At age 15 John Darling Terry enlisted in the 1st Mass., by the age of 16 he loss a leg taking the last canon in the battle of Newbern. Discharged as an invalid in NYC he volunteered in the Draft Riots and earned an appointment as a Lieutenant in General Wild's African Brigade. While fighting at the battle of Olustee alongside what remained of the 54th Mass. he had his prosthetic leg shot off but returned to the line. In June of 1865 he was promoted Captain to serve with General Saxton at the Freemen Bureau. Four months later he was demoted for questionable charges of missing a leg. The army reversed that demotion in 2014. John Darling was demoted because he served with a
group of officers that refused to take back the foty acre land grants General Sherman issued during the war. To this day some of those lands are still owned by the families of former slaves because the actions of these honorable men.
Details
- Publication Date
- May 22, 2015
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781329150737
- Category
- History
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Robert Terry
Specifications
- Pages
- 205
- Binding
- Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- US Letter (8.5 x 11 in / 216 x 279 mm)