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 General Sterling Price ~ Keytesville, MO Posted by:  YoSam.
N 39° 26.083 W 092° 56.205
15S E 505443 N 4365021
Born Virginia, Missouri Governor, and Civil War General.
Waymark Code: WM6G52
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2009
Views: 6
Sculptor: Allen George Newman (1875-1940).
Fabricator: McNeel Marble Works.
Statue Erected by: The State of Missouri & United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Dedication Date: June 17, 1915; Rededicated June 17, 1990.
County of Statue: Chariton County.
Location of Statue: Ash St. & Bridge St., Price Park, Keytesville.
Statue Text:
North Side: MAJOR GENERAL, C.S.A.
1862 - 1865West Side: GENERAL STERLING PRICE
Born in Prince Edward County, Virginia
September 11, 1809
Resided in Chariton County Missouri
1831 - 1865
Speaker
Of the House of Representatives
Of Missouri General Assembly
1840 - 1844
Elected to Congress 1844
Participated in War with Mexico
1846-1848
Rising from rank of Colonel
To that of Brigadier General
Chairman of Convention of 1861
Major General in Command
Of Missouri State Troops 1861-1862
Died in St. Louis Missouri
September 29, 1867South Side: GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI
1853 - 1857East Side: GENERAL
STERLING PRICE
1809-1867
Statue Description:
A figure of General Sterling Price, standing in military dress uniform, wearing a thigh-length coat, trousers, and calf-high boots. He holds a wide brimmed hat to his lower proper right side with his proper right hand. His proper left arm hangs to his side with his proper left fist closed. A sword and tassels hang from his sash at his proper left side. The figure is mounted on a base with reliefs bordering the top section.
Remarks and Statue details see: General Sterling Price
Union or Confederacy: Confederacy - South
General's Name: Sterling Price
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