Clark County OhArchives Obituaries.....FLAGO, Thomas Benton February 24, 1906
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NEWSPAPER NAME: Daily News, Springfield, OH
NOTE: 1894-1905
1905 - 1 / 31 / 1982 
SURNAMES: ANDERSON, FLAGO, SCHELL 
DATE: Saturday, February 24, 1906
OBITUARY TEXT: Thomas Benton FLAGO succumbs. T.B. FLAGO, one of the best known
citizens of Springfield died Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at his home 233 South
Fountain Avenue. While the immediate cause of Mr Flago's death was Brights
Disease from which he had been suffering for about two weeks, it is stated that
the general breakdown in his health was due to exposure during the Civil War and
especially in the Andersonville Prison and that since the close of the war he
has never been rugged. Mr Flago was born March 18, 1842, in Urbana, Champaign
County, although while still young his parents removed to Mechanicsburg where a
large part of his boyhood was passed. At the beginning of the civil war he
enlisted as a private in Company B, 32nd OVI at Urbana. He was in numerous
bloody battles and was first made a prisoner of war at Harpers Ferry. During the
final year of the war he was removed to Memphis, Tenn, where he again saw much
hard fighting. He fought under Sherman in the capture of Meridian and the march
to the sea and was taken a prisoner at Atlanta and placed in the Andersonville
prison, from which he was released September 22, 1864. This, however, did not
end his service for his country as he re-enlisted in the service. This time in
the United States Navy within three months after his discharge from the army.
Serving on the United States gunboat Collier of the Mississippi squadron, he was
soon promoted to captain and acting boatswain, and was given an honorable
discharge Aug 20, 1865. At the close of the war, Mr Flago came to Springfield
and has since made this city his home. Thirty seven years ago he was married to
Miss Elizabeth ANDERSON, who still survives him. Two children were born to them,
Mrs Nora FLAGO SCHELL, wife of Mr Schell of Newark, NJ, who was at the bedside
of her father at the time of his death, and Miss Jane FLAGO now deceased. Mr
Flago was always active in politics, a Republican by faith. For several years he
was county infirmary director and still later held the office of member of the
water works board, holding that position when the office was abolished by reason
of the new code. Mr Flago was one of the oldest members of the Clark Masonic
lodge and of Mitchell Post No 45, GAR. He was also a member of St Paul ME
Church. The funeral service will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
late home and the burial will be made in Ferncliff Cemetery.


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