The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-02
REMARKABLE CAREER OF AN
ORANGE COUNTY NEGRO.
He Was Gen. Grants Body Servant
and With Him at The Time ofThe
tN- President Death-W Wssa Slave
Of Suckner Terrell In Oranee

and With Him at The Time ofThe
tx President Death -Wssa Slave
Of Suekner Terrell In Orange
Harrison Terrell. stiu living. n uesa.n
ger ln the War Department uf Wa-l;r.,
ton, l. the colorfd man - ho served G.D
prant a. steward. valet. and hnauv it
ms last Illness. as nurse Tor up,xard ID
hNe Years To this ever ready nnd tender
rervitor We're directed the iast artirnl,ie
"oru- uttered 10y Gen. Grant" Give ne
ice water. Harrison
He was born slave on ihe pi.ce 81
BucSuer Terrell. ia Orange county IA
IN $40. the very day on which zen liar.
risun was el"eted president. From rhis
circumstance he waSnameI Wi lam lien.
~ Harrison Terrell, taking his master'-
family namn rs WAS the custom In She
old slavery times
lie was the child Of mulatto parent.
plantation house servants ,fcou.idprabl,
Intelligence for country slaves uarri-o.
nims II IS a. ght-skinned as mRnv vNyhi-a
people. Tie became Buckner rcr-elrs
hoy. or personal servant when he WAS
mere pickunury
Tbs master back WAS hr.t., las.
iail FROM ~ log cabin he was builiiuo
/ when Harrison ,yas ahont 30 vears oia
The Injured man lived Tor five week 5 aft. r
/ thc accident. and during thi- int.rvsltia
ittle save lad b attentions were s, Kind
tnd weii-directoG that pucsncr Terrell
the day before Dis death. signed H.r-i.
S.n 'ei ''"''i'' 'i freedom. This was in
W" years hiierwarJ rt the accui L..
HARRISON went 20 Richmond Co try HE
fortune lie found employment In che
Exchange and Ballard liotel When al
war prose out Harrison was roamiu.
over the country IA -e Ven inr several
Seh"enen sports who were following tbs
.".es' i"e5 Ieiurn,n fu irsinia and ru.
| l-ten as private soldiers in tuf Richmond
''u'S' HaI''spn Wiinply volunteer
@" "''"'n pan! 1hem Co. tie front a- thei
rNant
Wi'nln 'u days o' nj enlistment cue
'l ii"r4i,'H masters was killed iua-tiD..
81 Dun nun. July 81. iN1l Jha ofh-r
'"ssVu through the bloody fenio~ui4
,Aih ph'-h against Mcclellan lfsratnri
ru, u" AUGUST q. iNPI. second fril az
Non" '.iu hardly 'z-u nil
rom harrison ierrells = birthplace The
,Al.hIH' servant searched onr the dca
"oIy from among the hiiled and wounded
nm IN, shNe lt decent harlal
i"' sur tNor OF this remarkable trio
'uyi. ,, i''t"nAie WIN him Harrison
H H'auv al 'he campaigns al the Army of
N"' 'neth irSinia. lie trudged fh- tcil.
,..9 ,'',iJ l..'.''s 20 ui'asirous Gettysburg
H'.I "1'" "N- 'he iotomar; was ln the
e.ll. 80 ''''-s mere 1Ae W Western commando
'irs1 apie@reu upon th" eastern thcatrs
va, ~ i'' unused against Lee, ard
-. ,,i, ''i'l 'u"'Ne'ry "lNfotsflvH' 10
.en,. 10 'o' S'-N 'he WrA siege
D.; 80 - .n''''! tN ruFFeii'r with
,.s,'h.,.l - "a 4 I'm 'vA' mere was
.,.,a a. ."'ue "i ms iuture pa
t,,-;-.' ~" D'i' N'"u''
.., =, ,I Wv - ''H''' ''-'r',u "a" mus
=, ....,r,5. ','' t ks ,i"" parV@PNt-l
- .''' ''s' All9 Hutl as u ii-ld
-. .-.s.' o. 9i'9 '' core lor @nn se- a.
- -. 'i.7 ma, 'eF elects Dc
,S.;~ - '-.''..'i anu servant severed
Ha--;.|', -. o. q. Una 'o3
,,,l.,-. '''F - "e'' ""' q Wntii oi
.',, 80, "", "c was aItHt without
o'''','. ne i'Is' nen' MS course u
~. - s';,' d" nViV t'ii "e11 hi- IAN
~ "nu u lehus, ont mere meanwhile, had
- o,O W '"' ~ at .Fesroles mel
- - =" po'I MS iather ana
i'a. -. - zen soiI u,"h SOUTH the
so'Ne I" SOl'u Chr"Nha planter
., N''u '''o ,"ot"el 10 one oi the Mississippi
uo -, n-,',,' -. IT,,
nv ca w n..le c1pi'@i ana Tor
W. ye1'7 'raNVrseu ,ne orange county
' ."AuS Is "a a sHlau hneNsier- In loOt b.
''.-i, men. 70 " 'Asninstoh IN quest oi employ
,''e". m ' eS d ilro'essipiai want, Ia which
va suceesslu'' nut aiter Few
l' oli'ns' longing 20 see ms old mother he
"Tn. % ?l'-s'ss'i PIP anu huA'ed her mp.
.'i .e'u5ninS u, u AsnihStoh IN 1865 ne
Tn'ereu tne service OF the laoe George ".
tn'sgT, Oh tue banking house oi Riggs
So1eoris, au1 was soon promoted to
pu'isi s ol tne oiu higSs mansion. lie was
.l,e ui'ec'iuS ,5 .S Sernau. Oh tne riggs iamiH
iCl - seAIs' A',sr yer NiT, riggs death, IN
g. c,ni ~ 0i'v'et G.I'a % ucn' u1ahe employ
.onSSa-', ~ - =, ~. ~ n,.r i'P',ciI trust AnG
commence ih DIS sStvent. only month
pllII 10 hi5 uea'h' knowing that the end
o19iu a19;l no. 'ncn oe iar on General Grant,
integrity and faithfulness.