Leach, Calvin, 1843-1864.

Calvin Leach was the oldest of the eight children of D.A. and Rebecca Leach of Scottish descent, from Montgomery County, N.C. He was a church clerk at Walnut Grove before he joined Company B of the First North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America, in September 1861. He died in Richmond in 1864.

From the guide to the Calvin Leach Diary and Letters, 1861-1867, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

Calvin Leach was born in 1843 and served as a church clerk in Montgomery County, N.C., before he joined the first North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America, in September 1861. He died near Mechanicsville, Va., in June 1864.

From the description of Calvin Leach diary and letters, 1861-1867 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 52110544

Calvin Leach was born in 1843 and served as a church clerk in Montgomery County, N.C. before he joined the first North Carolina Regiment, C.S.A., in September 1861. He died near Mechanicsville, Va., in June 1864.

From the description of Diary and letters, 1862-1867. WorldCat record id: 23981883