The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-07
ROMANCE OF CIVIL WAR.
Ended in Marriage of George w. Flagg
and Hannah Z. Batchelder.

BARRE. Nov 7.-Ex-Senator George
w. Flagg Of East Braintree and Mrs.
Hannah r. Batchelder OF upper Hill
street were married nj the Congrega-
tional parsonage on Walnut street YES
terday by Rev. j. w Barnett. They
were unattended and Immediately after
the ceremony they were taken in "A cab
TO the Central Vermont station, whence
they left for few days stay in Bur
lngton. Afterwards they will 20 to
Braintrce, where the groom is engaged
extensively in breeding fancy stock and
re.toresting.
The wedding Of ex-senator Flagg
will occasion considerable surprise
among his friends around the state,
but among the near friends of the eou-
pie. il has been an open secret for
some time that they were to be mar
ried. The ceremony is the culmina-
tiou Of little romance that had its
beginning back in Civil war days, when
the groom numbered rs one of his
most devoted companions q brother Of
the woman who was to be his bride
80 years after Gettysburg was fought
William Stowe was that brother and
when he fell in the bloody fighting
through the Wilderness, it was Mr.
FIagg who cared for the body and sent
consoliug messages to the bereaVcd
family in the North. After the war,
Mr.. Flagg became acquainted with his
future wife, but circumstances Scparat-
ed their walks OF life. Later, however,
an acquaiutanccship once renewed was
soon to ripcn into closer relation
ship. The groom is - ana his wife Is
g years his junior
Though the groom has been identi-
fed with public life for many years,
having served in the general assembly
Of 1856 rs representative from
Braiutree and again in the senate of
1905 as senator from Orange county,
he is better known through his conncc-
tiou with the wrestling game. Mr..
Flagg is the last of q race Of Green
Mountain wrestlcrs that spread the
fame Of the state : athletic prowess
far and wide i'm ante-bcllum days, as
we'll as iu the four decades following
the war between the states. He has Il
reputation for never having lost a sin
gle match ON the mat.
Mr.. Flagg enlisted as "a private in
Co. +, I'd Vermont volunteers, at Mont
pelicr i'm 1861. He saw service ut Bull
Run, Mcclellan 5 campaign around
Richmond, both battles Of Fredcricks-
burg. Sheridan campaign in the
Shenandoah, Gettysburg, Winchester,
Cedar Creek and Fisher 5 Hill As a
first lieutenant aud breyct captain, he
was mustered out in 1865 and led the
only whole company raised in Wash
ington county to Montpelier.
At the close Of the war hc returned
to Braiutrec and settled on the ances
tral farm. a wide reputation as an
athlete and wrestler gained in the army
was sustained for many years after
the war. lie engaged in contests with
champions from all over America ane
Mt the age OF IS wears lie won Il cham
pionship belt in a three days mattel
with Il dozen of the best wrestIers il
the United States. During his career he
wrcstled in nearly all the large town,
in New England. Ohio, Wisconsin an,
Michigan. His last match was stages
i'm Manchester, y. H., - years ago
when he was 81 years old He won.
Mr.. Flagg is connected with TIN
Cotswold Register association, the iii
rectoratcs of the White River and Dos
River VALLEY fair associations, legisia
tive committees On military affairs, an,