Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-17
TERRELL. THE GUERRILLA.
Why ne DOffe the Gray and
Doomed the Dl5e.
A secret Chapter in HIS History,
as ReIRJed by Himself.
Magnanimlty of Gen. John Ia
Morgan.


The Louisville Courier Journal O
Monday gave the particular OF the dealt
OF the infamous and notorious Capt E
Terrell, whose name was once q terrO
IN Kentucky, and whose trief but terri
+ bic career rivaled IN rapiue and blood
shed that of the most uuserupulous 0
the guerrilla leaders who won unenvla
Ole Iame ia the late great struggle, and
and who bresthed his last on Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock, in he Louisville
City Hospital, after long months OF the
most eKcruciating physical suffering,
from the wounds received in his cele-
brated raid on Shelbyville.
HIS LIFE.
Capt. Edward Terrell wsH only twenty
three yesrs OF age. lie was s Ken
tuckian by birth, and was brought up
by bis uncle, Thomas Baker, who lived
at Manton, an antiquaied village on the
/ line of Marion and Washington cOun-
ties, five miles from LoFetto depot, ou
the Lebanon branch of tee Louisville
/ and Nashville Railroad. His uncle sent
him 10 the villsge school at Mant0n,
where he received ali the edueafs2n he
ever had. He was not large ma, but,
L y 4
figure, and his exploits were d &C
compiished with the miniature arsenal
Of Tsv0iyers he invariably carried
swung to him, which be was always
ready to use, it matteriug little who stood
Ia his way. TerTelps uncle, Sir. Baker,
2 wei known and very highly esteemed
citizen Of Marion county, was murdered
Just previous TO the war bv two Of his
negroes, both OF whom were subsequent
ly arrested. tried, convicted and hung
near Springfield, Ky.
On the breaking out Of tle war, he en-
listed in the Dixie Guards, Fret Ken
lucky (Confsdera;e) regiment, In Davies
county, and subsequently, joined John
MoTgau's command. After Bragg's
memorable raid into Kentucky, he de.
serted from the Confedelstes, and was
by Gen. Palmer or Gen. Boyle empOw-
cred TO reise a company Of Federal scouts
OF which he was to be captain. He
raised his company ia SHELBY and Spsn-
Ger counties, and started out with orders
TO drive all guerEillas from the State.
Soon, however, as well as becoming the
terror Of Marion, One-sTn.ed Berry and
others, he became the terror Of the en-
tire population OF Washington, Marion,
Shelby and Anderson counties, shooting
down and plundering indiscriminately
wherever his laWless hOrsemen rode.
As bloody murderer, fiend and ruf-
6sD, he never had an equnl and it is not
too much TO ssy that he more than illus
trated by his damning conduct, the re-
cord OF the "dark and bloody gr)und."
From the Louisville Courier, Journal Of
We extract the following details
Of his suifsTings and his iiis ss related by
him TO 3 gentlemen who eoaversed With
Terrell shortly before his death:
THE GUERRILLAis stIFFERINGs.
Shortly after TsrrelI's antTy into the
hospital Of this city, visited him. l
found him ia a pitisble cOaditiOa-his leg
paTAly Zsd, his bowels alm Ost at q dead
lock, and his arms not mu3h thicker than /
willow waDds Indeed, his entire syg-
tenn seemed exhausted. His mind alone ,
was unimpaiTeG. About every ten or If I.
teen minutes he had whts he called q
shCck Of the nerves in his spine. During
6ese parOXysnls he gOulj bs rolled tC-
5elher like s ball, and moan piteously
Fith pain. he often expressed to ne his
iesire that death would come qJiekly to
elieve him from such sg0nizDg torture
HIS STORY.
The lsst time sRW him be fully re-
ated to me the cause why be bad G0fIed
he gray spd dOnDed the blue. ItWas as
cliOws:
he iBy at - vs4fe, in Tennessee. I
vas then in Gen. Morg 81 e cOmman1.
We were short Of boTse1, ani an officer
vas dispatched To Southern and Central
kentucky to press horses, He wss in
Tucted to take, also, whatever else he
ould dnd which WCUld be OF evident use
o us. l wss stil, with tie command a. I
be same place whea be returned.
by some mis ,hsnCg 20 get
lCk ut the seizures. i recognized, by {
be marks, quite . quantity Of horses, {
eef cattle, work oxen, hogs, and haE- {
ess, which had been the property Of {
ood and trns Southern men living near (
~ own homa, Rnd il! the immediate
counties. every inch Of
inch almost knew. ] ieit awfplly bad G
t this. My dander git up. / hunted
p the officer who had impressed the +
rOpeFty. He belonged TO the ordnance c
apartment. / told min what be had c
0ne-.ua. be had taken tia stock aud c
lbstsuCe Of friends, inIteed oT leaving L
lem and coming down only on Yam '
ees, Of whom there w'sre enough, aud i
3ors than enough, where he had bsen J
D have hsTried them q ten times .he
usntity be had brought in. / told him o
J such q country as he had bsen Ope-
.ting in, he needed lot 70 have taken il
} much from e SOuthGTn man as tiD- f
.s pOTkeT or gobbl5T He cursed me
I'd / cursed him. Eventually he put q
is hand on or near pistol end bowie
uife he had. / at once shot at him q
ith my revolver. he died instantly. b
was then placed under arrest. / was Y
lurtmsTtiSled. / was sentenced to be Ii
lot. The execution yFss TO have taken I
lace on Friday. There were five or y
x more 10 have died gt the same time T,
70 Of them were Yankee preachers, &C. z
lsed OF being spies or of dispatching Z
ltelligencsstO our eneiaies. :
Gen. Morgan felt awful bad about N.Y. d
If and two more Of 0nF boys. Hedd o
] he could with Gen. Bragg. The off, 3
is snd men all petihoued for us, but
1u might As well pray to flint stone as II
k mercy from Gen. BrGgg. 1 saw Gen.
organ often. He sometimes could only
ok at nae, as he was speechless from T,
sxatiOn snd sorrow. 7,
We were to be shot st sunrise on a Fri n
". made up my mind to stand the Il
Ing. What else could do. | could Il
II help myself-iToDed hands and feet
I'd securely guarded by detail Of sad, Il
Ournful, and mourning comrades, from "a
y own regiment, wiz ose mOistened eyes Il
ID husky voices but 700 plainly told of 81
q agony they endur,,d while mechgni-
lly performing the routine of provost q,
isTd dGty in and around our prison. n
On Thursday afternoon, about sunset, Ii,
observed a comm Oti0n among the OF
lard. They stood 10 their arms, faced W
,TthWard and sent )ut scouts. The.S. 81
ortiy returned. AL retreated by the pl
zht fisnB, on the ral. They had not re
en gone many Minutes when party OF b,
ue birds, on the double quick, from 8 Il
alton about nine miles north, SURROUND hs
the jail. They inquired fJr me and p
e gospellers. They had a man ready bl
ia tools, etc, TO knock off cur irons, Y
% then mounted us On led horses. which p
ey had with them. They released all II
Hilary prlsonsTs, and invited all to es- Y,
pc with them. l did not require srgu- ie
snt TO convince ME I should 60 TO tr
althier quarter. My two companions .hs
srs also more ready 10 leave than re- dT
ain. / was too ST Xlou5 10 get off to 81
y any attention TO what disposition o1
. rest Of the jail btys made OF them ur
Ives. The soldier prisoners were all re-
ised. The Ysnkees at once evacuated hs
9 town and retreilted TO their former Is
.tion. looking bsck, / could see Gen. -
Orgsn's command entering and reoCeu- NJ
Ing their old pOsts Ia and around the
y. fneir lao pgsf II 1afad frorsa fEe fe