Alfred Terry

Alfred H. Terry
Born(1827-11-10)November 10, 1827
DiedDecember 16, 1890(1890-12-16) (aged 63)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Burial place
Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Military career
AllegianceUnited States
Union
Branch
United States Army
Union Army
Service years
1861–1888
Rank
Major General
Commands2nd Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
X Corps
Military Division of the Missouri
Conflicts
AwardsThanks of Congress
Other workauthor

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.