Terrill, William Rufus

Life Span
to
Full name
William Rufus Terrill
Place of Birth
Covington, VA
Burial Place
West Point Cemetery, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Slave State
Family
William Henry Terrill (father), James B. Terrill (younger brother)
Education
West Point (US Military Academy)
Occupation
Military
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Union Navy
Date Event
War Department renames the forts defending Washington DC to honor senior officers killed in the war
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