★  Terry, Henry Dwight

Henry Dwight Terry

Born: March 16, 1812
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Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut

Father: Henry Terry 1771 – 1827
(Buried: Enfield Cemetery, Enfield, Connecticut)​

Mother: Julia Ripley 1792 – 1881
(Buried: Enfield Cemetery, Enfield, Connecticut)​

Wife: Louisa Marion Clemens 1822 – 1890
(Buried: Clinton Grove Cemetery, Clinton, Michigan)​

Children:

Julia R. Terry Dwight 1859 – 1916​
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Detroit Michigan)​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Detroit Michigan​

Civil War Career:

1861: Organizer of 5th Michigan Infantry Regiment​
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 5th Michigan Infantry Regiment​
1861 – 1862: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.​
1862: Served in the Peninsula Campaign in Virginia​
1862: Wounded by a spent ball at the Battle of Williamsburg​
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers​
1863: Served with Keyes Corps at Baltimore Cross Roads​
1863: Served in the Mine Run Campaign in Virginia​
1863 – 1865: Commandant of Johnson’s Island Union Prison​
1865: Resigned from the Union Army on February 7th

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1869: Attorney in Washington, D.C.​

Died: June 22, 1869

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Cause of Death: Bright’s disease of the kidneys

Age at time of Death:
57 years old

Burial Place: Clinton Grove Cemetery, Clinton, Michigan
 
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There appears to be some gaps in his command positions. After Seven Pine up to mid December,1862 he is noticeably absent.Then again from May 11, 1864 to his resignation on Febuary 7, 1865 he held no commands.
 
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