Brigadier General Flagler was chastised for rescinding his earlier order when the war started. At the end of April 1898, Flagler expedited the rapid production of the Magazine Rifle. The workforce at the Springfield Armory was tripled and the hours of operation extended to 20 per day.

It is interesting to note here that Major General Nelson A. Miles demanded that the War Department replace the Krag Jorgensen early in the war and wanted other rifles to be obtained from foreign countries. Flagler was totally against this. The Secretary of War, Russell A. Alger, sided with Flagler and rebuffed Miles. It appears to me that Miles, who was leading the Army, should be further researched for his reasoning and possible motives.

This forum would likely not exist today if Miles got his way. What would we be doing for fun then?