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-09-16
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.St~%ZSssME[A&S bered locally
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Luoex FAAH0RaU !, spicuous part
he played in the Sioux Indian upris-
ing of 1862. When Little Crow and
his savages essayed their campaign
OF destruction against the white set
tiers of the Minnesota Valley, Colonel
Flandrau was residing on his home
stead at Traverse DIES Sioux.
News of the outbreak was received in
St. Peter late in the afternoon of Mon
day, August 18th. That evening and
throughout the forenoon of the follow
ing day Col. Flandrau worked unceas-
ingly organizing company to come
to the relief of New Ulm and shortly
after noon l35 men fell into line and
marched away at his command. They
made the hard journey from St. Peter
to this city with an expedition worthy
Of trained soldiery, marching the
weary miles between the two settle
ments in a trife less than half a day.
AS they crossed the ferry at Red
stone the citizens of New Ulm were
just completing their first repu]se of
the enemy and Col. Flandrau and his
men arrived too late to participate in
the opening battle. Their presence in
the town, however, added greatly to
the general confidence and when it be-
came necessary to choose a command
er for all the defending forces assem-
bled, that honor was conferred upon
Col. Flandrau. q
Working in perfect accord with his
subalterns, that officer was tireless,
during the three days of respite which
followed, in putting the beleagured
village into state to withstand a
siege. Night and day men worked at
Strengthening the Notifications and
taking other precautions and when the
besiegers appeared before the breast
works on Saturday morning, August
23rd, they found the town fully pre-
pared for them. In the battle which
followed Col. Flandrau made good dis
position of his forces and in the end
he and his men were able to thrust
backward cowed and beaten foe
Years have elapsed since the sturdy
pioneer directed the defense which
saved New Ulm and probably the
state from devastation, but the people
of New Ulm have always confessed
love and gratefulness for the man who
SO promptly hurried to their deliver
ance. In later years other honors
came to him but here his distinguished
services during those trying times will
ever be regarded as the GROWING
achievement of his illustriOus career.
He and his kind saved New Ulm from
destruction and now the city heaps
garlands upon the chieftan's bier.
In the death Of Judge Charles E.
Flandrau Minnesota loses one OF its
most respected and prominent cfS3zens
and one of her earliest settlers. he
was born July Is, 1928, in New York
city. His ancestors were Hugenots
who settled at New Rochelle, N. Y.
Charles H. Flandrau, his father, was
for many years law partner of Aaron
Burr in New York city. His mother
was the daughter of Gen. Alexander
Macomb, at one time commander-in-
chief of the United States army.
Judge Flandrau received his early
education in the private schools OF
Georgeton and Washington, D. c.
He had a desire to go to sea, and at
the age of thirteen shipped before the
mast in the revenue cutter Forward.
He spent about three years on the sea,
and at the age of nineteen settled
down to study law in his fathers law
Office at Whitesboro, N. Y. He was
admitted to the bar in 1851 and entered
into partnership with his father.
He came west in 1858. During No
vember of that year he came to St.
Paul in the company of Horace r.
Bigelow, and the two young lawyers
hung out their sign, Bigelow & Elan
drau, on Third street.
The practice of law in the early days
often necessitated long trips into the
dorthern wilds. It was on one of these
trips up the Minnesota river to Rock
Bend, now st. Peter, that Judge Elan
drau decided to settle at small trad
ing post called Traverse des Sioux.
He removed in June. 1884. To ST Peter