Phillip R. Pierce
Ennis, Ellis County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Born September 18, 1813 in North Carolina. Soldier in the Texas War of Independence. Member Madisonville Cavalry, Texas Volunteers. Died in Ellis County December 2, 1891. Erected by the State of Texas 1962
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Born in North Carolina in 1813, Phillip R. Pierce came to Texas and took up arms in the war for independence as a member of the Madisonville Cavalry, Texas Volunteers. He lived out his days in Ellis County, dying in 1891. The state erected this marker to his service in 1962.
Why it matters
Pierce represents the ordinary volunteers whose service in the Texas Revolution won the independence that reshaped the map of North America.
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