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of the board of visitors to William and Mary College and other institutions. He died at home, February 27, 1898.

Terrill, James B., born at Warm Springs, Bath county, Virginia, February 20, 1838. He was educated at the Virginia Military Institute, studied law, and practiced in his native town. In 1861 he was elected major of the Thirteenth Virginia Regiment, Col. A P. Hill. He served under Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley and at Manassas, and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel, and commended in general orders for his con- duct at Cross Keys, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain and the Second Manassas. He was conspicuous at Fredericksburg, in the Wilderness and Spottsylvania, and was killed near Bethesda Church, May 30, 1864.

Terry, William, born in Amherst county, \irginia, August 14, 1824; was graduated from the University of Virginia in 1848: taught school; studied law, was admitted to the bar in 185 1, and began practice in AVytheville, Virginia; engaged in news- paper work; served in the Confederate army as a lieutenant in the Fourth Virginia Infantry ; promoted to major in 1862 ; colo- nel in February, 1864, and was commis- sioned brigadier-general. May 20, 1864; re- sumed the practice of law in Wytheville ; elected as a Conservative to the forty-second congress (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1873) ; re-elected to the forty-fourth congress (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1877) ; after leav- ing congress resumed the practice of law ; drowned while trying to ford Reed Creek, near Wytheville, Virginia, September 5, 1888.

Terry, William Richard, was born at Liberty, Virginia, March 12, 1827. He was

graduated from the Mrginia 2^Iilitary In- stitute in 1850, and engaged in mercan- tile pursuits until 1861, when he was com- missioned captain of Virginia cavalry, Con- federate States army. He was promoted colonel and assumed command of the Twen- ty-fourth Virginia regiment. On May 16, 1864, he led Kemper's brigade. General Ran- som's division, Army of Northern Virginia, in the advance of Drewry's Bluff, serving with acknowledged gallantry in carrying the enemy's breastworks ; was promoted brigadier-general. May 20, 1864, and con- tmued in command of Kemper's brigade. Gen. George E. Pickett's division, and at the battle of Five Forks, x\pril i, 1865, was posted on the extreme right in the intrench- ed line, with Corse, Steuart, Ransom and Wallace following to the left. Gen. Terry was a state senator for several years ; super- intendent of the Richmond penitentiary, and of the Lee camp soldiers' home. He died in Chesterfield county, IMarch 28, 1897.

Tucker, John Randolph, born in Alex- andria, Virginia, January 31, 1812; not a kinsman of him of same name (1823-97). He received the warrant of midshipman in the navy, June i, 1826, and was made lieu- tenant, December 20, 1837. As executive officer of the StromboU 'he took part in the Mexican war, being commander toward the last. He was promoted to commodore in 1855. and stationed at Norfolk, Virginia, on the receiving ship and as ordnance officer. Upon the secession of Virginia, he resigned and was placed in command of the Virginia vessels on the James river. In March, 1862, he commanded the Yorktozvn, and ran the batteries at Newport News under a heavy fire. When Virginia came into the Con- federacy, he entered the Confederate navy.