Recollections of North Alabama
Robert J. Price

Robert J. (the third son of Robert Price and Frances Chappell), was first married to Martha A., daughter of Maj. James Moore, near Aberdeen, Miss. He moved to Fayette and thence to Lawrence county, Ala., where he died in 1841. By this marriage he had four children who lived to be grown, viz.: Robert J., Mary E., Abagail, and Martha A. Robert belonged to the Eighth Texas Cavalry Company called the "Texas Rangers." This regiment achieved a high reputation. Commanded first by Colonel Terry, who was killed, and then by Col. John A. Wharton, and then by Col. Thos. Harrison. It was its fortune to be under fire oftener, during the war, than any regiment I knew of. The history of this regiment (if ever written) will be virtually a history of the war south fo the Carolinas. The privates were fine horsemen, and there was a great deal of individual gallantry amongst them. At the capture of Murfreesboro, by General Forrest, Colonel Wharton (afterward General) when one arm was broken, placed the reins between his teeth, and plied his revolver with the other, until the enemy surrendered. This feat has been equaled by many of the same kind, amongst the privates. Price still lives in Texas. His father, Robert, was married a second time to Mrs. Elizabeth Douglas, sister of Hon. Luke Pryor.

Author Unknown, Recollections of North Alabama. Page 121.