Class of 1850

Nicholas Bartlett Pearce: Born July 20, 1828, Caldwell Co., KY.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1846, to July 1, 1850, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut. of Infantry, July 1, 1850.

Served: in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1850; on frontier duty at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1850, — Ft. Arbuckle, I. T., 1851‑52, —

(Second Lieut., 7th Infantry, Mar. 8, 1851)

Ft. Washita, I. T., 1852, 1853‑54, — in command of Escort of Captain Marcy's Expedition to locate "Indian Reserves" in Northwestern Texas,

(First Lieut., 7th Infantry, Mar. 3, 1855)

July 2 to Oct. 18, 1854, — Ft. Arbuckle, I. T., 1854‑55, — and Ft. Smith, Ark., 1855‑56; on Recruiting service, 1856‑57; on frontier duty, at Ft. Arbuckle, I. T., 1857; on Recruiting service, 1857‑58; and on frontier duty on Utah Expedition, 1858.

Resigned, Apr. 20, 1858.

Civil History. — Merchant, Farmer, and Flour Manufacturer, Osage Mills, Burton County, Ark., 1858‑61.

Joined in the Rebellion of 1861‑66 against the United States.​a

Civil History. — Unknown, nothing authentic having been received.

Buried, Whitesboro, TX.