Father of sons, Rufus Terrill (#5885827) and James Barbour Terrill (#11089). US Gen William Rufus Terrill, killed October 8, 1862 at Perryville, and his brother, CS Gen James Barbour Terrill, killed May 30, 1864 at Bethesda Church, were supposedly buried by their father in a single grave over which the tombstone reads 'Here lie my two sons. Only God knows which was right'.
The Hinton Daily News and Leader, Hinton, West Virginia
Friday, December 10, 1915, page 3
News Notes Which Happened 38 Years Ago Are Clipped From the Greenbrier Independent
Col Wm H Terrill, a well-known and distinguished member of the Bath county, Va, bar, died at the home of his son-in-law, Col Geo A Portersfield, at Charles Town, this State, on the 28th of Nov 1877, aged 77 years.
The Independent-Herald, Hinton, West Virginia
Thursday, December 16, 1915, page 2
38 Years Ago
Col Wm H Terrill, a well known and distinguished member of the Bath county, Va, bar, died at the home of his son-in-law, Col Geo A Porterfield, at Charles Town, this state, on the 28th of Nov 1877, aged 77 years. Col Terrill had three sons, all of whom were killed in the great Civil War, viz: Gen Wm H Terrill, of the Union army, was killed at Perryville, Mo, in 1861; Gen Jas B Terrill, of the Confederate army, was killed in the battle of Cold Harbor, in 1864, and Lieut Phillip Terrill, of Rosser's Cavalry, was killed near Williamsburg, Va, in 1864. - Greenbrier Independent
The Hinton Daily News and Leader, Hinton, West Virginia
Friday, December 10, 1915, page 3
News Notes Which Happened 38 Years Ago Are Clipped From the Greenbrier Independent
Col Wm H Terrill, a well-known and distinguished member of the Bath county, Va, bar, died at the home of his son-in-law, Col Geo A Portersfield, at Charles Town, this State, on the 28th of Nov 1877, aged 77 years.
The Independent-Herald, Hinton, West Virginia
Thursday, December 16, 1915, page 2
38 Years Ago
Col Wm H Terrill, a well known and distinguished member of the Bath county, Va, bar, died at the home of his son-in-law, Col Geo A Porterfield, at Charles Town, this state, on the 28th of Nov 1877, aged 77 years. Col Terrill had three sons, all of whom were killed in the great Civil War, viz: Gen Wm H Terrill, of the Union army, was killed at Perryville, Mo, in 1861; Gen Jas B Terrill, of the Confederate army, was killed in the battle of Cold Harbor, in 1864, and Lieut Phillip Terrill, of Rosser's Cavalry, was killed near Williamsburg, Va, in 1864. - Greenbrier Independent
Father of sons, Rufus Terrill (#5885827) and James Barbour Terrill (#11089). US Gen William Rufus Terrill, killed October 8, 1862 at Perryville, and his brother, CS Gen James Barbour Terrill, killed May 30, 1864 at Bethesda Church, were supposedly buried by their father in a single grave over which the tombstone reads 'Here lie my two sons. Only God knows which was right'.
The Hinton Daily News and Leader, Hinton, West Virginia
Friday, December 10, 1915, page 3
News Notes Which Happened 38 Years Ago Are Clipped From the Greenbrier Independent
Col Wm H Terrill, a well-known and distinguished member of the Bath county, Va, bar, died at the home of his son-in-law, Col Geo A Portersfield, at Charles Town, this State, on the 28th of Nov 1877, aged 77 years.
The Independent-Herald, Hinton, West Virginia
Thursday, December 16, 1915, page 2
38 Years Ago
Col Wm H Terrill, a well known and distinguished member of the Bath county, Va, bar, died at the home of his son-in-law, Col Geo A Porterfield, at Charles Town, this state, on the 28th of Nov 1877, aged 77 years. Col Terrill had three sons, all of whom were killed in the great Civil War, viz: Gen Wm H Terrill, of the Union army, was killed at Perryville, Mo, in 1861; Gen Jas B Terrill, of the Confederate army, was killed in the battle of Cold Harbor, in 1864, and Lieut Phillip Terrill, of Rosser's Cavalry, was killed near Williamsburg, Va, in 1864. - Greenbrier Independent
The Hinton Daily News and Leader, Hinton, West Virginia
Friday, December 10, 1915, page 3
News Notes Which Happened 38 Years Ago Are Clipped From the Greenbrier Independent
Col Wm H Terrill, a well-known and distinguished member of the Bath county, Va, bar, died at the home of his son-in-law, Col Geo A Portersfield, at Charles Town, this State, on the 28th of Nov 1877, aged 77 years.
The Independent-Herald, Hinton, West Virginia
Thursday, December 16, 1915, page 2
38 Years Ago
Col Wm H Terrill, a well known and distinguished member of the Bath county, Va, bar, died at the home of his son-in-law, Col Geo A Porterfield, at Charles Town, this state, on the 28th of Nov 1877, aged 77 years. Col Terrill had three sons, all of whom were killed in the great Civil War, viz: Gen Wm H Terrill, of the Union army, was killed at Perryville, Mo, in 1861; Gen Jas B Terrill, of the Confederate army, was killed in the battle of Cold Harbor, in 1864, and Lieut Phillip Terrill, of Rosser's Cavalry, was killed near Williamsburg, Va, in 1864. - Greenbrier Independent
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Born in Orange Co. Virginia; Died in Charles Town, West Va.
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