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Class of 1826

Vol. I
p385 468

(Born Pa.)

Thomas H. Pearce

(Ap'd Pa.)

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1822, to July 1, 1826, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 1st Infantry, July 1, 1826.

Second Lieut., 6th Infantry, July 1, 1826.

Served: in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1826‑27; and on leave of absence, 1827‑29.

Resigned, Mar. 31, 1829.

Civil History. — Merchant, Chester County, Pa., 1830‑34. Major, Pennsylvania Militia, 1832. Clerk in Collector's Office, Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad, Pa., 1835‑46; and Asst. Superintendent of same Road, 1847‑49. Agent, in New York city, for Western Transportation Lines, 1849‑52. Collector on Harrisburg and Lancaster Railroad, Pa., 1854‑60.

Died, Nov. 21, 1862, at York, Pa.: Aged 57.

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