William (Red Bill) Price (b. 19 Oct 1837; d. 21 May 1924), 7th Miss Reg., Co. B (Bogue Chitto Guards)
Please note: This William Price is the soldier often called the brother of the Thomas Jefferson Price, Henry H. Price, and Zaccheus Monroe Price. He was not their brother. He was their first cousin once removed, and he was very close to the three brothers, especially Thomas, who married William's sister Lydia. In letters, he is referred to as Bill and as brother.
William Price was enrolled 27 Apr 1861 and mustered into service 1 May 1861 at Bogue Chitto. He was severely wounded 31 Dec 1863 "in cedar thicket in front brigade" in the battles before Murfreesboro, Tenn., but the following 1 Feb, he reinlisted for the duration. The following July, he was again wounded and sent to the hospital, then, according to his pension papers, sent home for the rest of the war.
According to his pension application, dated 2 Sep 1912, William Price was living with Mrs. Mary McComb, his daughter (Mary Josephine Price m. (2) Jesse McComb) by his wife, Mary Hodges. He says he has seven children (one of his eight has pre-deceased him) and two sisters (of his eight sisters, only two remain by 1912). All of this fits in with our family genealogy.
He states on his pension application that he enlisted "sometime in 1864" and, when asked, "How long have you been absent?" he answers "From 28th day of July 1864" and that he has not returned because he was "Wounded and had not recovered." For names of his officers, he mentions Captain Miller and Col. George Moorman. He affirms that he was in active service at the surrender in 1865.
On 30 Jun 1916, this same William Price, now 79 years old, files Form No. 4 General Prorate Class: Application for Indigent Soldier or Sailor of the Late Confederacy. Here, he gives his date of enlistment as March 13th 1861, stating he first enlisted in the 7th Mississippi Regiment, Co. B, under Capt. R. S. Carter, served over three years, that he enlisted a second time in the above and was not discharged before 1865. He was at home and on furlough (and had been for about eight months) when his command surrendered in North Carolina. At the time of that application, he was still living with his daughter, Mary J. McComb.
This is the William Price who wrote in a letter from Shieldsborough, Miss., 24 Sep 1861,
"Notice to all single men
O your southeron man come join the southeron band for we ar going to fight the yankes to drive them from our land
for justis is our motto and providence our guide so hop in to the wagon and we will all take a ride
Wm Price
To all single men who is not a soldier"
(Letter courtesy of Miss Bonnie L. Cole)
He was called "Red Bill" because of his flaming red hair.
William Price is one of two sons of Joseph Price and Nancy Herrington.
From the pages Confederate Soldiers http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~taleese/my_confed_soldiers/
Thank You Dana Meeks
Please note: This William Price is the soldier often called the brother of the Thomas Jefferson Price, Henry H. Price, and Zaccheus Monroe Price. He was not their brother. He was their first cousin once removed, and he was very close to the three brothers, especially Thomas, who married William's sister Lydia. In letters, he is referred to as Bill and as brother.
William Price was enrolled 27 Apr 1861 and mustered into service 1 May 1861 at Bogue Chitto. He was severely wounded 31 Dec 1863 "in cedar thicket in front brigade" in the battles before Murfreesboro, Tenn., but the following 1 Feb, he reinlisted for the duration. The following July, he was again wounded and sent to the hospital, then, according to his pension papers, sent home for the rest of the war.
According to his pension application, dated 2 Sep 1912, William Price was living with Mrs. Mary McComb, his daughter (Mary Josephine Price m. (2) Jesse McComb) by his wife, Mary Hodges. He says he has seven children (one of his eight has pre-deceased him) and two sisters (of his eight sisters, only two remain by 1912). All of this fits in with our family genealogy.
He states on his pension application that he enlisted "sometime in 1864" and, when asked, "How long have you been absent?" he answers "From 28th day of July 1864" and that he has not returned because he was "Wounded and had not recovered." For names of his officers, he mentions Captain Miller and Col. George Moorman. He affirms that he was in active service at the surrender in 1865.
On 30 Jun 1916, this same William Price, now 79 years old, files Form No. 4 General Prorate Class: Application for Indigent Soldier or Sailor of the Late Confederacy. Here, he gives his date of enlistment as March 13th 1861, stating he first enlisted in the 7th Mississippi Regiment, Co. B, under Capt. R. S. Carter, served over three years, that he enlisted a second time in the above and was not discharged before 1865. He was at home and on furlough (and had been for about eight months) when his command surrendered in North Carolina. At the time of that application, he was still living with his daughter, Mary J. McComb.
This is the William Price who wrote in a letter from Shieldsborough, Miss., 24 Sep 1861,
"Notice to all single men
O your southeron man come join the southeron band for we ar going to fight the yankes to drive them from our land
for justis is our motto and providence our guide so hop in to the wagon and we will all take a ride
Wm Price
To all single men who is not a soldier"
(Letter courtesy of Miss Bonnie L. Cole)
He was called "Red Bill" because of his flaming red hair.
William Price is one of two sons of Joseph Price and Nancy Herrington.
From the pages Confederate Soldiers http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~taleese/my_confed_soldiers/
Thank You Dana Meeks
William (Red Bill) Price (b. 19 Oct 1837; d. 21 May 1924), 7th Miss Reg., Co. B (Bogue Chitto Guards)
Please note: This William Price is the soldier often called the brother of the Thomas Jefferson Price, Henry H. Price, and Zaccheus Monroe Price. He was not their brother. He was their first cousin once removed, and he was very close to the three brothers, especially Thomas, who married William's sister Lydia. In letters, he is referred to as Bill and as brother.
William Price was enrolled 27 Apr 1861 and mustered into service 1 May 1861 at Bogue Chitto. He was severely wounded 31 Dec 1863 "in cedar thicket in front brigade" in the battles before Murfreesboro, Tenn., but the following 1 Feb, he reinlisted for the duration. The following July, he was again wounded and sent to the hospital, then, according to his pension papers, sent home for the rest of the war.
According to his pension application, dated 2 Sep 1912, William Price was living with Mrs. Mary McComb, his daughter (Mary Josephine Price m. (2) Jesse McComb) by his wife, Mary Hodges. He says he has seven children (one of his eight has pre-deceased him) and two sisters (of his eight sisters, only two remain by 1912). All of this fits in with our family genealogy.
He states on his pension application that he enlisted "sometime in 1864" and, when asked, "How long have you been absent?" he answers "From 28th day of July 1864" and that he has not returned because he was "Wounded and had not recovered." For names of his officers, he mentions Captain Miller and Col. George Moorman. He affirms that he was in active service at the surrender in 1865.
On 30 Jun 1916, this same William Price, now 79 years old, files Form No. 4 General Prorate Class: Application for Indigent Soldier or Sailor of the Late Confederacy. Here, he gives his date of enlistment as March 13th 1861, stating he first enlisted in the 7th Mississippi Regiment, Co. B, under Capt. R. S. Carter, served over three years, that he enlisted a second time in the above and was not discharged before 1865. He was at home and on furlough (and had been for about eight months) when his command surrendered in North Carolina. At the time of that application, he was still living with his daughter, Mary J. McComb.
This is the William Price who wrote in a letter from Shieldsborough, Miss., 24 Sep 1861,
"Notice to all single men
O your southeron man come join the southeron band for we ar going to fight the yankes to drive them from our land
for justis is our motto and providence our guide so hop in to the wagon and we will all take a ride
Wm Price
To all single men who is not a soldier"
(Letter courtesy of Miss Bonnie L. Cole)
He was called "Red Bill" because of his flaming red hair.
William Price is one of two sons of Joseph Price and Nancy Herrington.
From the pages Confederate Soldiers http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~taleese/my_confed_soldiers/
Thank You Dana Meeks
Please note: This William Price is the soldier often called the brother of the Thomas Jefferson Price, Henry H. Price, and Zaccheus Monroe Price. He was not their brother. He was their first cousin once removed, and he was very close to the three brothers, especially Thomas, who married William's sister Lydia. In letters, he is referred to as Bill and as brother.
William Price was enrolled 27 Apr 1861 and mustered into service 1 May 1861 at Bogue Chitto. He was severely wounded 31 Dec 1863 "in cedar thicket in front brigade" in the battles before Murfreesboro, Tenn., but the following 1 Feb, he reinlisted for the duration. The following July, he was again wounded and sent to the hospital, then, according to his pension papers, sent home for the rest of the war.
According to his pension application, dated 2 Sep 1912, William Price was living with Mrs. Mary McComb, his daughter (Mary Josephine Price m. (2) Jesse McComb) by his wife, Mary Hodges. He says he has seven children (one of his eight has pre-deceased him) and two sisters (of his eight sisters, only two remain by 1912). All of this fits in with our family genealogy.
He states on his pension application that he enlisted "sometime in 1864" and, when asked, "How long have you been absent?" he answers "From 28th day of July 1864" and that he has not returned because he was "Wounded and had not recovered." For names of his officers, he mentions Captain Miller and Col. George Moorman. He affirms that he was in active service at the surrender in 1865.
On 30 Jun 1916, this same William Price, now 79 years old, files Form No. 4 General Prorate Class: Application for Indigent Soldier or Sailor of the Late Confederacy. Here, he gives his date of enlistment as March 13th 1861, stating he first enlisted in the 7th Mississippi Regiment, Co. B, under Capt. R. S. Carter, served over three years, that he enlisted a second time in the above and was not discharged before 1865. He was at home and on furlough (and had been for about eight months) when his command surrendered in North Carolina. At the time of that application, he was still living with his daughter, Mary J. McComb.
This is the William Price who wrote in a letter from Shieldsborough, Miss., 24 Sep 1861,
"Notice to all single men
O your southeron man come join the southeron band for we ar going to fight the yankes to drive them from our land
for justis is our motto and providence our guide so hop in to the wagon and we will all take a ride
Wm Price
To all single men who is not a soldier"
(Letter courtesy of Miss Bonnie L. Cole)
He was called "Red Bill" because of his flaming red hair.
William Price is one of two sons of Joseph Price and Nancy Herrington.
From the pages Confederate Soldiers http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~taleese/my_confed_soldiers/
Thank You Dana Meeks
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