Alfred Terry

Alfred Howe Terry
Born(1827-11-10)November 10, 1827
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedDecember 16, 1890(1890-12-16) (aged 63)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Place of burial
Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1888
Rank Major General
Commands2nd Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
X Corps
Military Division of the Missouri
Battles / wars
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.