[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E115]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF MR. PORTER FRIERSON

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                           HON. ANDREW OGLES

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 6, 2024

  Mr. OGLES. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I recognize Mr. 
Porter Frierson, who served in the 42nd Regiment of the Union Army 
during the Civil War.
  A native Tennessean, Mr. Frierson was born in 1849 in Macadonia. 
Joining the Union Army at a young age, Mr. Frierson served as a drummer 
in Company A of the 42nd. Formed in both Chattanooga and Nashville, the 
42nd performed valuable service as a garrison regiment; providing for 
the protection of territory held by the Union Army before being 
disbanded in 1866. Mr. Frierson is buried today in Rose Hill Cemetery 
in Humboldt, Tennessee.
  The son of an enslaved woman with two brothers and a sister, Mr. 
Frierson would go on to raise a family of his own after serving his 
Nation. He is remembered today by his descendants, who are rightly 
proud of his service. I invite all my colleagues to join me in honoring 
the memory of this great American hero.

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