| Death of Sergt. Flavel Leach
Sergt. Flavel Leach, who died at the Soldiers' Home at Hampton, Va., June 22 was a native of Killingly, Ct., but his parents, Flavel and Elizabeth Leach, resided on Prichard street in this city for many years and are well remembered by older inhabitants. The son was born before his parents removed to Fitchburg and, while a young man, he was for a time supt. for N. F. Ackley of the Stone mill (now Cushing's), then a cotton manufactory. At the breaking out of the Civil War he resided at Boylston and enlisted Dec. 14, 1861, in the Fitchburg Fusiliers, Co. B, 15th Mass. regiment. He served in the hard fought battles in which the regiment took part during the Peninsular campaign, at Antietam, Gettysburg and other actions till he was badly wounded in the knee. He did duty in the hospital at Philadelphia after he had sufficiently recovered from his wound till he was discharged at the expiration of his term of service, July 28, 1864. He was a favorite with his comrades, especially with the younger soldiers, and is remembered for many acts of kindness. He was one of the older members of the company, being in his 40th year when he enlisted. His home was in Virginia during the last 20 years of his life. He married in 1843, Miss Elizabeth C. Lovell, who died, May 21, 1897. He leaves four children -- Mrs. E. S. Harris of this city, Mrs. H. A. Dalrymple of Worcester, Charles C. Leach of Exeter, N. H., and C. W. Leach of Pendelton county, West Virginia. He was a brother of Mrs. Daniel R. Streeter and Mrs. Daniel Jennison, late of this city. Mr. Leach was the last of his father's family. He was buried with military honors, June 24, at the new National cemetery connected with the Soldiers' Home at Hampton. |