Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-26
THE LATE GENERAL TERRY.
Interesting "reminiscences of the De.
ceased Chieftafn.

"reminiscences of the De-
ceased Chieftatn.
The Brooklyn Standard Union gives
couple of columns of interesting remines-
cences of the late General Terry, among
which is the following by F. w. ]. Sizer
of New Haven, a veteran of the New Ha-
dent of Brooklyn Heights. After speak
ing of General Terry's boyhood, he says:
'tYoung Terry studied law after his school
days and the writer has lasting impress
sion of his first knowledge of him more
than forty years ago, as he was one sum-
mer day sauntering beneath the elm trees
upon the old Green in front of his
fathers Office, in the basement of the old
State House, book in hand, perusing law
studies and striving to master his task.
He was admitted to the baran commenc-
ed the practice of law in 1S49. His creed
was that of the wings and their successors
the republicans. In 1868 young Terry
held the Office of city clerk and boarded
the clerk of the courts from 1854 to 1861.
'He had in 1S4S became a member of
the New Haven Grays and June IL, 1858,
he re-enlisted, the same evening that the
writer of this sketch joined the company.
'He took great interest in military af-
fairs, and his tall form and soldierly bear
ing, graced the front rank. A descendant
of the famous Captain Wadsworth, who,
more than two hundred years ago, saved
the charter of Connecticut from the hands
of Sir Edmund Andross, by placing it in
quently, when the Colonial governor,
Fletcher, of New York, attempted to take
command of the Connecticut militia, and
was reading his commission, gave the his
toric order, Drum, drum, I say adding
IF am interrupted again I will make the
sun shine through you, he possessed a full
measure of the courage of his ancestors.
''During the Crimean war, 1886, in
company with Editor James M. Wood
ward of the JOURNAL AND COURIER news
paper, who was also captain of the Grays
he used to spend much time over the
maps of the conflict, tracing the progress
of the struggle, and reading up such &C.
counts of the several battles as could be
obtained. Being brother bachelors, they
had ample time for such recreation. We'll
do I remember visiting Captain Wood
wards Office one day, and seeing Terry
with long pointer placed upon map
suspended from the wall, earnestly discuss
ing the situation. How little did he think
that in few years thousands of his coun
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