Title	General Sterling Price
Description	Bust portrait of Confederate General Sterling Price in uniform.
Historical note	Sterling "Old Pap" Price, born in Virginia in 1809, served in the Mormon War of Missouri and the Mexican-American War. Commissioned a major general by the Confederacy in 1862, he participated in several battles in the Western Theater, mostly in Missouri and Arkansas. He led a daring raid from Arkansas into Missouri in 1864 but was beaten back and forced to retreat to Texas. Price was the leader of the failed Confederate colony in Carlota, Veracruz. He died of cholera in 1867.
Date	Approximately 1862-1865
Publisher	E & H. T. Anthony
Place of Publication	New York (N.Y.)
Collection name	Nichols-Britt Collection
Subjects - LCSH	United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 Tennessee - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 Price, Sterling, 1809-1867
Subjects - TGM	Soldiers Military uniforms
Accession number	2, 634
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
ID#	34966
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
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