Colonel Benjamin Franklin Terry

Terry's grave ends a funeral journey his plaque does not trace. After he fell near Woodsonville, his body went by train to Nashville, where the Tennessee legislature adjourned to escort it to lie in state at the capitol. It lay in state again in New Orleans and Houston, where the procession was called "the most imposing ever seen in this state." Before the war Terry had bought the Oakland sugar plantation in Fort Bend County in 1852, and by 1860 he and William Kyle held property worth almost $300,000.

What the plaque says

Colonel Benjamin Franklin Terry (February 18, 1821 - December 17, 1861) Star and Wreath Fort Bend County planter. Member Secession Convention, 1861. Sent to Virginia hoping to fight for South in first battle of war. Cited for valuable volunteer service First Manassas. Raised cavalry regiment that attained renown as Terry's Texas Rangers. Accepted his commission only after his men elected him colonel. Killed at Woodsonville, Kentucky while leading unit's first charge. His loyal Rangers carried his name until end of war. Terry County named in his honor. In this plot also rest: Mrs. B. F. Terry, Mrs. Cornelia Terry Thatcher (daughter) and infant, two Terry children. (1963)

Where it stands

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