George Hunter Terrett
Born: October 15, 1807
Birthplace: Fairfax County, Virginia
Father: George Hunter Terrett Sr. 1778 – 1842
Mother: Hannah Ashton Butler Terrett 1785 – 1860
Wife: Margaret L. Stuart
(Buried: National Memorial Park, Falls Church, Virginia)
Children:
John W. Terrett
(Buried: National Memorial Park, Falls Church, Virginia)
Occupation before War:
1830 – 1861: Served in the United States Marine Corps
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel in the Provisional Army of Confederate States
1861: Acted as Brigade Commander in Northern Virginia
1861: Resigned as Colonel on August 22, 1861
1861 – 1864: Major Confederate States Marine Corps
1864 – 1865: Temporarily Colonel in the CSA Marine Corps
1865: Captured near Amelia Courthouse, Virginia on April 5, 1865
Occupation after War:
Farmer near Alexandria, Virginia
Died: November 27, 1875
Place of Death: Oakland Plantation, near Alexandria, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 68 years old
Burial Place: National Memorial Park, Falls Church, Virginia
Plot: Fountain Court
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