Richard A. Peirce
Richard A. Peirce was born around 1833 in Taunton, Massachusetts, to Abraham Peirce and Lucy Peirce. By 1860, he was working as a lawyer in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He married Annie Allen on November 22, 1860.
 
In May 1861, he received a commission as a major, and he served on General Ebenezer Peirce’s staff. He later served as inspector general on Governor John A. Andrew’s staff and then as commandant of Camp Meigs in Readville, Massachusetts.
 
His wife died on December 4, 1862. He died of consumption in New Bedford on August 3, 1869.
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(3688)Peirce, Richard A.18331869-08-03
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Major
  • Rank out: Brigadier General
  • Rank highest: Brigadier General
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (10322) [writer] ~ Richard A. Peirce Order, 15 December 1863

Places - Records: 2

  • (2278) [birth] ~ Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
  • (3650) [death, residence in 1860] ~ New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts

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SOURCES

1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915, available from Ancestry.com; Massachusetts Death Records, 1841-1915, available from Ancestry.com; “Richard A. Peirce” Find a Grave profile, available from Findagrave.com; Fall River (MA) Daily Evening News, 30 May 1861