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.
Private
Lexington
Militia
Tags & Keywords:
Josiah Reed, Josh, Joshua, Ioshua, Josiah, Read, Reed, Reid, Private, Lexington, Massachusetts, Capt. John Parker's Company, Col. Thomas Gardner's Regiment, Militia, Soldiers, Battle of Lexington and Concord, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, 1775, 1776, New England
Josiah Reed was in Capt. John Parker's Company of Militia, Col. Thomas Gardner's Regiment, in Lexington, Massachusetts.
On Lexington Common, and the First Company in the battle.
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. 5-7
Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors
Volume:
13
Page:
MM44-LEXINGTON-01-99
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