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Additional authors

1. Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866.
2. Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902.
3. Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890.
4. Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869.
5. Tracy, Albert Haller, 1793-1859.
6. Maine. Adjutant General.

Description

1. .5 linear foot (2 boxes).

Summary

1. 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.

Donor/Sponsor

1. National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Grant [1991].

Subject

1. Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Campaigns
2. Utah Expedition, 1857-1858
3. Portland (Me.) > Social life and customs
4. Tracy, Albert, 1818-1893
5. United States > Army > Infantry Regiment, 10th
6. Sketchbooks
7. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives
8. Diaries
9. Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862
10. Sketches

Genre/Form

1. Diaries.
2. Sketchbooks.
3. Sketches.

Call number

1. MssCol 3020

Access (note)

1. Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref

Additional formats (note)

1. available on microfilm;

Biography (note)

1. 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.

Publications (note)

1. published as "The Utah War Journal of Capt. Albert Tracy, 1858-1860" in Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol.13, Nos.1-4, 1945.
2. published as "Missouri In Crisis," in Missouri Historical Review, Vol.51, Oct.1956-July 1957.
3. 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).

Processing action (note)

1. Accessioned.
2. Microfilmed
3. Cataloging updated

Author

1. Tracy, Albert, 1818-1893.

Title

1. Albert Tracy papers, 1843-1893.

Additional formats

1. Entire collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-426

Restricted access

1. Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref

Biography

1. 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.

Finding aids

1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Publications

1. 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.
2. Diary, 1861 Feb.4-Nov. 25 (incomplete) published as "Missouri In Crisis," in Missouri Historical Review, Vol.51, Oct.1956-July 1957.
3. 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).

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Finding Aid

Added author

1. Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866.
2. Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902.
3. Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890.
4. Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869.
5. Tracy, Albert Haller, 1793-1859.
6. Maine. Adjutant General.

Research call number

1. MssCol 3020