Frier, Joshua Hoyet, 1847-1903.

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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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Place Name Admin Code Country
Baldwin (Fla.)
Darbyville (Fla.)
Callahan (Fla.)
Lake City (Fla.)
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Florida
Cedar Key (Fla.)
Sanderson (Fla.)
Bronson (Fla.)
Madison (Fla.)
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Slavery
African Americans
Natural Bridge (Fla.), Battle of, 1865
Secession
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Birth 1847

Death 1903

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