The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-08

among the most important events in that awful struggle. General Terry, lylng here almost side by side, we recall Tennyson's immortal triDute to Engand'S great commanders:
 Mighty seaman, this is he a
 Was great by land, as thou by sea. Thine island loves thee well, thou famous The greatest sailor since the world began Now. to the roll of untitled drums,
 To thee the greatest soldier comes, For this is he
 Was great by land as thou by sea-" This command bears the name of Terry, and l therefore deem 1t an appropriate oc- casion to speak particularly of him, by whose grave we finger, not so much to re" view the events of his noble life, as to dis cover, if we can. and emulate, II ne Will, some of the traits of character which made General Terry not only great soldier. Dut in the truest sense, man.
 On the 3rd of December. 1853. there was unveiled in the United church on the pub lie Green in this city bronze tablet pear ing this inscription:
 In Memory of
 Alfred Howe Terry
 Major General, II. $. A. H0nored by his country men For his unsuliied patriotism and his Devoted service to the Nation in war and in peace:
 Loved for the purity of his life And the nobility of his character 1S2f-1S9O.
 General Terry was great soldier. ot him our distinguished toWnsmans the Ia1e Governor Henry E. Harrison. truly said "The state of Connecticut has produced hef full share of great men and great soldiers, but she has never produced an aolef man, more accomplished gentleman, or a more brilliant soldier than the nero or foft Fisher, Alfred II. Terry"
 On the two hundred and fiftieth ann'Ver- sary of the settlement of New Haven, Founders Day." April 25th, 1888, referring as our arms during the War of the Reballion, the orator of the day, Henry I; Blake, used these words: At all hazards these forts" (those guarding the port ot VII mingtonl must be taken: but to do 1t . leader was required second in courage and capacity to no other in the army. The great captain did not hesitate for moment: From amid the brilliant array or tried anu trusted generals at hls coinnanuI-iii islI iiota i'sa been educated at famous military schoois, and who were renowned for their long aha faithful services, their signal aDility anu splendid achievements, hls nnerring !ung ment selected and sent to the task ci.izen of New Haven; one whose early mi1tLaEa training had been in the New Haven crays and the Second regiment: one who by ms ms high character, his tried experience nis mSdesty. his ability, and his earnest ana steady purposa has long been conspicuous among his peers as the beau ideal Of q sol, dier and a gentleman. He sent Alfred Howe Terry, and the impossible was ae- como!ished.'' .s -..,,,,., may have shared in the glory of that sue. sue. cessful assault on Fort Fisher, now a1 tnat event, Which occurred January lotn, 1oo3' was regarded throughout the military wof.u Secretary of War stanton. in the name of President Lincoln, wrote General Terry January 16th, 1885, congratulating him ana assuring him that the successful operations against Fort Fisher would be he'd ln aae miration throughout the world as prooI of the naval and military powers of tne limited States, and General Grant at once recommended General Terry, who was then of the volunteers, for appointment as pFiSa7 der general In the regular alts, so,,,ntaorr "nu mo was also made major general of volunteers
 Admiral Porter in his written report, January 20th, 1865, to the secretary oi lne navy, said of Terry: The American peo- pie should know and feel the very great admirable assault on these tremehdous works. Young, brave, and unaSsuming. ne hears his success with the modesty or tTyna soldier. 1 don't know that l ever met an officer who so completely gained my esteem and admiration.
 That magnificent capture of Fort Flshef was, however, no accident. Carlyle said:
 Genius is the infinite art of taking patns; residence in this city, of the art of military science, his frequent visits to West Point, his journeys to the battle fields of Napoleon and the Crimea, and his inspection of Euro" of battle was heard in our land. had pre- pared him for the occasion when the great opportunity came.
 He was eonsDcuously man of high ideals ideals to which he was exceptionally true. He seemed to have caught the spirit of those words inscribed on the wall of the Congressional Library at Washington" Too low they build who build beneath the stars" His patriotism, of the sort that serves the state" Is well Illustrated by an incident told by the late Henry Howe; The news had reached the north, of the tail or Sumter. Terry and his intimate friend, Henry B. Harrison, both then young men, were walking arm in arm on the New Haven Green, and paused amid the indig- nant throng to witness the raising of the flag on the liberty pole. Never" said Har- rison, years later. when governor, to the look so glorious and beautiful as on that morning, as it's bright folds hnttered un- der the pure blue of heaven, when Terry looked up and with streaming eyes eH- me God I'll not sheathe my sword until that flag waves over the last revolted state"
 Such was Terry as he was personally known to many of you, his comrades. My earliest personal recollection of him is near the close of his eyentful life, in 1887, when as a major general in the regular army, after self sacrificing service, in the years following the war, in command of the, de partments of Virginia. the south. Dakota and the division of the Missouri, he rartici- pated in the monument day celebration in this city. The following year, having re- tired from active service, he returned to New Haven to spend the last two years or his life amid the same surroundings where as a s y young man and a civilian, he had been the companion and friend of many who are residents of New Haven to-day, If you ask of his successful life they will all tell the same story of his simplicity and thorough ness. his gentleness, courtesy and humility, his high sense of duty, lofty courage. self sacrificing spirit and patriotic devotion to his country. Above all they will speak of the absolute purity which invested aud oervaded his life.
 "He stood soldier to the last right end: