1891 Civil War General Alfred H. Terry Funeral Program Dakota Territory Cmdr GAR

  

Scarce ephemera item - an original program from the Memorial Exercises in honor of General Alfred H. 1891; a little over a month after his death. The service was held under the auspices of Admiral Foote ost, No. At the United Church, New Haven, Connecticut.

Remarks given by Henry Clay Trumbull. 6" x 9" when folded. Blue watermark is a digital creation and not on the physical item. Alfred Howe Terry (November 10, 1827 - December 16, 1890) was a Union general in the American Civil War and the military commander of the Dakota Territory from 1866 to 1869, and again from 1872 to 1886.

In 1865, Terry led Union troops to victory at the Second Battle of Fort Fisher in North Carolina.