Nicholas Bartlett Pearce | |
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| Born | July 20, 1828 Caldwell County, Kentucky |
| Died | March 8, 1894 (aged 65) Dallas, Texas |
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| Allegiance |  United States of America Arkansas Confederate States of America |
| Service/ |  United States Army Arkansas Militia Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1850–1858 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
| Rank |  First Lieutenant (USA) Colonel (Arkansas Militia)Brigadier General (Arkansas State Troops)  Major (CSA) |
| Commands | 1st (Western) Division (Brigade), Arkansas State Troops; Fort Smith |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Other work | Merchant, college professor, land examiner |
Nicholas Bartlett Pearce (commonly known as N. Bart Pearce) (July 20, 1828 – March 8, 1894) was a brigadier general in the Arkansas State Troops during the American Civil War. He led a brigade of infantry in one of the war's earliest battles in the Trans-Mississippi Theater before serving as a commissary officer in the Confederate States Army for the rest of the war.