from The Fitchburg Sentinel, 1 Apr 1907, p. 2
Buried in Forest Hill Cemetery

The remains of Lieut. Joseph Myron Goddard arrived at 10:47 a.m. today from Melrose, where the funeral was held on Sunday at 3 p.m. Gen. J. W. Kimball, who was captain of Co. B. 15th Mass. regiment, of which Lieut. Goddard was an officer when the company left Fitchburg, June 28, 1861, met the relatives at the depot and accompanied them to Forest Hill cemetery. Commander Graves and members of Post 19, G. A. R., including nearly all of the living past commanders, were at the depot and took a car to the cemetery. The Grand Army burial service was conducted by Chaplain Allen assisted by officers of the Post,k with Charles E. Allen, cornetist, at Forest Hill chapel. The interment was at the adjacent cemetery.