A true patriot, who responded to the alarm sent out on April 19, 1775, being among the first to join the colonies' fight for independence - the American Revolution.
Joshua
Reed
Private
Westford
Militia
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Joshua Reed was in Capt. Jonathan Minot's Company of Militia, Col. James Prescott's Regiment, in Westford, Massachusetts.
The men of Westford didn't reach Concord in time to engage, but pursued the British so closely as to deserve special mention.
Sources
Muster rolls of the participating companies of American militia and minute-men in the Battle of April 19, 1775, by F. W. Coburn, p. 37
Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors
Volume:
13
Page:
MM75-WESTFORD-01-30
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