John Darling Terry (September 3, 1845 – March 4, 1919) was a United States Army soldier who fought in the American Civil War.

He commanded a body of convalescent soldiers in July 1863 and on day three of the riots he received word that he was re-entering service as a lieutenant in the 1st North Carolina Colored Volunteers (later known as the 35th U.S.

[4] He died in Manhattan on March 4, 1919,[5] [6] and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York), Butternut Plot, Section 141, Lot 14454.

After careful review the board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient and corrected the record reinstating Terry's permanent rank to captain.

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant John Darling Terry, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 14 March 1862, while serving with Company E, 23d Massachusetts Infantry, in action at New Bern, North Carolina.