Terrill Hill

Q-6

Nearby is the site of Terrill Hill, home of the Terrill brothers of Bath County. Brig. Gen. William R. Terrill, a graduate of West Point, commanded a Union brigade and was killed in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, on 8 Oct. 1862. His brother, Brig. Gen. James B. Terrill, a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, served under A. P. Hill with the 13th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, and died in the Battle of Bethesda Church, on 30 May 1864. The paperwork announcing his promotion to brigadier general arrived just after his death. Legend says their father erected a monument to his sons with the inscription "God alone knows which was right."

Department of Historic Resources, 2004

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References/Bibliographic Citation:

John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands (Stanford, Ca.: Stanford University Press, 2001), 524; Patricia L. Faust, ed., Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War (New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1986), 748; Terrill Hill, Q-6, marker records, VDHR; The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Prepared Under the Direction of the Secretary of War by Robert N. Scott. 129 Vols. (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1889-1901).