Priddy enlisted in the Staunton Hill Artillery, also known as Capt. Paris' Co. of VA Artillery or the VA Charlotte Light Artillery, as a private on November 27, 1863. His handwritten and signed oath of allegiance is dated April 23, 1865.
After the war, Priddy returned to Charlotte County, VA. He is listed as a country merchant in the 1870 census, a dry goods merchant in 1880, and a farmer in 1900. Priddy died on December 20, 1931 and is buried in Merry Oaks Cemetery, the Priddy family cemetery located at the location of the former family home, at Keysville, VA.
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