Edward D. Tracy

Edward Dorr Tracy, Jr.

Edward Dorr Tracy, Jr.
Born (1833-11-03)November 3, 1833
Macon, Georgia
Died May 1, 1863(1863-05-01) (aged 29)
Port Gibson, Mississippi
Buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon
Allegiance  Confederate States of America
Service/branch  Confederate States Army
Years of service 1861–63
Rank Brigadier General
Battles/wars

American Civil War

Relations Hattie C. Tracy (daughter)

Edward Dorr Tracy, Jr. was a brigadier general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War (Civil War). After serving in Virginia and Eastern Tennessee, he was killed at the Battle of Port Gibson which was part of the Vicksburg Campaign.

Tracy was born in Macon, Georgia on November 5, 1833.[1] Prior to the war, he was a lawyer. He moved to Huntsville, Alabama in the late 1850s.[1]

At the start of the Civil War, he was a captain for a company in the 4th Alabama Infantry Regiment.[2] The regiment fought at the First Battle of Bull Run.[2] On October 12, 1861, Tracy was appointed lieutenant colonel of the 19th Alabama Infantry Regiment and was transferred to the Western Theater.[2] He had a horse killed under him at the Battle of Shiloh.[2] He was commissioned as a brigadier general on August 16, 1862.[2]

Tracy was killed at the Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi on May 1, 1863.[2] He was buried at Macon, Georgia.[2]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9. p. 309.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Warner, 1959, p. 310.

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