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Collection Data
- Description
- Papers contain letters received by Tracy, 1843-1888; an 1876 transcript of his diaries, 1858-1862; sketches; military papers including commissions, an annotated promotions and brevet book, 1847-1848, and copies of his annual reports as Adjutant General of Maine, 1852-1854; a patent for a steam damper, 1871; and newspaper clippings. Correspondence is related to his aspirations as an artist and poet, service in the Mexican War and the Civil War, and activities as Adjutant General of Maine. Prominent correspondents include Albert H. Tracy, John C. and Jessie B. Frémont, and Franklin Pierce. Diaries cover his service in the 10th Infantry, Camp Scott, Wyoming Territory, the Mormon expedition, official and social life in Washington, D.C. and Portland, Maine, and his participation in Frémont's campaigns in Missouri, Virginia, and the Shenandoah Valley.
- Names
- Tracy, Albert, 1818-1893 (Creator)
- Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866 (Contributor)
- Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902 (Correspondent)
- Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890 (Correspondent)
- Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 (Correspondent)
- Tracy, Albert Haller, 1793-1859 (Correspondent)
- Tracy, Albert, 1818-1893 (Correspondent)
- Maine. Adjutant General (Author)
- National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Grant [1991] (Donor)
- Dates / Origin
- Date Created: 1843 - 1893
- Library locations
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Shelf locator: MssCol 3020
- Topics
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Campaigns
- Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862
- Utah Expedition (1857-1858)
- Portland (Me.) -- Social life and customs
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 10th
- Tracy, Albert, 1818-1893
- Genres
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Documents
- Sketches
- Clippings
- Notes
- Biographical/historical: Albert Tracy (1818-1893) joined the Army as a lieutenant in the 9th Infantry during the Mexican War, served as Adjutant General of Maine, 1852-1855, returned to the Army's 10th Infantry and participated in an expedition against the Sioux from Fort Snelling, Minnesota, the Mormon expedition, and the Civil War, during which he was made a colonel and aide-de-camp to Gen. John C. Frémont.
- Bibliography: Diaries, 1858-1860 published as "The Utah War Journal of Capt. Albert Tracy, 1858-1860" in Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol.13, Nos.1-4, 1945 -- Diary, 1861 Feb.4-Nov. 25 (incomplete) published as "Missouri In Crisis," in Missouri Historical Review, Vol.51, Oct.1956-July 1957 -- Diary, 1862 Mar.-July published as "Fremont's Pursuit of Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley; the journal of Colonel Albert Tracy, March-July, 1862" in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.70, Nos.2-3 (April and June, 1962)
- Physical Description
- Extent: .5 linear feet (2 boxes); 1 microfilm reel
- Type of Resource
- Text
- Still image
- Identifiers
- NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11974862
- MSS Unit ID: 3020
- RLIN/OCLC: NYPW91-A0
- Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 90f16220-8902-0139-b62b-0242ac110002
