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Home of Colonel William H. Terrill Roanoke Virginia Original Photograph
Home of the Colonel William Terrill (CSA) Roanoke Virginia, original period silver gelatin photograph by unknown photographer. Possibly his son and family in this photograph; George Parker Terrill 1830-1884. A family sits on the porch of their house. The house is two stories, with an attic. There are a few bushes and trees around the property. In the foreground, an African-American man is dressed in a suit and hat, holding the reins of a horse.
The only brother to survive the war, George Parker Terrill, was an 1849 graduate of VMI. He went on to medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1853. At the start of the war he joined as Colonel of the 157th Virginia Militia and later served as a recruiter and CSA Post Surgeon treating wounded soldiers. Although much of the war was fought on Virginia soil, he was not as “exposed” as his younger brothers to the front lines of combat.
1870 Census Extract, Salem, Virginia:
George P Terrill M 40 Virginia
Sarah B Terrill F 40 Virginia
Francis H Terrill M 16 Virginia
Elizabeth Terrill F 14 Virginia
William H Terrill M 13 Virginia
George M Terrill M 11 Virginia
Maria L Terrill F 9 Virginia
Annie J Terrill F 7 Virginia
Samuel M Terrill M 5 Virginia
Martha Logan F 20 Virginia
Father: William Henry Terrill
Mother: Elizabeth Pitzer
1850 - Student, Bath Co, VA
1853 - M.D. degree, University of Pennsylvania,
Medical Department, Philadelphia, PA (from: VA;
thesis: "Pathology of the Diseases of the
Bones")
04/28/1853 - Married, Sarah B. Dold,
Rockbridge Co, VA
1860 - Practiced medicine, Salem,
Roanoke Co, VA
07/04/1862 to 10/08/1862 - Rendered medical
attendance to 65 wounded Confederate
soldiers and "sundry sick soldiers of the
C[onfederate] S[tates] Army" at the pay rate
of $80/month
02/04/1863 to 03/18/1863 - Acting Asst.
Surgeon, Smallpox Hospital, near Salem,
Roanoke Co, VA (paid $215.00 for 43 visits
at $5/visit)
09/20/1863 - Commanding Home Guard,
Salem, Roanoke County, VA. Col. George P.
Terrill had 100 men serving under him.
10/15/1863 - Received the following telegram
from Asst. Adjutant General Chas. S.
Stringfellow, Dublin, VA, "Call out every man
who can possibly bear arms to go to
Abingdon [VA] immediately. The enemy is
pressing in largely superior force. Telegraph
when you wish transportation to Major
McMahon at this point. By order of Maj. Gen.
S[amuel] Jones"
11/23/1863 - Justice of the Peace,
Roanoke Co, VA
12/15/1863 - Signed contract with
Major H. Green, Confederate States Army,
to serve as a medical officer [Acting Asst.
Surgeon] in Salem, VA, according to
Confederate Army Regulations
12/15/1863 - Received the following order
while serving as Colonel, Commanding Home
Guards, Salem, VA, "[Union Brig. Gen. William
Woods] Averell, with force reported 3000
strong, is advancing on railroad from
Sweet Springs. You will immediately move
your command to Salem." signed,
Wm. B. Myers, Asst. Adjutant-General
05/00/1864 - Justice of the Peace, Salem, VA
05/01/1864 - 07/31/1864 - Acting Post
Surgeon, Salem VA (paid by contract, $80/mo.)
1874 - Practiced medicine, Salem,
Roanoke Co, VA
1874 - Member, Medical Society of Virginia
1880 - Practiced medicine, Salem,
Roanoke Co, VA
11/05/1884 - Died, Salem, VA
Note: Dr. Terrill had three brothers who were killed in the Civil War. Gen. James Barbour Terrill and Lt. Phillip Mallory Terrill were serving the Confederacy while Gen. William Rufus Terrill was serving the Union.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
A Family Destroyed by War
William R. Terrill and his four brothers grew up near Warm Springs, Virginia in the western part of the state. The father, Colonel William Henry Terrill, was a Virginia lawyer and member of the Virginia Legislature. William was appointed to West Point in 1849. While there he got in a fight with Cadet Philip Sheridan, who would serve under Gen. Henry Halleck in the Siege of Corinth. Sheridan was angered at the tone of an order given by Cadet Sergeant William Terrill during an exercise, and shouted, “Goddamn you, sir, I’ll run you through!” and charged Terrill with his fixed bayonet. He was brought under control, but running into Terrill alone the next day, he shouted, “Goddamn you!” and hit Terrill in the side of the head and the two fell into a scuffle.
After graduation, Terrill was assigned to the 3rd U.S. Artillery and 4th U. S. Artillery, and returned to West Point as an assistant professor of mathematics during 1853–54. He served in Florida during the 3rd Seminole War, and the U. S. Coast Survey from 1858 - 1861.
While many southern officers resigned in 1861, Terrill telegraphed the War Department and General Winfield Scott on April 29, 1861, “I am now and ever will be true to my oath and my country. No one has any authority to tender my resignation. I will be in Washington as soon as possible.” On May 14, 1861, he was appointed captain in the 5th Regular Artillery in Washington, D.C.
William’s brother, James had attended Virginia Military Academy, and was appointed major of the 5th Virginia Cavalry when the Civil War started. The youngest brother Phillip became a lieutenant in the 25th Virginia Infantry. (He later joined the 12th Virginia Cavalry). The oldest brother, George received a medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania and served as a surgeon and colonel of a Virginia home guard unit.
In a letter to George, the father of the Terrill brothers complained about Williams’s choice to join the Union: "As to poor William, he is hopelessly lost to us. The ordinance of the Convention expatriates him forever and confiscates any property that he may now or hereafter own in this state. The worst of all is that we shall be deprived of all social intercourse with him. Oh what flattering prospects he has blasted by his misguided and strangely infatuated course."
At Shiloh Capt. William Terrill commanded Battery H of the 5th U.S. Artillery on April 7, 1862 in support of Gen. William Nelson’s Division. Gen. Nelson wrote in his battle report: “This battery was a host in itself. It consists of four 12-pounder brass guns and two 10-pounder Parrott guns. Its fire was terrific. It was handled superbly. Wherever Captain Terrill turned his battery silence followed on the part of the enemy.”
On September 9, 1862, Terrill was appointed a brigadier general of U.S. volunteers and took command of the 33rd Brigade in the Army of the Ohio. On the night of October 7, 1862, Gen. Charles Gilbert heard Gen. Terrill, Gen. James Jackson, and Col. George Webster discussing the unlikely probability of an individual being killed in battle. The next day at the Battle of Perryville, while rallying his inexperienced troops, Terrill was hit in the side by a shell fragment and died that night. Gen. Jackson and Col. Webster were also killed in the battle.
William Terrill’s brother James was promoted to Brigadier General in the Confederate Army and was killed in action at the Battle of Bethesda Church, Virginia on May 30, 1864. The youngest brother Philip was killed in action with forces commanded by Gen. Phil Sheridan near Winchester, Virginia, on November 12, 1864. George Terrill was the sole survivor of the four brothers. Legend holds that their father erected a monument in their honor that reads, "This monument erected by their father. God alone knows which was right."
William Terrill, the Shiloh veteran is buried at the Military Academy at West Point. His brothers are buried in unknown graves near Bethesda Church and Winchester, Virginia.
- Creation Year:1870-1880
- Dimensions:Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 0.25 in (6.35 mm)
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- Condition:Photograph is in good condition for its age. Original mat has significant losses and crease, but this does not affect the photo.
- Gallery Location:Soquel, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: DBH89431stDibs: LU54214065992
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