John Frederick Pierson
John Frederick Pierson was born on February 25, 1839, in New York City, New York, to Henry Lewis Pierson and Helen Maria Pierson. His father was a merchant who owned $50,000 of real estate and $200,000 of personal property by 1860. His mother died around 1845. He grew up and attended school in Ramapo, New York
 
In May 1861, he received a commission as a captain in Company H of the 1st New York Infantry. He was promoted to major in July 1861, to lieutenant colonel in September 1861, and finally to colonel in October 1862. He took part in the Seven Days Battles, the Second Battle of Manassas, the Battle of Fredericksburg, and the Battle of Chancellorsville. He mustered out on May 25, 1863.
 
He settled in New York City after the war, and he married Susan A. Rhodes on December 9, 1869. They had at least five children: Marguerite, born around 1870; John, born around 1872; James, born around 1873; Harold, born around 1875; and Adeline, born around 1876. He served as president of the Ramapo Foundry and Wheel Works and the Ramapo Manufacturing Company. He became a prominent member of New York society, and he was a member of the Union Club of the City of New York. He died in New York City on December 20, 1932.
 
Image: John F. Pierson (courtesy Wikicommons)
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DATABASE CONTENT
(4681)Pierson, John Frederick1839-02-251932-12-20
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Captain
  • Rank out: Colonel
  • Rank highest: Colonel
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 32

  • (12996) [recipient] ~ Hiram G. Berry to John F. Pierson, 29 December 1862
  • (13511) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 26 April 1862
  • (13512) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 1 October 1862
  • (13525) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 5 October 1862
  • (13527) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 9 October 1862
  • (13528) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 17 October 1862
  • (13529) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 1 November 1862
  • (13530) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 13 November 1862
  • (13531) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 23 November 1862
  • (13533) [associated with] ~ John Howe Statement, 24 November 1862
  • (13534) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 25 November 1862
  • (13535) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 26 December 1862
  • (13536) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 13 May 1862
  • (13537) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 27 December 1862
  • (13538) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Edwin M. Stanton, 27 December 1862
  • (13539) [recipient] ~ Hiram G. Berry to John F. Pierson, 29 December 1862
  • (13540) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 31 December 1862
  • (13541) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 2 January 1863
  • (13542) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 14 January 1863
  • (13543) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 30 January 1863
  • (13544) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 3 April 1863
  • (13546) [associated with] ~ Robert G. Walmsley to Unknown, 9 December 1863
  • (13547) [associated with] ~ George Bliss Jr. et al. to Edwin M. Stanton, 29 December 1863
  • (13548) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 11 June 1862
  • (13549) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson and James A. Scrymser to George Bliss Jr. et al., 6 January 1864
  • (13550) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson General Order, 20 October 1862
  • (13552) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 24 July 1862
  • (13553) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 11 August 1862
  • (13554) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Edwin M. Stanton, 24 August 1862
  • (13555) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Edwin M. Stanton, 24 August 1862
  • (13556) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 25 August 1862
  • (13557) [writer] ~ John F. Pierson to Charles T. Pierson, 8 September 1861

People - Records: 2

  • (4858) Pierson, Henry Lewis is the [parent of] (4681) Pierson, John Frederick
  • (4860) Pierson, Charles Theodore is the [sibling of] (4681) Pierson, John Frederick

Places - Records: 1

  • (78) [birth, death] ~ New York City, New York

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (1077) [officer] ~ 1st New York Infantry
SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Rhode Island Marriage Index, 1851-1920, available from Ancestry.com;  “John Frederick Pierson” Wikipedia profile, available from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Frederick_Pierson