When Pierce was a small boy, his father moved to Bartow County, Georgia, and enlisted private tutors for his children. At the age of thirteen, Young entered the Georgia Military Institute in Marietta, and graduated in 1856. He subsequently briefly studied law.
During Pierce's youth, his father moved to Bartow County, Georgia, where he employed private tutors for their children. At age thirteen, Young attended the Georgia Military Institute in Marietta and graduated in 1856. Subsequently, he began studying law.