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Brig. Gen. William R. Terry (1827-1897)

Brig. Gen. William R. Terry (1827-1897) is a Virginia historical marker in Bedford (Ind. City) County, dedicated 2017.

Bedford (Ind. City) County · dedicated 2017 · 1230 Oakwood St.

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Oakwood Plantation was built here ca. 1780 for Capt. William Terry, a Revolutionary War officer. His grandson William R. Terry was born at Oakwood, graduated from the Virginia Military Institute, and became a Confederate captain in the spring of 1861. Promoted to colonel in Sept. 1861 and brigadier general in May 1864, he led his men in several major battles, including First Manassas, Second Manassas, Gettysburg, and Five Forks. He later represented Bedford County in the Senate of Virginia (1869-1877), served as superintendent of the state penitentiary, and was commandant of the Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers' Home in Richmond. He is buried at Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery.
Department of Historic Resources, 2017

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