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Rh of seven brothers who served in the army of Northern Virginia. Their father was Benjamin Temple, an owner of large estates, born 1800, died 1872, who was the son of Robert Temple, a planter, residing at Ampthill, Chesterfield county, whose father was Benjamin Temple, of Presque Isle, near Yorktown, who held the rank of colonel in the war of the Revolution, and was a charter member of the order of the Cincinnati. The mother was Lucy Lilly Robinson, born 1805, died 1883. Their seven sons in the service were Robert H., who was in the mining bureau with the rank of major; Charles W., who served in the Ninth Virginia cavalry until wounded and disabled and then was attached to the ordnance bureau; Benjamin B., John T., lieutenant in the Thirtieth Virginia infantry; William S., of Pegram's battery and later of the Ninth Virginia cavalry, who was several times wounded; Bernard M., of Pegram's battery until wounded at Second Manassas, and subsequently in the ordnance department; and Ludwell R., of the Ninth Virginia cavalry. The latter and John T. died soon after the war as a result of disability incurred in the service. Benjamin B. Temple was reared at Fredericksburg, and educated at the university of Virginia, graduating in medicine there in 1859, and in 1860 at the Virginia medical college at Richmond. Subsequently he pursued clinical studies at Paris one year, and returning in June, 1861, enlisted in the Second Richmond Howitzers, with which he served nearly two years as number one at a ten-pound Parrott gun. In April, 1863, he was transferred to the Ninth Virginia cavalry, with which he served as a private to the end. He participated in the battles of Bethel, the Seven Days' campaign. Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Brandy Station, Yellow Tavern, White Tavern, all the fights before Petersburg, Five Forks and Sailor's Creek. During much of the time also he was on detached duty as a scout with Stringfellow, and was frequently called upon to employ his surgical education. He was several times slightly wounded. At Appomattox, with other cavalrymen, including R. E. Lee, Jr., he escaped through the Federal lines and started toward Johnston's forces, but on learning that General Lee had surrendered the whole army, turned back and went home. Returning to Fredericksburg he engaged in the work of his profession, and removed in 1874 to Danville, where he enjoys a large practice. He holds the rank of surgeon in Cabell-Graves camp. September 5, 1866, he was married to Miss Mary E. Glidden, of New Orleans, and they have one son, George Glidden Temple, in business at Danville.

Robert Stockton Terry, an influential citizen of Lynchburg, who participated during the latter part of the war of the Confederacy in the services of the daring troopers under the command of Colonel Mosby, was born at Danville in 1847. With his family he was brought to Lynchburg in infancy, and was there reared and educated until he was about seventeen years of age, when, in June, 1864, he entered the service in Mosby's command, with which he was identified during the remainder of the war. He served as color-bearer of this cavalry troop, and took part in all their raids after his enlistment, and in the battle of