John D. Terry

A 23 year old laborer from Madison, Rockingham County, NC, he enlisted in Wentworth, NC on 10 May 1861 and mustered as a Private in Company H of the 3rd North Carolina Infantry on 18 May in Garysburg, NC. The regiment was re-designated the 13th North Carolina Infantry on 14 November 1861.

He was captured in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.

He was a prisoner at Fort Delaware until 2 October, when he was sent to Aikens' Landing, VA for exchange. He was formally exchanged on 10 November and returned to his company in about January 1863. He was wounded by a gunshot to his right thigh at Chancellorsville, VA on 3 May and was back with his company by July 1863. He was surrendered and paroled with them at Appomattox Court House, VA on 9 April 1865.

His service from his Compiled Service Records,1 online from fold3.

c. 1838