Biographical Sketch of F. R. Neet, Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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F. R. Neet, P. O. Lexington, Mo., was born in Jessamine county, Ky., in
August, 1833, where he was raised and educated.  At the age of 15, in
Lexington, Ky., he learned the carpenter's trade.  In 1851 he came to
St. Louis and worked at his trade; and the next year, 1852, came to
Lexington, in this county, where he has since lived, and worked at his
trade until 1861, when he was ordered to leave on account of his union
sentiments.  He went.  In April, 1861, he enlisted in Company K, 1st
Missouri Volunteers, Col. Frank Blair, for three months.  Before his 
time was out he had a captain's commission to recruit a company for 
three years.  He came to Lexington to raise his company, but was cut off
from St. Louis, and assigned to 14th Regiment Missouri Volunteers, was 
at the battle of Lexington, and captured, was reorganized and sent to
New Mexico to fight Indians.  Being exchanged, they were ordered back
from Fort Riley to fight rebels, and assigned to the 8th Kansas Regiment,
and sent to Pittsburg Landing, and arrived there the morning of the 
battle of Shiloh.  They were cut to pieces in the battle, having eight
captain's killed.  In 1862 he was ordered to raise a company for the 10th
Missouri Cavalry, as senior captain of the regiment.  In 1863 he was 
promoted to the rank of major of the regiment, and was in the battles of
Iuka, Corinth, 2nd, with Grant at Vicksburg, and under Gen. Grierson 
until December, 1863, then transferred to the army of the Potomac, then
to Alabama, to Gen. Wilson's command, where he continued to the end of
the war.  Twice wounded.  Returned to Lexington, and was deputy sheriff
for several years, and has since followed gardening.  September 6, 1868
he was married to Miss Ella Bethel, of Lexington, Mo., and has one child,
Alva.

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