Henry Davis Pearce

Pearce was known to his neighbors as a veterans' organizer. His obituary in the Robert Lee Observer of December 1911 says he served for years as adjutant of the Colorado Concho Confederate Veterans Association, held office in the Richard Coke Camp, and was elected honorary adjutant for life. A lifelong Baptist, he died of paralysis at home on December 8 and was buried in the Robert Lee cemetery. A reunion program from 1905, for a gathering in a pecan grove on the Colorado above Ballinger, lists an H. D. Pearce of Ballinger as secretary.

What the plaque says

Henry Davis Pearce (June 4, 1845 - December 8, 1911) Born in Illinois. Came to Texas 1856. Joined Confederate army in New Orleans, 1861; fought in Siege of Vicksburg (1863), in Battle of Mansfield (1864), and at Pleasant Hill, La., where he was captured. Exchanged at Blair's Landing, he served to end of war. He wrote history of Confederate veterans. Married Sarah Elizabeth Pride. Had eight children. Pioneered and helped organize Runnels County. He moved to Robert Lee, Coke County, in 1906. Recorded - 1970

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Fort Chadbourne — 16 mi
  An 1852 infantry post and Butterfield stage station on a Coke County ranch, its fallen stone buildings rebuilt since 1999 by the descendant of the family that has ranched the land since 1877.

More markers nearby

• Locklin Bartholomew Murray — steps away
• Robert Lee Cemetery — steps away
• Fence-Cutting War — 0.7 mi
• Richard Coke — 0.7 mi