Person:James Pearce (4)

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James Madison Pearce
b.1825 Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky
d.6 Apr 1862 Shiloh, Tennessee
Parents and Siblings
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m. 8 Sep 1825
  1. James Madison Pearce1825 - 1862
  2. Nicholas Bartlett Pearce1828 - 1894
  3. Mary PearceAbt 1840 -
  4. Jeannie Cecilia Pearce1843 - 1902
  5. Paulina Deserie Pearce1845 - 1847
  6. Cordelia Rose PearceAbt 1847 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 31 Dec 1851
  1. Kate Mary Pearce
  2. Frank Pearce1853 - 1891
  3. Florence Pearce1859 - 1940
  4. James Madison (Willie) Pearce, Jr.1860 - 1924
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Facts and Events
Name James Madison Pearce
Gender Male
Birth? 1825 Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky
Marriage 31 Dec 1851 Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentuckyto Elizabeth Bradley
Death? 6 Apr 1862 Shiloh, Tennessee

According to the KY Adjutant Generals Report for the Mexican War, James M. Pearce enlisted on Oct 3, 1847 as a Private in Company G, Fourth Regiment of Kentucky Infantry to serve for the duration of the war. He was mustered into the service at Smithland, KY on Oct. 4, 1847. He was mustered out of the service on July 25, 1848, at Louisville, KY. The c ompany was originally organized by Captain James S. Conn at Princeton, KY in the month of September, 1847, and marched thence to Smithland, where it arrived on October 3, 1847, a distance of 53 miles. This company was at New Orleans, Pueblo, City of Mexico. Vera Cruz, Jalapa, and Acajeta.

James served in the Civil War, organized the 3rd Kentucky Infantry and fought for the Confederacy. He was killed at the Battle of Shiloh. The Confederate Monument at Hopkinsville, Kentucky was erected by the men of his company and dedicated by his widow, Elizabeth Pearce. The Jim Pearce Camp of the Orphan's Brigade was named for him.

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