The National tribune., 1890-12-25

first battle Of Bull Run. A the expiration Of
the term Of service be returned tO Connecticut
organized the 9Th Conn. of which he was an
pointed Colonel, and on Sept n was again
mustered into service. Ire commanded his
| regiment In a number Of battles and in AprI
/ l5is, he was promoted Ergadier- General Of
Volunteers. He commanded the successful
| demonstration mp stone River during the de-
scent on Morris Island, and at the action on
James Island. He was i'm command Of The
troops on Morris Island during the siege Of
| Forts Wagner and sumter. After the reduc-
/ t.on OF Fort Wagner he was assigned TO tie
I command Of the Northern District of the De-
0partmcut Of the South. Ito commanded a
division in the Tenth Corps of che Army OF the
James during the Virginia campaign OF 1864;
was brsvetted Major General Au. 20 and in
| October became permanent commander Of the
Tenth Corps. He commanded at the action &C
Chester Station, aud subsequently, particiUqted
IN numerous important battles
The capture Of Fort Fisher by the troops
I under Gen. Terry and the feet Of Admiral
Porter was one Of the notable events Of fhe
war. The fort commanded the sea aDproacbes
TO Wilmington, n. c., and one attacl, upon 10
had failed. Cen. Terry was ordered 70 renew
the attack with 5000 men and the assistance
Of the Heet. The b0mb3rdmcnt BY the feet
was begun on Jan. ~, and in an hour and a
! half 10000 shots were fred. This was the
/ heaviest bOmDardmeuJ Of the war On the
lttE, in view of the difficulty Of landing sun
plies for the troops upon an omen beach in
/ Aidwnter Gen. Terry determined % carry
the work the next day. and arranged the aIan
Of attack with Admiral Porter The next day.
after another terrific bombarlment that ST.
/ fenced nearly every gun in the FORT the troops
made the assault. Ia the engagement hand
tO-haEd fighting OF the most obstinate charac-
ter occurred, and great gaIlantry was dis
played. BY 10 o'clock at night the occupation
OF the works was complete
The Confederate forces fell back. disorgan-
led to a small work on the point Of the penin-
suia where. being Immediately pursued they
surrendered UncOnditionally The garrison
originally numbered ? 500 men, Of whom J. g7I
men, with Il2 officers, were captured. The
others were killed or wounded. The Union
loss was 6Sl men, Of whom So were killed
For his victory at Fort Fisher Gen. Terry
was made Brigadier General in the Regular
Army and received a vote Of thanks from
Congress. He was engaged in the clpture Of
Wilmington ~ c., aud subsequently took part
IN the operations in North Carolina uudsr Gen.
w. i. sherman. tie was brevetted Major
General Of the Regular Army for bis services
aU wilmington. After the close of the war he
commanded Ia succession the Departments Of
Virginia, Dakota and the South and again the
Department Of Dakota. In 1856 he was pro-
noted Major General and was in charge Of the
Division of the Missouri, with Headquarters in
Chicago until his retirement.
Gen. Terry was never married
The funeral took place at o'clock on Friday
Dec. - at New Haven Conn. Private services
were held at the Generals late residence The
honorary pail bearers we're ex-Goy. Fl. b Har-
rison, Francis WayIand j. c. Hollister, A. D.
Osborne, x-Cioy. Charles r. Ingersou, H. T.
Blake and Lieut. Gov. 5. E. 3Ierwin. Cere-
monies were also held nc the old North Church
About 400 members of the Grand Army were in
attendance. There was no military display
owing to the wishes of the family