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Died at his home, in Hanover County, Va., on August 10, 1919. Comrade John J. Terry, aged seventy-four years. He was a brave Confederate soldier, a member of Company G, 4th Virginia Cavalry, Wickham's Brigade. He was wounded at Kelly's Ford on March 17, 1863, and after having recovered from his wound he returned to his company and fought bravely till the war closed. Comrade Terry was a member of the Mount Olivet Baptist Church, in which he was a recognized leader. he had been twice married and is survived by his second wife, three daughters (Mrs. Eddie Taylor, of Beaver Dam, Va., and Mrs. Herndon Garthright and Miss Carrie Terry, of Ashland, Va.), and several grandchildren. After funeral services from his late residence his body was laid to rest in the family burying ground. [W. F. Blunt, Ashland, Va.]
SOURCE: Confederate Veteran Magazine, March, 1920.
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