Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-15

The noted Capt. Ed. Terrell, one of the
most terrible bushEhackers that figured on
either side during the war, died in the city
hospital at Louisville op Sunday morning
last The Democrat of that city thus obi
ographizep the deceased .FK 4
At the breaking out of the war he enlist
ed in the Dixie Guards, a company com.
manded by Jack Thompson, Of o wensboro,
which was mustered into the First Ken
lucky Confederate regiment. He after
wards Joined Gen. Morgan's command, from
which he deserted in 1868, and turned up as
Captain ola company of independent Fed
eral) scouts. II will be remembered that
it was Capt. Ed. Terrell who murdered
Hercules Walker in 1854 on his farm, 8
few miles from the city, on the Preston
street road. Terrell rode up to the house
of Walker and inquired for him. Walkers
/ wife called him from his work in the field,
and, upon his coming up to the door, Ter
rell deliberately shot him down without
uttering a word. Had he given Hurcules
Walker the hundredth part of show for
his life, Terrell would have ended his muI-
derous career then aud there but he knew
the msn too well, and took the cowardly
advantage of shooting him down on sight.
He said at the time that he had commits
sion to kill ten men, and Walker was the
frat of the number. After committing
this bloody deed, the desperate rode off in
/ search of new victims. atY t-e
He also murdered Eunis Wood, an In
dustrious and worthy blacksmith, at Tay-
lorsville, in Spencer county. Terrell had
got number Of horses shod, and upon be-
ing asked by Wood who was to pay for the
work, he became enraged and shot the
poor man down in cold blood.
In 1854, he murdered Mr.. johnson, 8
worthy citizen of Indiana, who came &c
Kentucky with drove of cattle, which hs
had sold, and for which he, had received
the money. Terrell decoyed the unsus
pecting drover out few miles from Shelby
vile, when he knocked him in the head
stripped the body of what money was upor
it, and then threw it in Clear creek, wher'
it was discovered, and the crime traced Il
; Terrell. He was indicted and lay in jai
for a long time, until he broke ont, anC
shortly afterwards visited Shelbyyille will
his gang. He was attacked by pcsse O
citizens and fairly riddled with bullets, We
his time had not come for death. II
lived, but in a very crippled condition
He was afterward captured, but by som
Vaccination, got released on his own bond
On one occasion, We are told, be wa
counting a beautiful girl. Her brothe
came into the parlor and was introduce
: to Terrell. The young man had on a 70
, pair of new boots. Terrell SET his affeC
tions on them, and on that same night she
and killed the young man for the sole pun
pose of getting his boots. Terrell after
wards boosted of this exploit. His trai
was marked with the blood CT his innocen
victims throughout the war, and long afte
: its close.
: While on the Confederate side, he was
D boon companion of Magruder, Sue Muir
day and Champ Ferguson. He was on
lawed by all Confederate forces, and busl
whacked on his own hook for plumber, vi
til he got into the Federal camp. He the
D obtained a rowing commission and con
q menced his bloody career anew; killing ii
friends with whom he had campsd an
8 fought in a common cause.
= About three months ago, Terrell wa
shot and wounded, in five or six places, b
q brother-in-law, whom he had grossl
w.onged. This, we believe, finished h
career, SO far as splitting blood was col
cerned. Some two months ago he Wi
s brought to the Louisville City Hospita
D where he fingered, in great agony, unit
: death cams to bis relief He was terrC
TO the people of Shelby county and oths
localities in Kentucky. Thus has passe
away one of the last of the monstroI
desperadoes to whom the war gave birth.