Price, William Redwood, 1836-1881

<p>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.</p>