Price, J. T. (John T.), ca. 1841-1864
Biographical Note
John T. (J. T.) Price was born around 1841 to Thomas and Mary Price in Rockingham County, North Carolina. J. T., a farmer, married Frances E. Price in Rockingham County on June 18, 1861, and they had one child, Mary T. Price (later Roberts). At the age of 21 on July 7, 1862, J. T. enlisted in Company D of the 5th N. C. Cavalry for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. He was wounded in action on June 21, 1863, at the Battle of Upperville, Virginia. He made a full recovery and returned to duty, until being killed in action on June 1, 1864.
Sources:
U. S. Federal Censuses, 1850-1860
North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865: A Roster, Vol. II: Cavalry, compiled by Louis H. Manarin (Raleigh, N. C.: State Department of Archives and History, 1968)
"John T Price" in the North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/60548/records/3905825, accessed February 5, 2025.
"Price, John T." in soldier details, nps.gov, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=3D2EBDC4-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A, accessed January 30, 2025.
"John T Price" in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1555/records/3131071, accessed February 5, 2025.
"Mary T Price" in the North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/60548/records/14124031, accessed February 5, 2025.