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Sterling Price

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American politician and Confederate States Army general in the Civil War (1809-1867)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1809 to 1867 · aged 58
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Sterling Price was an American politician and military officer who was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, fighting in both the Western and Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War.

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Map of the Oregon Country, showing the various boundary claim linesMap of the Oregon Country, showing the various boundary claim linesPrice in uniform, c. 1861Price in uniform, c. 1861The strategic situation in the west in 1864The strategic situation in the west in 1864Price's grave at Bellefontaine CemeteryPrice's grave at Bellefontaine CemeteryStatue of Sterling Price, Price Park, Keytesville, MissouriStatue of Sterling Price, Price Park, Keytesville, MissouriUSS General Price on January 1, 1864USS General Price on January 1, 1864

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Sterling Price was an American politician and military officer who was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, fighting in both the Western and Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War. He rose to prominence during the Mexican-American War and served as the 11th governor of Missouri from 1853 to 1857. He is remembered today for his service in Arkansas (1862-1865) and for his defeat at the Battle of Westport on October 23, 1864.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1809 to 1867 · aged 58
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