Person:Francis Leach (1)

Like so many young men of his day, Francis set off for that great adventure which was known as the Civil War. He joined the 18th Maine, Com. G., and learned what it meant to be a soldier. The great adventure turned in a horror show of butchery and carnage. Francis took part in the famous charge of the 18th Maine before Ft. Stedman, Petersburg, Va. on June 18, 1864. The charge was led by 832 men, but only 228 men returned in safety. The field was littered with the dead, dying, or maimed. Francis died on June 26 from his wounds, another brave son who marched away from home never to return.

Francis was mustered in on Aug. 21, 1862 in Bangor. He was 29, a farmer, 5 feet 9 inches tall, with brown hair and blue eyes. He died at the 2nd Corps Hospital, City Point, Virginia.

The homestead was auctioned off and his brother Martin P. was the highest bidder. Francis' estate consisted of 1 looking glass, 1 Barn, $25, 1 house, $50, 1 Wood House, $50, 50 acres of Pasture, $200, and 16 acres of field, $336. He also had a back wood lot of $116.

The Leaches of Penobscot, Mark E. Honey

1. ↑ Mark E. Honey Genealogy 22 Meadowview Lane, Ellsworth, ME 04605.
2. ↑ Mark E. Honey Genealogy 22 Meadowview Lane, Ellsworth, ME 04605.