The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-10-16
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The Late Gen. Sterling Price.

The Late Gen. Sterling Price.
We extract the following sketch Of the
late Gen. Price from the st. Louis Demo-
crat, Republican paper:
The announcement that General Stcr-
ling Price breathed his last at O'Clock
yesterday morning, created surprise, as II
had been stated day or two previously,
that he was recovering from the attack OF
chronic diarrhea by which he has been
prostrated for several days. Since his
return from Mexico, about year ago, the
health of Gen. Price was not good, his
naturally vigorous constitution having
been greatly enfeebled by the hardshlps
which he endured during the closing
scenes of the rebellion.
General Sterling Price was born about
the wear 1910, in Prince Edward county,
Virginia, within a short distance of the
spot which witnessed the last grand act
of the drama of the rebellion, where Lee
and his forces surrendered to Grant, and
the flag of the insurgents was hauled
down. Removing to Missouri at an early
age, he settled in Charlton county, and
devoted himself to agriculture and the
practice of law. In 1874 he was elected
to Congress en the Democratic ticket, and
took his scat in December, 1915. The
following year the Mexican war com
menccd, and Price, resigning his seat in
Congress, returned home, and in August,
1916: raised regiment of one year vol
untecrs (thc 18th MissourD of which he
was elected colonel. His command formed
portion of the army OF the West, COM
manded by General Stephen W. Kearncy,
who conquered New Mexico without fight
ing battle, and established the laws of
the United States over that territory.
Kearney, with the regulars and the Nor
mon battalion, marched for California,
and Colonel Doniphan proceeded with his
command to Chihuahua and thence home
ward, leaving Price in command at Santa
.Fe The discontcnted Mexicans in the
valley of Taos organized Il formidable in
surrection soon after, which Colonel Price
promptly suppressed with his small COM
mand, vanquishing the insurgents in two
or three engagements.
The term of enlistment of the one year
volunteers being about to expire, the
Prc.i lent called for VOL n.cers to serve to
the end of the war, and Missouri and Hi
nois eagerly furnished men TO take the
places of those belonging to the army Of
the West. President Polk designated
Colonel Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, as
u brigadier general to command the new
army operating in Now Mexico; but Da-
Wis, believing strictly in the doctrine Of
Estate rights" declined the appointment,
on the ground that the States furnishing
the troops were entitled to choose tho Off
GERS to command them. The President
then offered the appointment TO Colonel
Sterling Price, which he accepted Gen.
Price, on assuming command of an army
consisting of regiment of Missouri horse,
u regiment of infantry from illinois, a bat
talon of infantry from st. Louis, (undcr
Col. A. R. Easton,) battalion of mounted
volunteers raised in Santa Fc, and two
companies of regulars. stationed the troops
along the towns on the Rio Grandc, from
Santa Fe to FL Paso with a battalion Of
men in the Taos valley, for the purpose
Of holding the country acquired and pro-
tecting the inhabitants from the raids of
the hostile Indians.
In February, 1911, receiving informa-
tion that the enemy meditated an attack
upon his position ut El Paso, General.
Price concentrated his forces at that point,
but finding thatthe enemy didnotappear,
he marched upon the city.of chihuahua
with about 1900 men. The city was sur
rendered without blow, the Mexican
army, under the governor of the State,
Don Anil Trlas, having evacuated the
day previous to the arrival of the Ameri-
cans. Price, with an advance guard of
about three hundred men, pursued the
enemy southwark for sixty miles, overlook
them at the little town Of Santa Cruz dc
Rosalcs. and on the 10Th of March, 1917,
fought the last battle of the war, captur-
ing the governor of chihuahua and the
greater pant Of his forces In this en-
9 ggapemcnt the MeXicans lost about three
hundred in killed and wounded, while the
Americans lost but three or four killed
and about dozen wounded.
Peace being declared shortly afterwards,
General Price returned home, disbanded
his army, and returned to his farm in
Charlton county From this retirement
he was called by the people of the State,
who elected him governor in 1852. Hc
served out his term rs governor and was
not in public life until 1860, when he was
chosen delegate to the State convention
which met in this city. for the purpose of
considering the relation existing between
the general government and that of the
State" While this convention was in
session Claib Jackson was organizing
forces for the purpose of uniting the des-
tnics of Missouri with those of the Sc
cedcd States, and he appointed Price
major general Of the Missouri State Guard
Price issued his proclamation calling for
volunteers. The events which followed
the capture of Camp Jackson, the bat
ties of Boonvilc, Wilson's Creek, Car