Leigh Richmond Terrell

In 1860 he was a 24 year old lawyer at Uniontown/Woodville in Perry County, AL. He enrolled on 25 April 1861 and mustered as 2nd Lieutenant of Company D, 4th Alabama Infantry on 7 May. He was on recruiting duty in Alabama in February and March 1862 and was detached as acting Assistant Adjutant General to Colonel Law by 2nd Manassas in August.

From Colonel Law's Sharpsburg Report:

The members of my staff-Lieutenant Terrell, assistant adjutant-general, Captain Kirkman, Lieutenant Law, of the Citadel Academy, and Private Smith, Fourth Alabama-as usual, performed every duty bravely and efficiently.

He was appointed Captain and Assistant Adjutant General 14 October 1862 and assigned to General Law's staff, and resigned his commission in the 4th Alabama Infantry.

He served with General Law until June 1864 when he was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the 47th Alabama Infantry. He joined his regiment and was wounded in action 3 days later at Petersburg, VA. He returned to duty but was mortally wounded at the 2nd battle of Darbytown Road, near Petersburg, on 13 October and died in Richmond on 22 October 1864.

His service from Krick1 and his Compiled Service Records,2 online from fold3, as Legh R Terrell. He's seen also as Lee R. Terrell. Personal details from family genealogists and the US Census of 1860. His gravesite is on Findagrave. His picture from a group photograph of General Evander M Law and others, probably taken in 1864, now at the Valentine Museum in Richmond, VA.

1835; New Kent County, VA

10/22/1864; Richmond, VA; burial in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA