Price was the son of Washington Price, the largest landowner and slaveholder in Lafayette County, MS, and brother of Huldric Price. He was a student at the University of Mississippi in 1861 when he enlisted as a private on February 23, 1861 in Co. B of the 9th MS Infantry. On August 4, 1862, he joined his brother Huldric in Co. G of the 11th MS Infantry. He was wounded in the leg on September 17, 1862 at the Battle of Antietam. He recovered and returned to the regiment in November, 1862 and served until he was captured on April 2, 1865 at Petersburg, VA and sent to the prison camp at Fort Delaware, DE. He was released on June 11, 1865 after taking the oath of allegiance, the same day as his brother Huldric.
He returned to Mississippi, where he farmed until his death on January 20, 1880. Price is buried in Oxford Memorial Cemetery in Oxford, MS.
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