Frier, Joshua Hoyet, 1847-1903.
Biographical notes:
Joshua Hoyet Frier was born in Lowndes County, Georgia. He lived with his family near the Florida border. Frier's father and brothers were opposed to secession. One brother eventually enlisted in the Eighth Florida Infantry Regiment and was killed by Confederate authorities after he deserted. On his seventeenth birthday, May 20, 1864, Joshua Frier enrolled in a Florida militia company that eventually became the First Florida Reserves, Company B. The unit remained in north Florida throughout its service.
From the description of Memoirs, ca.1895-1903. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413857
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Subjects:
- Slavery
- African Americans
- Natural Bridge (Fla.), Battle of, 1865
- Secession
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Places:
- Baldwin (Fla.) (as recorded)
- Darbyville (Fla.) (as recorded)
- Callahan (Fla.) (as recorded)
- Lake City (Fla.) (as recorded)
- Tallahassee (Fla.) (as recorded)
- Florida (as recorded)
- Cedar Key (Fla.) (as recorded)
- Sanderson (Fla.) (as recorded)
- Bronson (Fla.) (as recorded)
- Madison (Fla.) (as recorded)
