Leominster, Massachusetts, historical and picturesque, Part 7

Author: Emerson, William Andrew, 1851-
Publication date: 1888
Publisher: Gardner, Mass., The Lithotype publishing co.
Number of Pages: 530


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We have not the space in this book to give even a brief history of the different regiments having Leominster men in their ranks, but some idea of the dangers and hardships of the four years' struggle may be gained by the record of those who died during that time. After the principal battles of the war, in which Leominster men were engaged, the town sent promi- nent citizens to the front to look after the dead and wounded, as well as the sick, taking with them articles of wearing apparel and comforts of various kinds, and they were often privileged to witness, and afterwards report to friends at home, instances of patient endurance and heroism.


ROLL OF HONOR.


To the earnest and persistent efforts of the late James Ben- nett, Esq., in searching for information, we are indebted for the following facts in connection with each of the forty-eight sol- diers whose names are enscribed on the Soldiers' Monument.


FRONT TABLET.


CORPORAL ANDREW W. COWDREY, the first martyr from Leominster, was severely wounded at Ball's Bluff, Oct. 21st, and died of his wounds, Nov. 3d, 1861, at Poolesville hospital, Maryland shore. He left a wife and two children, and was buried in Leominster with military honors.


GEORGE H. GALLUP, son of James B. Gallup, was taken sick with typhoid fever at Savage Station, left behind at Chickahom-


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iny, taken prisoner by the rebels, and cofined in Libby Prison. With only the floor for his bed, he received neither care nor medicine for twenty-seven days. When exchanged he was in a weak and reduced condition, and had an attack of diphtheria, and died of suffocation from falling into a foul vault at the hos- pital, Fortress Monroe, Aug. 6th, 1862.


CORPORAL FRANKLIN GARDNER. was one of the " color guard," and at the battle of Antietam, Sept. 17th, took up the colors from the third color bearer, who had been shot dead at his side. He received three balls ; the first passed through a limb, the second through his thigh, the third in his stomach. Regardless of these wounds he managed to keep the flag wav- ing until the next guard took it. From Wednesday morning, Sept. 17th, until Friday morning of the same week, he lay within the enemy's lines. When our men went to bury the dead and remove the wounded, he was placed in the hospital at Sharpsburg, and removed Sept. 25th, to Patent Office hospital, Washington, where he died Oct. 6th, 1862.


CAPT. HANS PETER JORGENSEN, a native of Copenhagen, Denmark, enlisted as Orderly Sergeant. At Ball's Bluff he was wounded in the right arm. He was detailed to recruit, but af- terwards promoted to Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, and Oct. 28th, 1862, to Captain, in command of his old Company A, and was killed.


Capt. Jorgensen had seen service in the campaigns of the Danish Army and was twice wounded while fighting the Prus- sians at Schleswig and Holstein ; once in the arm by a ball and on the head by a sabre. "He was not a native of this country. He could not have been drafted, yet so keen was his apprecia- tion of the great interests at stake, that he is reported in the Worcester Spy to have said : 'Freedom is the same everywhere and I cheerfully give my life in its defense. I would give more if I had it,' or words to that effect,"


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CORPORAL CHARLES A. LAMB, son of Albert Lamb, was taken prisoner at Ball's Bluff. At Libby Prison he sickened and died of congestion of the lungs, Nov. 25th, 1861.


SERGEANT EDWARD B. ROLLINS, after fighting bravely at Ball's Bluff, succeeded in crossing the river safely, but on look- ing back to the Virginia shore he saw some of his comrades, . who were not yet taken prisoners. He procured a skiff, rowed it over amid the whistling of balls, took in his passengers, and landed them in safety. Two years later, he sent his wife a beautifully wrought card with the names of eleven hard fought battles in which he had been engaged. He left a space for' one more, and wrote, that after one more battle, he should probably come home. He went into his twelfth battle, Gettysburg, and was killed July 2d, 1863. He left a wife and four small child- ren.


CAPT. CHARLES H. STEVENS enlisted as Fourth Sergeant. He was promoted to 2d Lieut., Ist Lieut., and, July 4th, 1863, to Captain. He was wounded in the foot at Savage Station, and in the leg, while supporting our batteries at Gettysburg. At Bristow Station, Oct. 15th, 1863, after an hour's hard fight- ing, the enemy gave way; but Capt. Stevens was severely wounded, and died while being carried to the hospital. In his honor Post 53, G. A. R., was named.


JOHN GOULD SNOW, only son of Thomas S. Snow, was at Ball's Bluff and in six other battles. He died of chronic diar- rhœa, Dec. 10, 1863, at Fairfax hospital, Va.


SERGEANT JOHN Q. A. TRIPP was in seventeen battles. He was wounded at Gettysburg, captured at Petersburg, taken to Andersonville, parolled, entered our lines exhausted by starva- tion, cold, and sickness, and died in a Baltimore hospital, Mar. 19th, 1864. He was buried with military honors at Leomin- ster, March 23d, 1864.


SERGEANT GEORGE E. WILDER, son of George Wilder, was


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A. W. Cowdrey. G. H. Gallup.


Capt. C. H. Stevens. J. G. Snow.


R. H. Carter. J. F. Crosby. W. H. Johnson. J. E. Marshall. Lieut. A. R. Glover. A. H. Carter.


A. B. Osborn. J. F. Owens.


J. B. Foster. E. Hardy.


F. Gardner. Capt. Jorgensen. J. Q. A. Tripp. G. E. Wilder. J. M. Mellen. C. H. Derby. H. K. Derby. A. L. Wilder. J. McDonough. A. W. Johnson. M. L. Jordan.


C. A. Lamb. C. B. Wood.


E. B. Rollins.


J. C. Ready. L. Goodrich.


J. M. Lewis.


C. H. Sinclair. L. R. Gallup. D. Butterfield. E. A. Ellick. L. Richardson.


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shot in the head at the battle near Spottsylvania, and died May 17th, 1864.


CHARLES B. WOOD was drowned March 20th, 1862, while relieving guard on a dark, stormy night, on the banks of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal.


WILLIAM L. WHITNEY, private, died of fever at the hospital in Washington.


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GEO. W. DIVOLL, 7th Mass. Battery, died in the hospital in New Orleans of chronic diarrhoea, Sept. 21st, 1864.


HORACE R. BARKER, private in 2Ist Reg., Co. D, died at Newbern, N. C., of typhoid fever, April 19, 1862.


RUFUS H. CARTER, 2Ist Reg., Co. D, was mustered out at Blaine's Cross Roads, East Tennessee, Dec. 31, 1863. He re-enlisted in the Veteran Volunteers and was killed at Peters- burg, Va., by Sharpshooters, Sept. 30, 1864.


ALBERT F. CREED, 2Ist Reg., died at Newbern, of typhoid fever, May 21, 1862.


JOHN F. CROSBY, 23d Reg., Co. D, was wounded by the enemy at the battle of Kingston, and afterwards was shot in the back by the accidental discharge of a musket in the hands of a comrade. He was helped to an ambulance and was four weeks in the hospital at Newbern. He was sent north by steamer, but died in New York Harbor, April 22, 1865. He was buried in Leominster, with military honors.


SERGEANT ARTEMAS S. FARWELL, first enlisted in a New Hampshire Regiment. He served his time, re-enlisted in the 25th Mass., Co. F, and died of diphtheria, Nov. 23d, 1862. He was buried in Leominster.


FRANK GEORGE, 3d Reg., Mass. Cavalry, Co. D, was taken prisoner in the Shenandoah Valley, with his entire Company, captured by two companies of rebels in United States uniforms and carrying the Union Flag. They stripped them of their


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clothing, and marched them on foot 5 days without rations. He was first imprisoned at Belle Isle, then at Andersonville, and afterwards hurried away to Salisbury, upon the approach of Sherman's army, where he died of starvation, Dec. 6, 1864 He left a family.


GEORGE A. HOUGHTON, 2Ist Reg., Co. I., died of ship-fever at Hatteras Inlet, on board the transport ship "Northerner," Jan. 20, 1862. He was buried in the sand on the beach by chaplain, Geo. S. Ball, and a band of sailors who volunteered to go ashore in a violent gale.


WILLIAM H. JOHNSON, 2Ist Reg., Co. H, died of typhoid fever, in the hospital at Newbern, June 18, 1862. He left a wife.


CAPT. JAMES MASTERS MELLEN, Ist Mass., Co. A, re-en- listed Oct. 18, 1863, as Ist Lieut., 3d North Carolina, Colored Vols., and was killed at Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 23, 1865. His commission as Captain arrived two days after his death.


JAMES E. MARSHALL, 32d Reg., Co. I, was shot dead near Laurel Hill, Va., May 12, 1864.


JOHN C. READY, Ist Reg., Co. A, died of wounds received at the second battle of Fair Oaks, Va., July 6, 1862.


CHARLES H. SINCLAIR, 2Ist Reg., Co. A, was killed at Newbern, March 14, 1862.


LEFT TABLET.


FIRST LIEUT. ALFRED R. GLOVER, 53d Reg., Co. C, was killed while attacking the works at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863.


CORPORAL ALBERT H. CARTER, 36 Reg., Co. A, was shot dead near Spottsylvania, in the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864.


SERGEANT CHARLES H. DERBY, 36th Reg., Co. A, was killed at Hanover Court House, Va.


HENRY K. DERBY, had not been assigned to Reg. and Co.,


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when he was taken sick at Fort Warren. He came home on a furlough, and died of pneumonia at his father's home, Henry Derby's, Jan. 5th, 1862.


CORPORAL LEONARD GOODRICH, 36th Reg., Co. A, died of typhoid fever at Washington, Dec. 31st, 1862.


SERGEANT LEROY R. GALLUP, 36th Reg., Co. A, was killed by the premature bursting of one of our own shells while lying in front of and supporting our batteries at Camp- bell's Station, near Knoxville, Tenn. He left a wife and two children.


ROLAND H. MOORE, 36th Reg., Co. C, died of chronic diarrhea, at Rialston Station, Va., Dec. 6, 1863.


ANDREW B. OSBORN, 36th Reg., Co. A, was discharged April 22, 1863, for disability. He re-enlisted in the 16th Mass. Battery, March II, 1864, and died of heart disease, at Camp Augue, gen. hospital, Alexandria, Va., Jan. 31, 1865. He left a wife and two children. He was buried in Leominster with military honors.


JOHN F. OWENS, 5th Reg., Co. E, died of diphtheria, in camp, at Readville, April 13, 1865. He was buried in Leominster, with military honors. The Sons of Temperance, of which order he was a member, joined in the service.


JOHN SCHOUW, a native of Amsterdam, Holland, 29th Reg., Co. H, died of dysentery on board of a transport ship, at the wharf, Cairo, Ill., Aug. 20, 1863. He left a wife and one child.


ALBERT LAFAYETTE WILDER, 3d Reg., Co. D, (Cavalry), was taken prisoner at the same time and place, and under the same circumstances as his brother-in-law, Frank George. He weighed 180 pounds when taken ; died of starvation about the time Frank George died.


BACK TABLET.


JOHN MCDONOUGH, 20th Reg., Co. F, was killed at the


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battle of Antietam, September 17th, 1862.


DANIEL BUTTERFIELD, 53d Reg., Co. C, died of erysipelas, at St. Louis, Mo., May 4, 1862.


ELI A. ELLICK, Veteran Reserves, Jan. I, 1864, was killed at Petersburg, Va., June 17th, 1865.


IRA B. FOSTER, 53d Reg., Co. C, was wounded in the neck, near Port Hudson. He went to the rear and had his wound bound with cotton to stop the flow of blood. As it was early in the morning, he returned and fought the rest of the day, which was his last day's service. He was sent to Baton Rouge Hos- pital, where he died. He left a wife and child.


JOHN FERGUSON,, 53d Reg., Co. C., died of chronic diar- rhœa, in the hospital at New Orleans, June 15, 1863. He left a wife.


EDMUND HARDY, 53d Reg. died of diarrhoea at Breasha City, May 30, 1863. He left a wife.


ADELBERT W. JOHNSON, 53d Reg., Co. C, was severely wounded at Port Hudson, from the effects of which he died July 1I, 1863.


MARTIN LUTHER JORDAN, 57th Reg., Co. H., died of pneu- monia in the hospital at Washington, June 9, 1864.


SERGEANT JAMES MUNFORD LEWIS, fife major 53d Reg. Co. C, came home sick and died at home before he was mus- tered out of the service. He left a wife.


LEWIS RICHARDSON, 57th Reg., Co. H, was killed at the battle of the Wilderness, May 6th, 1864.


GEORGE THOMPSON, 53d Reg., Co. A.


EUGENE SULLIVAN, 36th Reg., Co. A, died of fever, at Nicholsonville, Ky., Sept. 1, 1863.


CAPT. LEONARD WOOD was for many years an active part of the social, religious and business life of Leominster. Before the rebellion he was engaged in the provision business of North Leominster, but in August, 1861, he was mustered into the ser-


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vice as Ist Lieutenant of Co. K, 15th Reg. M. V. M., and par- ticipated in its campaigns and engagements.


October 22d, 1861, Capt. Moses Gaskell having been killed in the battle of Ball's Bluff, Lieut. Wood was promoted to take his place. At this battle he had displayed great courage, rising from a sick bed that he might take part in the engagement. After serving through the Peninsular, Antietam and Freder- icksburg campaigns, as one of the bravest officers in a regi- ment which saw perhaps as much and as hard service as any in the army, he resigned his commission and was discharged Jan- uary 16, 1863.


After his return from the army Capt. Wood resumed his business in North Leominster, and under the ministry of the Rev. Wm. J. Batt, of the Orthodox Congregational Society, united with that church becoming at once a prominent and use- ful member. He served the church as deacon, the Sunday- school as teacher and superintendent, and the Society as parish committee. He gave liberally and to the full measure of his means, and was active in securing funds from others for the building of the present church edifice. Later on he was the soul of the movement which resulted in the formation of the church in North Leominster, and also gave liberally of his means and energies towards their present house of worship. Besides his church work he was also an active worker in the temperance cause.


In addition to his North Leominster business, Capt. Wood was for some time a member of the firm of Hallett & Wood, provision dealers, at the market now owned by Conant & Morse. In 1879, desiring to carry on a more extensive business, he moved to Bridgeport, Conn., and with Mr. Hallett began the wholesale meat business which he followed up to the time of his death, Feb. 6, 1886.


The funeral services were held in the North Leominster


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church, Rev. Wm. J. Batt having charge of the services, as- sisted by Rev. Robert G. S. McNeille, pastor of the church at Bridgeport, of which Capt. Wood was a deacon, Rev. Mr. Jones of the North Leominster church, and Rev. Richard Meredith of the Orthodox church.


The relations between Mr. Batt and Deacon Wood were unusually tender and fraternal. At the time and ever after Mr. Wood determined to seek a higher and better life, he had the sympathy and encouragement of his pastor, and between them there existed the closest and most sacred intimacy. In his remarks Mr., Batt described the life, character, work and even the peculiarities of Deacon Wood, showing that through all these years, in Bridgeport as well as Leominster, he was the same earnest, enthusiastic, whole-souled, uncompromising friend of temperance, morality and religion, and had the same interest in the well being of his fellow men that characterized his new life in this town.


A short time before his death, at a re-union of the Old 15th Regiment, Capt. Wood, in responding to "Antietam", closed his remarks by throwing back his coat and showing a fragment of the standard of his regiment containing two stars shot from it at the battle of Antietam and which he had preserved through all these years, said : "Boys : when I am laid to rest I hope to have these go with me." This wish was regarded and those honored emblems were pinned on his breast over his heart ; a last and most fitting tribute to a brave officer and a true man.


CAPT. LUCIEN A. COOK was born in Leominster, August 6th, 1838. He was educated in his native town, attending the Leominster High School.


At the breaking out of the war in 1861, he was a member of the Leominster Light Infantry, and with that organization was mustered into the service of the United States July 12th,


COL. GEO. C. JOSLIN.


CAPT. LEONARD WOOD.


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CAPT. L. A, COOK.


CAPT. E. A. BENNETT.


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1861. The Company was designated as Co. A, 15th Regiment, Mass. Volunteers. He was in all the actions in which that gallant regiment participated, until his capture at Antietam. He was taken to Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., and after a few weeks was parolled and carried to Camp Paroll, Annapolis, Md., and shortly after came home as a parolled prisoner. On account of injuries received at the time of his capture, a severe attack of fever and ague, and general disability, incident to severe campaigns and prison life, he received an honorable discharge Dec. 31st, 1862. During the year 1863 he resided a short time in Brookfield, Conn., and after his return to Leom- inster, received notice that he had been drafted to fill the quota of Brookfield. He at once reported to the authorities in Conn., but was rejected. It being his wish to do such military duty as lay in his power, he enlisted in a Band organized by P. S. Gilmore, for service in the gulf States, Nov. 23d, 1863. This Band was known as the Ist Brigade Band, and a part of the time was assigned to the 8Ist Reg. U. S. Colored In- fantry, Department of the Gulf. By reason of failing health he was discharged at New Orleans, July 20th, 1865.


July 9th, 1868, he, with others, organized Post 53, G. A. R. and was elected its first Commander.


In the Spring of 1868, feeling that Leominster should be represented in the State Militia, he, with several other veterans of the late war, in twenty-four hours, recruited a company of 60 men, who were shortly after mustered into the service of the State for a term of three years, as Co. K, 10th Reg., M. V. M. At the election of officers he was unanimously chosen Captain. While this company was under his command, he was one of the most earnest, faithful, and eminently successful Company Commanders in the State. During this time the Leominster Light Infantry, as an organization, was an honor to the State Militia, and to the town of Leominster. This


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office he continued to hold until his death, which occurred March 13th, 1873. He was buried with the military honors due his rank, the funeral being largely attended by the officers of the Regiment. Capt. Cook was twice married. His first wife was Ellen H. Green of Ashby, Mass., who died April 6, 1869. March 6, 1873, he was married to Belinda Whitcomb of this town.


CAPT. E. A. BENNETT, son of Major Thomas S. Bennett, was born in Leominster, Jan. Ist, 1844.


Previous to the war he was connected with the State Mil- itia, and was also interested in the fire department, being Fore- man of Torrent Engine Company in its palmiest days.


Upon the breaking out of the rebellion he enlisted, July 12, 1861, with his old Company A, in the 15th Reg., for three years, but owing to poor health he received his discharge from the service, Feb. 3d, 1863, and returned home. He subse- quently re-enlisted in the 4th Mass. Cavalry, and was made Quarter-master Sergeant. On the morning of the 4th of Feb. 1865, he was captured by the enemy and remained in Ander- sonville prison until the 20th of March following, when he was parolled and sent to Vicksburg. Soon after this he returned home. Upon the re-organization of the Leominster Light Infantry as Co. K, 10th Reg., he was elected First Lieutenant, and upon the death of Capt. Cook, succeeded to the command of the company. He afterwards felt obliged to resign his com- mission on account of his health.


For four years Captain Bennett was associated with Aldrich Cook in the comb business until 1876, when he was obliged to give up his business. March 5, 1877, he died at his home on West street. Captain Bennett was only 18 years of age when he entered the army, and a life of rare promise seemed open before him. He was an active and public spirited young man, genial and impulsive, and was liked by all who knew him


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Particularly was this true with the young men of the place, among whom he was very popular. His death was keenly felt in the community where his social qualities made for him so many personal friends among all classes in town.


Capt. Bennett was married Oct. 23d, 1873, to Hannah B. Allen, daughter of the late Joel C. Allen, who survives him.


Many gallant soldiers went from Leominster, served faith- fully during the war, and still survive. We select, in addition to some who are mentioned elsewhere, as worthy representa- tives, Col. Joslin, and Captains, Rockwood and Brown.


COL. GEORGE C. JOSLIN was the youngest son of Major Elias Joslin, and brother of Mr. Charles L. Joslin, and Mrs. W. B. Tisdale of this town, and was born in Leominster, August 19, 1839. Previous to the war he removed to Worcester, and while there he belonged to the City Guards. At the breaking out of the war, Major Devens recruited a three-months battal- ion of Rifles, and Mr. Joslin accompanied them as 2d Lieu- tenant. Before the expiration of their service Major Devens was transferred to the command of the 15th Reg., and Lieut. Joslin was appointed Captain of Co. I. He participated in the campaigns and battles of his regiment until, at Antietam, he was wounded, and came home. As soon as he was sufficiently recovered he rejoined his regiment. He was surprised and captured while on a skirmishing expedition, and after being confined in several rebel prisons, was held for a time, with other officers, as hostages, at Charlestown, S. C., and upon being exchanged, returned to his regiment. At the battle of Gettysburg, Col. Ward was killed and Col. Joslin assumed command during the rest of the battle, and remained in com- mand until the regiment was mustered out. Soon after the war Col. Joslin went to Chicago, but afterwards returned to Boston, where he received an appointment as clerk in the cus- tom house. He was afterwards promoted to Assistant Ap-


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praiser of the dry goods department, which position he now holds.


CAPTAIN GEORGE W. ROCKWOOD, for several years previ- ous to the war, was in the militia service. He was thoroughly posted in military matters and extensively known as a good disciplinarian. As Commander of Co. A, 15th Reg., he went to the war, was captured at Ball's Bluff, and was one of several commissioned officers who were held as hostages for the same number of rebel privateers of equal rank, who had been cap- tured by the U. S. Government. After his release he rejoined his regiment, remaining with it until Jan. 26, 1863, when he resigned his commission. The officers and men who served under Capt. Rockwood, bore testimony to his bravery and efficiency, and no officer stands higher in the estimation of surviving comrades than he. For several years he has resided in Marlboro', Mass., where, together with his son, he has been engaged in the ornamental painting business.


CAPTAIN G. W. BROWN, was a native of this town, went as a private in Co. A, 15th Reg., was promoted through the differ- ent grades, until he was made Captain, and came home in command of the company after a three years' service. Imme- diately after the close of the war, Capt. Brown proceeded to Colorado, which was then a territory, and engaged successfully in the cattle raising business. He is now a prominent citizen of Longmont, Boulder Co., Colorado.


THE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT.


The project of a Soldier's Monument was first brought to a decisive point in the spring of 1866, when the requisite funds were appropriated by the town and a committee empowered to carry a plan into effect. This committee consisted of Messrs. John H. Lockey, Leonard Burrage, Joel Smith, Solon A. Carter and William Tilton.


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It was at first proposed to erect the monument "within the enclosure on the common ; " but in December the present loca- tion " on that part of the common in front of the hotel," (the hotel then standing on the corner of Pleasant street) was deci- ded upon and an extra appropriation made for the additional expense of grading. The monument, with its present surround- ings, is so well represented in the illustration that little need be said by way of description. It is of Quincy granite, rising 23 I-2 feet from a base, 6 feet and I0 inches square, bearing, on the first stone above the base, inscriptions in raised letters, on four sides, Gettysburg, Port Hudson, Ball's Bluff and Knox- ville. These were the more important battles in which Leom- inster soldiers took a part. Above this stone is the die, upon the four sides of which are enscribed the names of Leomin- ster's fallen heroes, and above the die a handsome obelisk with stars represented near the top.


The monument was completed and formally dedicated Sept. 12th, 1867. It was an unusually fine day ; nearly every store and building was decorated with flags and bunting. The mon- ument was wreathed with laurel and profusely decked with flowers, and the town was thronged with visitors. The dedica- tory exercises took place on the common, in the afternoon. The procession (headed by the Leominster Brass Band) under command of Capt. Leonard Wood, Marshal of the day, was composed of Company K, 10th Reg., M. V. M., and past sol- diers of this and neighboring towns. Among those who occu- pied seats on the platform were several members of the old Leominster Artillery, who served in the war of 1812, among whom may be mentioned Col. Elias Joslin, Phineas Burditt, Oliver Barrett, William Boutelle, David Tenney, and Gilman Robbins.




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