John Pearce

Birth Date

c1836

Death Date

1863-12-05

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Green County, Kentucky, farmhand and soldier. Green County, Kentucky, native. Son of John Pearce and Lettie Pearce. Resident of Green County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmhand in Green County in 1860. Served in the 13th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from December 31, 1861 to December 5, 1863. Wounded at the Battle of Huff's Ferry, Roane County, Tennessee, on November 14, 1863. Died in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, on December 5, 1863, from wounds received at the Battle of Huff's Ferry.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, District 2, p. 132A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, District 1, p. 698.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0267.

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