Price, William Redwood, 1836-1881
Name Entries
person
Price, William Redwood, 1836-1881
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Price, William Redwood, 1836-1881
Genders
Male
Exist Dates
Biographical History
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Entered the Civil War as a Captain in the 3rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry. He then served as a Assistant Commissary of Musters of the staff of Brigadier General William W. Averell. His administrative skills then brought him to a staff position in the War Department in Washington DC, where he served as an Assistant Adjutant General, then as an Assistant Inspector General in the Cavalry Bureau. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteer on March 13, 1865 for "faithful and meritorious services during the war". Remained in the US Army after its reorganization in 1866, and eventually rose to Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th United States Cavalry.
eng
Latn
External Related CPF
https://viaf.org/viaf/26932157
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr92044785
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/nr92044785
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22720/william-redwood-price
Other Entity IDs (Same As)
Sources
Loading ...
Resource Relations
Loading ...
Internal CPF Relations
Loading ...
Languages Used
eng
Latn
Subjects
Civil war
Civil War, 1861-1865
Nationalities
Americans
Activities
Occupations
Army officers
Soldiers
Legal Statuses
Places
Germantown
PA, US
AssociatedPlace
Death
William Redwood Price died on December 30, 1881.
Cincinnati
OH, US
AssociatedPlace
Birth
William Redwood Price was born on May 20, 1835.
District of Columbia
DC, US
AssociatedPlace
Residence
William Redwood Price served a portion of his Civil War Service in Washington, DC as part of the Bureau of Cavalry.
Convention Declarations
<conventionDeclaration><citation>VIAF</citation></conventionDeclaration>