It is related of this gallant officer that while cheering on his men at Fort Donelson, a bullet struck his sword, knocking [it] out of his hand. The rush was of course too great for him to stop and pick it up, so taking his hat in his hand, he waved it, and cheered on his men till he reached the entrenchments, where he was wounded. Lieut. Flanagan then took charge and bravely led the men the rest of the fight.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, March 1, 1862, p. 1
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