Pilot Grove
Pilot Grove, Grayson County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Founded in early 1850s. On Bonham-McKinney Stage Line. Called Lick Skillet; renamed, 1858, for J. P. Dumas' Ranch. Site of Lee-Peacock feud, 1865-1871, between ex-Confederate Capt. Bob Lee with his gold and Union supporter Lewis Peacock. Although Lee was killed in 1865, his followers carried on the fight until Peacock was shot.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Founded in the early 1850s on the Bonham-McKinney stage line and first nicknamed Lick Skillet, this Grayson County community was renamed Pilot Grove in 1858. It became the flashpoint of the Lee-Peacock feud (1865–1871), a bitter Reconstruction-era conflict between former Confederate captain Bob Lee and Union supporter Lewis Peacock. Even after Lee was killed in 1865, his followers fought on until Peacock too was shot.
Why it matters
The feud shows how the animosities of the Civil War spilled into private violence across the Reconstruction frontier, long after the armies disbanded.
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Related people
- · Bob Lee
- · Lewis Peacock
- · J. P. Dumas
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