Based on information I was able to uncover from CSA (Confederate States of America) records and historians, the following was Thomas Tracey's fate:
"Tracy, Tom, Color Bearer Co. K, 15th La. Inf. Roll May 1 to Oct. 31, 1862 (only Roll on which borne), Enlisted June 8, 1861, New Orleans, La. Killed in action at Richmond, June 30, 1862. Born Ireland, occupation clerk, Res. New Orleans, La., single." (Source: LA CS Soldiers)
"Color Sgt. Tom Tracy, Co. K ("Crescent City Blues," raised in Orleans Parish, LA), 15th LA Infantry". (source: CS service record)
Enlisted New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, on June 8, 1861. A record of the company states that he was single when he enlisted (which would also include widowed), born in Ireland, was a clerk, and was "killed at Frazier's Farm while Color Sergeant."
The Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll states that Color Sgt. Tracy was "killed in action at Richmond [VA], June 30, 1862."
"Name appears on a Register of Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Confederate States who were killed in battle or who died of wounds or disease," with notation that he was killed June 30, 1862, at Frazier's Farm, dying of a "gun shot wound."
Note that the position of Color Sgt. was the highest place of honor in a regiment, as the Color Sgt. literally led the charge in battle, right out in front of his command. This position would later also be called "Ensign" of the regiment.
Thus, Color Sgt. Tom Tracy would have died gloriously in battle while literally leading the 15th LA Infantry. This man was a Southern Patriot of the highest order!
The website "Acadians in Grey" has a photo of a flag which is the flag of the 15th LA Infantry.
This could literally be the very flag that Color Sgt. Tracy was forwarding when he received his
fatal wound in the Battle of Glendale.
Acadians in Grey (Tom's Regiment): http://www.acadiansingray.com/15th%20Regt.%20Inf.htm
Battle of Glendale (where Tom died): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Glendale
Source: Jim Huffman, Adjutant, Gainesville Volunteers, Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 373,
Picayune, Pearl River County, MS; FB: Gainesville Volunteers, SCV Camp 373
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THE STORY OF THOMAS TRACEY
Not much was ever known of Thomas Tracey and his wife (first name unknown), who were the parents of Eliza Jane (Janie) Tracey-Beard. The only thing known about Jannie Tracy-Beard and her parents was from the research that Nellie Ree Beard-Dunaway (youngest daughter of Jannie Tracey-Beard) did in the 1960's. She interviewed many people (including her mother Jannie) trying to find her grandparents, Thomas Tracey and his wife, and to record the hard life that her mother (Jannie Tracey) had. Here is a piece of that story:
THE STORY OF THOMAS TRACEY AND JANNE TRACEY– by Nellie Ree Beard-Dunaway, ca 1960
"Jannie Tracey was born in New Orleans, LA in 1855. Her father, Thomas Tracey, was a 1st class Soldier and Sailor, a seaman. His wife, the mother of Jannie Tracey, died and also a baby boy and girl. As Jannie was taught by her father, her little brother and sister were buried in the cemetery in New Orleans, La. close to a large monument.
She said her father would carry her to the cemetery when he went to clean and fix the graves. She would stay in the shade of the big tomb or monument. He would carry her to the French market to buy with him. She could clearly remember those places.
Her father, Thomas Tracey, kept Jannie with him and took good care of her until the Civil War called him for service and he had to go. He was a full blooded Irish from Ireland. He would tell Jannie about her mother but she could not remember her nor her name. She was brought up in the Catholic faith while in New Orleans. She lived there until she was seven years old.
Mr. John Arnold of Pike County, Miss. had to go to serve also. His wife, Mrs. Patsy Arnold, went with him to New Orleans, La. to see him off. while they were at the docks waiting to board the ship, Thomas Tracey was also there with little Jannie; holding her hand and crying. Mr. John Arnold saw them and went to see what the trouble was. Mr. Tracey told Mr. John Arnold and his wife, Patsy Arnold,
"I have to go and leave my only child here alone. There's no one to take care of her or to leave her with. What will become of her? Her mother and little brother and sister are dead. I've been keeping her with me."
Then Mr. John Arnold called his wife and said to her: "Will you take this child home with you and take good care of it?" She said she would and the father of the child then felt relieved and said, "If you will take her and take care of Jannie and send her to school, then when I get out of the war, I'll come and get her and ray you for all your trouble and expense."
The boat arrived and began loading but the father stayed and held to his child until he was forced away. After getting on the boat, he kept waving his hand until he was out of sight. That was the last Jannie ever saw or knew about her father.
When John Arnold returned from service he told his wife, Mrs. Patsy Arnold, that Thomas Tracey was killed in action in service and Mrs. Arnold told me all this when I visited her in her home".
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For more information of Jannie Tracey-Beard's life, see Thomas Tracey's spouse on Findagrave.com
"Tracy, Tom, Color Bearer Co. K, 15th La. Inf. Roll May 1 to Oct. 31, 1862 (only Roll on which borne), Enlisted June 8, 1861, New Orleans, La. Killed in action at Richmond, June 30, 1862. Born Ireland, occupation clerk, Res. New Orleans, La., single." (Source: LA CS Soldiers)
"Color Sgt. Tom Tracy, Co. K ("Crescent City Blues," raised in Orleans Parish, LA), 15th LA Infantry". (source: CS service record)
Enlisted New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, on June 8, 1861. A record of the company states that he was single when he enlisted (which would also include widowed), born in Ireland, was a clerk, and was "killed at Frazier's Farm while Color Sergeant."
The Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll states that Color Sgt. Tracy was "killed in action at Richmond [VA], June 30, 1862."
"Name appears on a Register of Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Confederate States who were killed in battle or who died of wounds or disease," with notation that he was killed June 30, 1862, at Frazier's Farm, dying of a "gun shot wound."
Note that the position of Color Sgt. was the highest place of honor in a regiment, as the Color Sgt. literally led the charge in battle, right out in front of his command. This position would later also be called "Ensign" of the regiment.
Thus, Color Sgt. Tom Tracy would have died gloriously in battle while literally leading the 15th LA Infantry. This man was a Southern Patriot of the highest order!
The website "Acadians in Grey" has a photo of a flag which is the flag of the 15th LA Infantry.
This could literally be the very flag that Color Sgt. Tracy was forwarding when he received his
fatal wound in the Battle of Glendale.
Acadians in Grey (Tom's Regiment): http://www.acadiansingray.com/15th%20Regt.%20Inf.htm
Battle of Glendale (where Tom died): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Glendale
Source: Jim Huffman, Adjutant, Gainesville Volunteers, Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 373,
Picayune, Pearl River County, MS; FB: Gainesville Volunteers, SCV Camp 373
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THE STORY OF THOMAS TRACEY
Not much was ever known of Thomas Tracey and his wife (first name unknown), who were the parents of Eliza Jane (Janie) Tracey-Beard. The only thing known about Jannie Tracy-Beard and her parents was from the research that Nellie Ree Beard-Dunaway (youngest daughter of Jannie Tracey-Beard) did in the 1960's. She interviewed many people (including her mother Jannie) trying to find her grandparents, Thomas Tracey and his wife, and to record the hard life that her mother (Jannie Tracey) had. Here is a piece of that story:
THE STORY OF THOMAS TRACEY AND JANNE TRACEY– by Nellie Ree Beard-Dunaway, ca 1960
"Jannie Tracey was born in New Orleans, LA in 1855. Her father, Thomas Tracey, was a 1st class Soldier and Sailor, a seaman. His wife, the mother of Jannie Tracey, died and also a baby boy and girl. As Jannie was taught by her father, her little brother and sister were buried in the cemetery in New Orleans, La. close to a large monument.
She said her father would carry her to the cemetery when he went to clean and fix the graves. She would stay in the shade of the big tomb or monument. He would carry her to the French market to buy with him. She could clearly remember those places.
Her father, Thomas Tracey, kept Jannie with him and took good care of her until the Civil War called him for service and he had to go. He was a full blooded Irish from Ireland. He would tell Jannie about her mother but she could not remember her nor her name. She was brought up in the Catholic faith while in New Orleans. She lived there until she was seven years old.
Mr. John Arnold of Pike County, Miss. had to go to serve also. His wife, Mrs. Patsy Arnold, went with him to New Orleans, La. to see him off. while they were at the docks waiting to board the ship, Thomas Tracey was also there with little Jannie; holding her hand and crying. Mr. John Arnold saw them and went to see what the trouble was. Mr. Tracey told Mr. John Arnold and his wife, Patsy Arnold,
"I have to go and leave my only child here alone. There's no one to take care of her or to leave her with. What will become of her? Her mother and little brother and sister are dead. I've been keeping her with me."
Then Mr. John Arnold called his wife and said to her: "Will you take this child home with you and take good care of it?" She said she would and the father of the child then felt relieved and said, "If you will take her and take care of Jannie and send her to school, then when I get out of the war, I'll come and get her and ray you for all your trouble and expense."
The boat arrived and began loading but the father stayed and held to his child until he was forced away. After getting on the boat, he kept waving his hand until he was out of sight. That was the last Jannie ever saw or knew about her father.
When John Arnold returned from service he told his wife, Mrs. Patsy Arnold, that Thomas Tracey was killed in action in service and Mrs. Arnold told me all this when I visited her in her home".
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For more information of Jannie Tracey-Beard's life, see Thomas Tracey's spouse on Findagrave.com
Based on information I was able to uncover from CSA (Confederate States of America) records and historians, the following was Thomas Tracey's fate:
"Tracy, Tom, Color Bearer Co. K, 15th La. Inf. Roll May 1 to Oct. 31, 1862 (only Roll on which borne), Enlisted June 8, 1861, New Orleans, La. Killed in action at Richmond, June 30, 1862. Born Ireland, occupation clerk, Res. New Orleans, La., single." (Source: LA CS Soldiers)
"Color Sgt. Tom Tracy, Co. K ("Crescent City Blues," raised in Orleans Parish, LA), 15th LA Infantry". (source: CS service record)
Enlisted New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, on June 8, 1861. A record of the company states that he was single when he enlisted (which would also include widowed), born in Ireland, was a clerk, and was "killed at Frazier's Farm while Color Sergeant."
The Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll states that Color Sgt. Tracy was "killed in action at Richmond [VA], June 30, 1862."
"Name appears on a Register of Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Confederate States who were killed in battle or who died of wounds or disease," with notation that he was killed June 30, 1862, at Frazier's Farm, dying of a "gun shot wound."
Note that the position of Color Sgt. was the highest place of honor in a regiment, as the Color Sgt. literally led the charge in battle, right out in front of his command. This position would later also be called "Ensign" of the regiment.
Thus, Color Sgt. Tom Tracy would have died gloriously in battle while literally leading the 15th LA Infantry. This man was a Southern Patriot of the highest order!
The website "Acadians in Grey" has a photo of a flag which is the flag of the 15th LA Infantry.
This could literally be the very flag that Color Sgt. Tracy was forwarding when he received his
fatal wound in the Battle of Glendale.
Acadians in Grey (Tom's Regiment): http://www.acadiansingray.com/15th%20Regt.%20Inf.htm
Battle of Glendale (where Tom died): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Glendale
Source: Jim Huffman, Adjutant, Gainesville Volunteers, Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 373,
Picayune, Pearl River County, MS; FB: Gainesville Volunteers, SCV Camp 373
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THE STORY OF THOMAS TRACEY
Not much was ever known of Thomas Tracey and his wife (first name unknown), who were the parents of Eliza Jane (Janie) Tracey-Beard. The only thing known about Jannie Tracy-Beard and her parents was from the research that Nellie Ree Beard-Dunaway (youngest daughter of Jannie Tracey-Beard) did in the 1960's. She interviewed many people (including her mother Jannie) trying to find her grandparents, Thomas Tracey and his wife, and to record the hard life that her mother (Jannie Tracey) had. Here is a piece of that story:
THE STORY OF THOMAS TRACEY AND JANNE TRACEY– by Nellie Ree Beard-Dunaway, ca 1960
"Jannie Tracey was born in New Orleans, LA in 1855. Her father, Thomas Tracey, was a 1st class Soldier and Sailor, a seaman. His wife, the mother of Jannie Tracey, died and also a baby boy and girl. As Jannie was taught by her father, her little brother and sister were buried in the cemetery in New Orleans, La. close to a large monument.
She said her father would carry her to the cemetery when he went to clean and fix the graves. She would stay in the shade of the big tomb or monument. He would carry her to the French market to buy with him. She could clearly remember those places.
Her father, Thomas Tracey, kept Jannie with him and took good care of her until the Civil War called him for service and he had to go. He was a full blooded Irish from Ireland. He would tell Jannie about her mother but she could not remember her nor her name. She was brought up in the Catholic faith while in New Orleans. She lived there until she was seven years old.
Mr. John Arnold of Pike County, Miss. had to go to serve also. His wife, Mrs. Patsy Arnold, went with him to New Orleans, La. to see him off. while they were at the docks waiting to board the ship, Thomas Tracey was also there with little Jannie; holding her hand and crying. Mr. John Arnold saw them and went to see what the trouble was. Mr. Tracey told Mr. John Arnold and his wife, Patsy Arnold,
"I have to go and leave my only child here alone. There's no one to take care of her or to leave her with. What will become of her? Her mother and little brother and sister are dead. I've been keeping her with me."
Then Mr. John Arnold called his wife and said to her: "Will you take this child home with you and take good care of it?" She said she would and the father of the child then felt relieved and said, "If you will take her and take care of Jannie and send her to school, then when I get out of the war, I'll come and get her and ray you for all your trouble and expense."
The boat arrived and began loading but the father stayed and held to his child until he was forced away. After getting on the boat, he kept waving his hand until he was out of sight. That was the last Jannie ever saw or knew about her father.
When John Arnold returned from service he told his wife, Mrs. Patsy Arnold, that Thomas Tracey was killed in action in service and Mrs. Arnold told me all this when I visited her in her home".
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For more information of Jannie Tracey-Beard's life, see Thomas Tracey's spouse on Findagrave.com
"Tracy, Tom, Color Bearer Co. K, 15th La. Inf. Roll May 1 to Oct. 31, 1862 (only Roll on which borne), Enlisted June 8, 1861, New Orleans, La. Killed in action at Richmond, June 30, 1862. Born Ireland, occupation clerk, Res. New Orleans, La., single." (Source: LA CS Soldiers)
"Color Sgt. Tom Tracy, Co. K ("Crescent City Blues," raised in Orleans Parish, LA), 15th LA Infantry". (source: CS service record)
Enlisted New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, on June 8, 1861. A record of the company states that he was single when he enlisted (which would also include widowed), born in Ireland, was a clerk, and was "killed at Frazier's Farm while Color Sergeant."
The Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll states that Color Sgt. Tracy was "killed in action at Richmond [VA], June 30, 1862."
"Name appears on a Register of Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Confederate States who were killed in battle or who died of wounds or disease," with notation that he was killed June 30, 1862, at Frazier's Farm, dying of a "gun shot wound."
Note that the position of Color Sgt. was the highest place of honor in a regiment, as the Color Sgt. literally led the charge in battle, right out in front of his command. This position would later also be called "Ensign" of the regiment.
Thus, Color Sgt. Tom Tracy would have died gloriously in battle while literally leading the 15th LA Infantry. This man was a Southern Patriot of the highest order!
The website "Acadians in Grey" has a photo of a flag which is the flag of the 15th LA Infantry.
This could literally be the very flag that Color Sgt. Tracy was forwarding when he received his
fatal wound in the Battle of Glendale.
Acadians in Grey (Tom's Regiment): http://www.acadiansingray.com/15th%20Regt.%20Inf.htm
Battle of Glendale (where Tom died): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Glendale
Source: Jim Huffman, Adjutant, Gainesville Volunteers, Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 373,
Picayune, Pearl River County, MS; FB: Gainesville Volunteers, SCV Camp 373
============================================================================
THE STORY OF THOMAS TRACEY
Not much was ever known of Thomas Tracey and his wife (first name unknown), who were the parents of Eliza Jane (Janie) Tracey-Beard. The only thing known about Jannie Tracy-Beard and her parents was from the research that Nellie Ree Beard-Dunaway (youngest daughter of Jannie Tracey-Beard) did in the 1960's. She interviewed many people (including her mother Jannie) trying to find her grandparents, Thomas Tracey and his wife, and to record the hard life that her mother (Jannie Tracey) had. Here is a piece of that story:
THE STORY OF THOMAS TRACEY AND JANNE TRACEY– by Nellie Ree Beard-Dunaway, ca 1960
"Jannie Tracey was born in New Orleans, LA in 1855. Her father, Thomas Tracey, was a 1st class Soldier and Sailor, a seaman. His wife, the mother of Jannie Tracey, died and also a baby boy and girl. As Jannie was taught by her father, her little brother and sister were buried in the cemetery in New Orleans, La. close to a large monument.
She said her father would carry her to the cemetery when he went to clean and fix the graves. She would stay in the shade of the big tomb or monument. He would carry her to the French market to buy with him. She could clearly remember those places.
Her father, Thomas Tracey, kept Jannie with him and took good care of her until the Civil War called him for service and he had to go. He was a full blooded Irish from Ireland. He would tell Jannie about her mother but she could not remember her nor her name. She was brought up in the Catholic faith while in New Orleans. She lived there until she was seven years old.
Mr. John Arnold of Pike County, Miss. had to go to serve also. His wife, Mrs. Patsy Arnold, went with him to New Orleans, La. to see him off. while they were at the docks waiting to board the ship, Thomas Tracey was also there with little Jannie; holding her hand and crying. Mr. John Arnold saw them and went to see what the trouble was. Mr. Tracey told Mr. John Arnold and his wife, Patsy Arnold,
"I have to go and leave my only child here alone. There's no one to take care of her or to leave her with. What will become of her? Her mother and little brother and sister are dead. I've been keeping her with me."
Then Mr. John Arnold called his wife and said to her: "Will you take this child home with you and take good care of it?" She said she would and the father of the child then felt relieved and said, "If you will take her and take care of Jannie and send her to school, then when I get out of the war, I'll come and get her and ray you for all your trouble and expense."
The boat arrived and began loading but the father stayed and held to his child until he was forced away. After getting on the boat, he kept waving his hand until he was out of sight. That was the last Jannie ever saw or knew about her father.
When John Arnold returned from service he told his wife, Mrs. Patsy Arnold, that Thomas Tracey was killed in action in service and Mrs. Arnold told me all this when I visited her in her home".
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For more information of Jannie Tracey-Beard's life, see Thomas Tracey's spouse on Findagrave.com
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