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RMER SLAVE | AT R. I. ARSENALIms LIFE IS FILLED WITH MAYEXPERIENCES.Life of Milton Howard, Colored Rock Inland Arsenal Rmployee Born InMuscatine, Thrilling.tThe life of Milton Howard, veteran !colored employee at the Rock Island arsenal who was born in Muscatine in 1845, has been crowded with unusual experiences than the average lt;lifetime of the most adventuresome. When he wa» but five ears of age,; e, together with his parents, a •brother, and a sister, were kidnapped one night, taken south and soid into slavery. When the Civil war broke; out he immediately enlisted with the “Union forces at MacGregor, la. jDuring the course of the war he, served in the battles of ArkansasPost, St. Charles, Mon Iaike, and Big • Creek. In this last named battle he!was wounded twice, receiving a mus-; Let ball in the thigh and a buckshotwound in the head. At a later time inthe w ar he was again injured by hav-)ing a gun carriage from the heavy iirrillery run over his right leg. ! After the war he came to work atthe Rock Island arAnal, and has been employed at this government plant ever since. When he first calhie to Rock Island, the old Confederate) prison barracks were still standing. Hf* helped to raze some of these buildings, and also took part In the work of re-burying some of the Union soldiers at the Arsenal cemetery.During the first winter he was !n Rock ! -land, Howard distinguished himself by saving the life of General Flagler, who fell through the ice while skating on the Moline pool. By risking his life in the icy waters of the Mississippi, Mr. Howard succeeded in rescuing the commandant and bringing him to shore after the latter had been in the water three-quarters of a,n hour.Although of advanced age, and after many years of service and toil Milton Howard is still working daily as shop tender in DM16 at the Rock Island arsenal.
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Muscatine Journal
Muscatine, Iowa, US
Sat, Aug 31, 1918
Page 12
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