. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . leet opened fire, silencingnearly every gun in the fort. Admiral Porter landedtwo thousand sailors and marines; gained the parapetby hand-to-hand fighting of the most obstinate character,and by five oclock nine of the traverses of the fort whichhad been constructed were carried, and General Tern-ordered up reinforcements, consisting of a brigade andthe sailors and marines, taking their places there; bynine oclock two more traverses were carried, and onehour later the occupation of the work was complete, andthe Confederate
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . leet opened fire, silencingnearly every gun in the fort. Admiral Porter landedtwo thousand sailors and marines; gained the parapetby hand-to-hand fighting of the most obstinate character,and by five oclock nine of the traverses of the fort whichhad been constructed were carried, and General Tern-ordered up reinforcements, consisting of a brigade andthe sailors and marines, taking their places there; bynine oclock two more traverses were carried, and onehour later the occupation of the work was complete, andthe Confederate force surrendered. For this GeneralTerry was promoted to be brigadier-general in the regu-lar army and major-general of volunteers, and receivedthe thanks of Congress. I [e was brevetted major-general in the regular army on March 13, 1865, for hisservices at the capture of Wilmington. He was pro-moted to the rank of major-general March 3, 1serving in charge of the Division of the Missouri untilhis retirement in April, 1888. 422 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY (regular). COMMANDER SILAS WRIGHT TERRY, Commander Silas Wright Terry was born in Ken-tucky, December, 1842; entered the Naval Academy,September, 1858. Ensign September, 1862. Commis-sioned lieutenant February, 1864. Lieutenant-com-mander, Iuly, 1866. Commissioned commander July,1877. At the outbreak of the Rebellion, before com-pleting his academic course, this officer was ordered intoactive service. Was in Dale ami Wabash on At-lantic coast, and engagements with sharp-shooters in Edisto during boat expedition. Aid to Rear-AdmiralLee for some time, then attached to Dacotah, block-ading Cape Fear River. Thence he went to the flag-flag-ship Black Hawk, on the Mississippi. Took partin the Red River expedition, and at Alexandria, Louisi-ana, was placed in command of transport Benefit,with fifty men and two howitzers, to carry despatchesand supplies to Porter. We regret that space does notallow the full recountal of how h
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