Benjamin Franklin Terry
Confederate army officer
Died when: 40 years 302 days (489 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Benjamin Franklin Terry (February 18, 1821 – December 17, 1861) raised and commanded the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, popularly known as Terry's Texas Rangers, during the American Civil War.
An enslaver, planter and prominent citizen of Fort Bend County, he organized the regiment for the Confederate States Army.Terry was killed in the regiment's first action at Rowlett's Station near Woodsonville, Kentucky.
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