Out on the far Eastside is the small Harrison Cemetery. In this cemetery is a stone which simply reads: "Edw'd Tracy, Co., C., 2 Colo. Cav."
Intrigued as to how a Union veteran ended up on the Eastside, the National Archives in Washington, DC, was contacted, and they sent Edward Tracy's war and pension records. It turns out that Tracy probably never lived too long in Tarrant County at all, but nonetheless, his is an interesting story.
According to his baptismal record, which was included with his service records, Edward Tracy was born May 1, 1824, in Leighlinbridge, Ireland, being the son of Patrick Tracy and Mary Murphy. Nothing is known of Tracy until May 12, 1862, when he enrolled as a private in Company C, Second Regiment of the Colorado Cavalry volunteers. He was mustered in on Nov. 25, 1862 at Camp Wilds. He mainly served in the Quartermaster Department as a teamster, saddler and cook. He did fight in the battle of Cabin Creek, Indian Territory and Honey Springs, Indian Territory. Honey Springs (July 17, 1863) was the largest engagement in the Indian Territory. The Confederates, under General Douglas H. Cooper had to give up the fight because of lack of ammunition. Private Tracy was mustered out at Fort Riley, Kansas on June 19, 1865. This is quite a record for a man that was 4 feet 5 3/4 inches tall!
Tracy somehow ended up in Texas. General affidavits show him living in Austin in 1894 and Lampasas as a gardner in 1895. The last thing known about Tracy is that he died Jan. 28, 1913 at the age of 88.
A man named Owen Finlan of Arlington, Tex. made a claim on Tracy's pension for the cost of Tracy's last sickness and burial.
Today a weather beaten marker, supplied free by the Federal government, is the last reminder of Edward Tracy's life.
Intrigued as to how a Union veteran ended up on the Eastside, the National Archives in Washington, DC, was contacted, and they sent Edward Tracy's war and pension records. It turns out that Tracy probably never lived too long in Tarrant County at all, but nonetheless, his is an interesting story.
According to his baptismal record, which was included with his service records, Edward Tracy was born May 1, 1824, in Leighlinbridge, Ireland, being the son of Patrick Tracy and Mary Murphy. Nothing is known of Tracy until May 12, 1862, when he enrolled as a private in Company C, Second Regiment of the Colorado Cavalry volunteers. He was mustered in on Nov. 25, 1862 at Camp Wilds. He mainly served in the Quartermaster Department as a teamster, saddler and cook. He did fight in the battle of Cabin Creek, Indian Territory and Honey Springs, Indian Territory. Honey Springs (July 17, 1863) was the largest engagement in the Indian Territory. The Confederates, under General Douglas H. Cooper had to give up the fight because of lack of ammunition. Private Tracy was mustered out at Fort Riley, Kansas on June 19, 1865. This is quite a record for a man that was 4 feet 5 3/4 inches tall!
Tracy somehow ended up in Texas. General affidavits show him living in Austin in 1894 and Lampasas as a gardner in 1895. The last thing known about Tracy is that he died Jan. 28, 1913 at the age of 88.
A man named Owen Finlan of Arlington, Tex. made a claim on Tracy's pension for the cost of Tracy's last sickness and burial.
Today a weather beaten marker, supplied free by the Federal government, is the last reminder of Edward Tracy's life.
Out on the far Eastside is the small Harrison Cemetery. In this cemetery is a stone which simply reads: "Edw'd Tracy, Co., C., 2 Colo. Cav."
Intrigued as to how a Union veteran ended up on the Eastside, the National Archives in Washington, DC, was contacted, and they sent Edward Tracy's war and pension records. It turns out that Tracy probably never lived too long in Tarrant County at all, but nonetheless, his is an interesting story.
According to his baptismal record, which was included with his service records, Edward Tracy was born May 1, 1824, in Leighlinbridge, Ireland, being the son of Patrick Tracy and Mary Murphy. Nothing is known of Tracy until May 12, 1862, when he enrolled as a private in Company C, Second Regiment of the Colorado Cavalry volunteers. He was mustered in on Nov. 25, 1862 at Camp Wilds. He mainly served in the Quartermaster Department as a teamster, saddler and cook. He did fight in the battle of Cabin Creek, Indian Territory and Honey Springs, Indian Territory. Honey Springs (July 17, 1863) was the largest engagement in the Indian Territory. The Confederates, under General Douglas H. Cooper had to give up the fight because of lack of ammunition. Private Tracy was mustered out at Fort Riley, Kansas on June 19, 1865. This is quite a record for a man that was 4 feet 5 3/4 inches tall!
Tracy somehow ended up in Texas. General affidavits show him living in Austin in 1894 and Lampasas as a gardner in 1895. The last thing known about Tracy is that he died Jan. 28, 1913 at the age of 88.
A man named Owen Finlan of Arlington, Tex. made a claim on Tracy's pension for the cost of Tracy's last sickness and burial.
Today a weather beaten marker, supplied free by the Federal government, is the last reminder of Edward Tracy's life.
Intrigued as to how a Union veteran ended up on the Eastside, the National Archives in Washington, DC, was contacted, and they sent Edward Tracy's war and pension records. It turns out that Tracy probably never lived too long in Tarrant County at all, but nonetheless, his is an interesting story.
According to his baptismal record, which was included with his service records, Edward Tracy was born May 1, 1824, in Leighlinbridge, Ireland, being the son of Patrick Tracy and Mary Murphy. Nothing is known of Tracy until May 12, 1862, when he enrolled as a private in Company C, Second Regiment of the Colorado Cavalry volunteers. He was mustered in on Nov. 25, 1862 at Camp Wilds. He mainly served in the Quartermaster Department as a teamster, saddler and cook. He did fight in the battle of Cabin Creek, Indian Territory and Honey Springs, Indian Territory. Honey Springs (July 17, 1863) was the largest engagement in the Indian Territory. The Confederates, under General Douglas H. Cooper had to give up the fight because of lack of ammunition. Private Tracy was mustered out at Fort Riley, Kansas on June 19, 1865. This is quite a record for a man that was 4 feet 5 3/4 inches tall!
Tracy somehow ended up in Texas. General affidavits show him living in Austin in 1894 and Lampasas as a gardner in 1895. The last thing known about Tracy is that he died Jan. 28, 1913 at the age of 88.
A man named Owen Finlan of Arlington, Tex. made a claim on Tracy's pension for the cost of Tracy's last sickness and burial.
Today a weather beaten marker, supplied free by the Federal government, is the last reminder of Edward Tracy's life.
Bio by: Debra Harrison White
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