The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-04

the haze of distance already aims it's events and turns the heroes into names. During the last two years the tion has been doing some quite nec- essary work in the interest of civiliza- tion, that involved a little fighting and brought out some courage of the heroic sort but those of us who remember the war for the Union do not throw our caps very high in aiIS at the sight of these later heroes. We are jealous lest the old be forgotten. The very magni- tudo of the conflict and the vast num- bers engaged, hide individuals who de- serve lasting remembrance. Carlyle In his fond patriotism called Scotland a great hero-nation' The war for the Union made ours such a nation; all were heroes, for it called every house. hold into service, either to go and die. or stay and suffer. Hence l speak of General Terry, the foremost representa- tive of Connecticut in the war, and, in peculiar sense, our own representa- tive. He is our hero.
 He was born in Hartford in 1927, but was educated in this city where, in his early boyhood his family had come to reside. He was graduated from the law school in 1S49, and entered up- on the practice of his profession. From 1854 to 1860 he served as clerk of the superior court and supreme courts. When the war began he was one of the first to respond to his countrys call, and was placed at the head of the Second Connecticut regiment, which he had commanded in previous years, without other military experience, but with good understanding and a fair knowledge of the theory of war; He took the Second Connecticut to Wash ington in time for the disastrous battle of Bull Run, from which he brought his men off in good order. After the three months were up he returned home formed the Seventh Connectncut and was soon engaged in the service which covered the next twenty-seven years of his life. His career began in General Sherman's expedition to Port Royal, when he took part in the cap ture of Pulaski. In the battle around Charleston he displayed the qualities which led to his being made brigadier general of volunteers But no great opportunity came to him until he was selected by General Grant to take
 
 Fort Fisher. That he was selected for this undertaking shows how thoroughly he had entrenched himself in the high opinion of his superiors. If we were to search for honors for General Terry, this would be the highest accorded him. He was the only officer in the militia who came to be regarded in this way The task of capturing Fort Fisher was a difficult one, which called for combination of the highest nlil- tary qualities, all of which were full filled by General Terry in the highest degree. But it was because General Terry combined in himself so many of the qualities of the soldier, that he won the confidence of General Grant and General Sherman, and the re- spect of all the abler generals
 Tt was thus that General Terry came to be what may be called an administrative general For after the war was over he was assigned to the departments, first of Virginia, then of the south, where he held command from 1865 to 1872, during the period of recon struction. Later without interruption he took charge of the departments in the northwest, where he saw active ser vice in the Indian outbreaks but was chiefly concerned with administrative enthusiastically less difficult and ardu- ous than those of the great war. Here he remained until 1888 when his health failed and he returned to the home he left in 1861, having been in service twenty-seven years Here he lived Among US for two years, an invalid, and died in 1S90''
 Dr. Munger in closing paid a high tribute to the remarkable character of the deceased It was his dearest wish, said the speaker, on the close of the war to return to this city and take up his profession again Everything, said the speaker, made this course usually alluring for him, his many friends who wished to see him attain high honors his great strength of character which made law the true profession for him, and his home life in this city after such a long absence. But, he continued General Terry had hardly set his plans in circulation after his return, when he received a telegram from Secretary of War Stanton urging him to come to Washington at once He went and in an interview with Secretary Stanton he yielded to the latter's persuasiona and accepted the arduous command which | upset his carefully laid plains. General Terry then showed his true nobility of | character, said pr. Munger. He did not wish the honor offered him, and carefully explained his reasons to Sec retary Stanton, but the latter knew the character of the man and would listen to no refusal. Under the pressure Gen eral Terry yielded. That was patriot | ism of the highest sort.
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