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Price, J. T. (John T.), ca. 1841-1864

 Person

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.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

J. T. Price Civil War Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2025-010
Abstract This collection contains 14 letters from John T. (J. T.) Price to his wife, Frances Price, between 1862-1864, while J. T. Price (1841-1864) was fighting in the American Civil War for the Confederacy. The letters contain information about Price's physical health, his regiment's movements, and everyday living conditions. Ten of the letters are accompanied with transcriptions and photocopies. There are also 5 original envelopes and 1 photocopied envelope, all undated, to Frances Price. There is...
Dates: 1862-1864, 1968