Albert Tracy papers

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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
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