Biography of Joseph Crockett, 1909?

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Biography of Joseph Crockett, 1909?

A typewritten biography by Price of his grandfather, Kentucky pioneer and politician Colonel Joseph Crockett, and of his ancestors and descendants.

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Crockett, Joseph, 1742-1829.

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Crockett family

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Price, Samuel Woodson, 1828-1918

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Soldier, painter. Price was born in Nicholasville, Ky. He studied painting and portraiture under Oliver Frazer. During much of the Civil War, Price served as a colonel in the Union Army, commanding the 21st Regiment, Kentucky Volunteers. He was wounded in the battle of Kennesaw Mountain in 1864, and in 1865 was promoted to brevet brigadier general. After the war he achieved prominence as a portrait painter. From the description of Samuel Woodson Price papers,...