J. T. Price Civil War Collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
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Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], J. T. Price Civil War Collection, 1862-1864, 1968, Ms2025-010, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Price, J. T. (John T.), ca. 1841-1864
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 also a photocopy of biographical information about J. T. Price from 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).
Language:
The material in this collection is in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], J. T. Price Civil War Collection, 1862-1864, 1968, Ms2025-010, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 14 letters from J. T. Price to his wife, Frances Price, between 1862-1864, while Price 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 also a photocopy of biographical information about J. T. Price from 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).

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated to the Special Collection and University Archives in September 2024.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the J. T. Price Civil War Collection was completed in January 2025.