He enlisted in Company I 122nd Regiment NY Volunteers on August 28, 1862. For exceptional bravery in the Shenandoah Valley he was breveted major. In the Battle of the Wilderness he was taken prisoner and confined in Lynchburg, Va. He escaped with Col. Mortimer Birdseye and reached Harper's Ferry. He was honorably discharged in July 1865.
Returning to Syracuse he was employed with C. C. Loomis & Company, wholesale dealers in coffee and spices. In 1886 he became the sole owner of Ostrander, Loomis & Company, becoming O.V. Tracy & Company. When Solvay Process was organized in 1884 he became a member of the board of directors, acting as secretary and later treasurer, remaining with the company until his death. He was appointed as one of three members of the Intercepting Sewer Commission. He was a member of Root Post, GAR and one of the original directors of the Onondaga Historical Society.
He married Ellen Sedgwick on June 19, 1867 and had four sons: Charles Sedgwick, James Grant, Lyndon Sanford and Frank Sedgwick. A daughter Sarah died at the age of three years.
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September 3, 1862 - Arrive Washington; September 6, 1862 - Assigned to Couch's Division-
Upon our arrival at Washington we went into camp for a few days, when we were ordered to join the Army of the Potomac, and fortunately for us, were assigned to Cochrane's, soon to become Shaler's brigade, composed of the 23d, 61st and 82d Pa. and 65th and 67th N.Y. I don't believe any of us will forget the day when we joined the brigade at Offut's Crossroads. The old regiments were so reduced in numbers by the Peninsula campaign, that we were not surprised as our long line filed past to be greeted with the shout, "Hello, what brigade is that?" We were kindly received in the brigade, and if they did take a little advantage of our greenness and credulity and told us big stories of the Peninsula campaign and the "seven days fight," we soon learned to be "old soldiers" ourselves and held our own with them, and after Gettysburg and the Wilderness we never heard quite so much of the "seven days fight" (Osgood V. Tracy, Co. I).
September 7-14, 1862 - Moving in a Northwesterly Direction North of the Potomac River and Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Maryland; September17 - March to Harper's Ferry, West Virginia and Countermarch-
Marching onward a few miles we encamped for a couple of days, and long before daylight of the eventful September 17th were on our way to Harper's Ferry. Having arrived within a short distance of that place we reconnoitered for a time, when orders were given to countermarch and reinforce McClellan. During the greater portion of our return march we could almost step to the music of the cannon which boomed heavily on the further side of the mountain range that separated us from the contending armies. Every nerve was strained and stragglers forced forward at the point of the bayonet. This day we marched over 24 miles, arriving at our destination at about nine o'clock (a.m.), and turned in to catch such rest as we could on the furrows of a plowed field, our only extra clothing being a blanket. All were sufficiently tired to sleep without rocking, but we were not permitted to enjoy ourselves in this respect for any length of time, our rest being broken by the distribution of three day's rations, and the whole command being on the move again at a very early hour. Gen. Cochrane left us before we had hardly time to know him, and was succeeded by that thorough and gallant soldier, Gen. Alexander Shaler, and if at first we thought he was rather strict in his discipline and severe in his drills, after having been in battle under his command we appreciated the value of it all, and knew that wherever he sent us he was near us himself, caring for us and always ready if necessary to lead us (Osgood V. Tracy, Co. I)
Quote found at: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyononda/WAR/ONONDAGA.HTM
Information provided by Kent Gebhard
Returning to Syracuse he was employed with C. C. Loomis & Company, wholesale dealers in coffee and spices. In 1886 he became the sole owner of Ostrander, Loomis & Company, becoming O.V. Tracy & Company. When Solvay Process was organized in 1884 he became a member of the board of directors, acting as secretary and later treasurer, remaining with the company until his death. He was appointed as one of three members of the Intercepting Sewer Commission. He was a member of Root Post, GAR and one of the original directors of the Onondaga Historical Society.
He married Ellen Sedgwick on June 19, 1867 and had four sons: Charles Sedgwick, James Grant, Lyndon Sanford and Frank Sedgwick. A daughter Sarah died at the age of three years.
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September 3, 1862 - Arrive Washington; September 6, 1862 - Assigned to Couch's Division-
Upon our arrival at Washington we went into camp for a few days, when we were ordered to join the Army of the Potomac, and fortunately for us, were assigned to Cochrane's, soon to become Shaler's brigade, composed of the 23d, 61st and 82d Pa. and 65th and 67th N.Y. I don't believe any of us will forget the day when we joined the brigade at Offut's Crossroads. The old regiments were so reduced in numbers by the Peninsula campaign, that we were not surprised as our long line filed past to be greeted with the shout, "Hello, what brigade is that?" We were kindly received in the brigade, and if they did take a little advantage of our greenness and credulity and told us big stories of the Peninsula campaign and the "seven days fight," we soon learned to be "old soldiers" ourselves and held our own with them, and after Gettysburg and the Wilderness we never heard quite so much of the "seven days fight" (Osgood V. Tracy, Co. I).
September 7-14, 1862 - Moving in a Northwesterly Direction North of the Potomac River and Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Maryland; September17 - March to Harper's Ferry, West Virginia and Countermarch-
Marching onward a few miles we encamped for a couple of days, and long before daylight of the eventful September 17th were on our way to Harper's Ferry. Having arrived within a short distance of that place we reconnoitered for a time, when orders were given to countermarch and reinforce McClellan. During the greater portion of our return march we could almost step to the music of the cannon which boomed heavily on the further side of the mountain range that separated us from the contending armies. Every nerve was strained and stragglers forced forward at the point of the bayonet. This day we marched over 24 miles, arriving at our destination at about nine o'clock (a.m.), and turned in to catch such rest as we could on the furrows of a plowed field, our only extra clothing being a blanket. All were sufficiently tired to sleep without rocking, but we were not permitted to enjoy ourselves in this respect for any length of time, our rest being broken by the distribution of three day's rations, and the whole command being on the move again at a very early hour. Gen. Cochrane left us before we had hardly time to know him, and was succeeded by that thorough and gallant soldier, Gen. Alexander Shaler, and if at first we thought he was rather strict in his discipline and severe in his drills, after having been in battle under his command we appreciated the value of it all, and knew that wherever he sent us he was near us himself, caring for us and always ready if necessary to lead us (Osgood V. Tracy, Co. I)
Quote found at: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyononda/WAR/ONONDAGA.HTM
Information provided by Kent Gebhard
He enlisted in Company I 122nd Regiment NY Volunteers on August 28, 1862. For exceptional bravery in the Shenandoah Valley he was breveted major. In the Battle of the Wilderness he was taken prisoner and confined in Lynchburg, Va. He escaped with Col. Mortimer Birdseye and reached Harper's Ferry. He was honorably discharged in July 1865.
Returning to Syracuse he was employed with C. C. Loomis & Company, wholesale dealers in coffee and spices. In 1886 he became the sole owner of Ostrander, Loomis & Company, becoming O.V. Tracy & Company. When Solvay Process was organized in 1884 he became a member of the board of directors, acting as secretary and later treasurer, remaining with the company until his death. He was appointed as one of three members of the Intercepting Sewer Commission. He was a member of Root Post, GAR and one of the original directors of the Onondaga Historical Society.
He married Ellen Sedgwick on June 19, 1867 and had four sons: Charles Sedgwick, James Grant, Lyndon Sanford and Frank Sedgwick. A daughter Sarah died at the age of three years.
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September 3, 1862 - Arrive Washington; September 6, 1862 - Assigned to Couch's Division-
Upon our arrival at Washington we went into camp for a few days, when we were ordered to join the Army of the Potomac, and fortunately for us, were assigned to Cochrane's, soon to become Shaler's brigade, composed of the 23d, 61st and 82d Pa. and 65th and 67th N.Y. I don't believe any of us will forget the day when we joined the brigade at Offut's Crossroads. The old regiments were so reduced in numbers by the Peninsula campaign, that we were not surprised as our long line filed past to be greeted with the shout, "Hello, what brigade is that?" We were kindly received in the brigade, and if they did take a little advantage of our greenness and credulity and told us big stories of the Peninsula campaign and the "seven days fight," we soon learned to be "old soldiers" ourselves and held our own with them, and after Gettysburg and the Wilderness we never heard quite so much of the "seven days fight" (Osgood V. Tracy, Co. I).
September 7-14, 1862 - Moving in a Northwesterly Direction North of the Potomac River and Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Maryland; September17 - March to Harper's Ferry, West Virginia and Countermarch-
Marching onward a few miles we encamped for a couple of days, and long before daylight of the eventful September 17th were on our way to Harper's Ferry. Having arrived within a short distance of that place we reconnoitered for a time, when orders were given to countermarch and reinforce McClellan. During the greater portion of our return march we could almost step to the music of the cannon which boomed heavily on the further side of the mountain range that separated us from the contending armies. Every nerve was strained and stragglers forced forward at the point of the bayonet. This day we marched over 24 miles, arriving at our destination at about nine o'clock (a.m.), and turned in to catch such rest as we could on the furrows of a plowed field, our only extra clothing being a blanket. All were sufficiently tired to sleep without rocking, but we were not permitted to enjoy ourselves in this respect for any length of time, our rest being broken by the distribution of three day's rations, and the whole command being on the move again at a very early hour. Gen. Cochrane left us before we had hardly time to know him, and was succeeded by that thorough and gallant soldier, Gen. Alexander Shaler, and if at first we thought he was rather strict in his discipline and severe in his drills, after having been in battle under his command we appreciated the value of it all, and knew that wherever he sent us he was near us himself, caring for us and always ready if necessary to lead us (Osgood V. Tracy, Co. I)
Quote found at: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyononda/WAR/ONONDAGA.HTM
Information provided by Kent Gebhard
Returning to Syracuse he was employed with C. C. Loomis & Company, wholesale dealers in coffee and spices. In 1886 he became the sole owner of Ostrander, Loomis & Company, becoming O.V. Tracy & Company. When Solvay Process was organized in 1884 he became a member of the board of directors, acting as secretary and later treasurer, remaining with the company until his death. He was appointed as one of three members of the Intercepting Sewer Commission. He was a member of Root Post, GAR and one of the original directors of the Onondaga Historical Society.
He married Ellen Sedgwick on June 19, 1867 and had four sons: Charles Sedgwick, James Grant, Lyndon Sanford and Frank Sedgwick. A daughter Sarah died at the age of three years.
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September 3, 1862 - Arrive Washington; September 6, 1862 - Assigned to Couch's Division-
Upon our arrival at Washington we went into camp for a few days, when we were ordered to join the Army of the Potomac, and fortunately for us, were assigned to Cochrane's, soon to become Shaler's brigade, composed of the 23d, 61st and 82d Pa. and 65th and 67th N.Y. I don't believe any of us will forget the day when we joined the brigade at Offut's Crossroads. The old regiments were so reduced in numbers by the Peninsula campaign, that we were not surprised as our long line filed past to be greeted with the shout, "Hello, what brigade is that?" We were kindly received in the brigade, and if they did take a little advantage of our greenness and credulity and told us big stories of the Peninsula campaign and the "seven days fight," we soon learned to be "old soldiers" ourselves and held our own with them, and after Gettysburg and the Wilderness we never heard quite so much of the "seven days fight" (Osgood V. Tracy, Co. I).
September 7-14, 1862 - Moving in a Northwesterly Direction North of the Potomac River and Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Maryland; September17 - March to Harper's Ferry, West Virginia and Countermarch-
Marching onward a few miles we encamped for a couple of days, and long before daylight of the eventful September 17th were on our way to Harper's Ferry. Having arrived within a short distance of that place we reconnoitered for a time, when orders were given to countermarch and reinforce McClellan. During the greater portion of our return march we could almost step to the music of the cannon which boomed heavily on the further side of the mountain range that separated us from the contending armies. Every nerve was strained and stragglers forced forward at the point of the bayonet. This day we marched over 24 miles, arriving at our destination at about nine o'clock (a.m.), and turned in to catch such rest as we could on the furrows of a plowed field, our only extra clothing being a blanket. All were sufficiently tired to sleep without rocking, but we were not permitted to enjoy ourselves in this respect for any length of time, our rest being broken by the distribution of three day's rations, and the whole command being on the move again at a very early hour. Gen. Cochrane left us before we had hardly time to know him, and was succeeded by that thorough and gallant soldier, Gen. Alexander Shaler, and if at first we thought he was rather strict in his discipline and severe in his drills, after having been in battle under his command we appreciated the value of it all, and knew that wherever he sent us he was near us himself, caring for us and always ready if necessary to lead us (Osgood V. Tracy, Co. I)
Quote found at: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyononda/WAR/ONONDAGA.HTM
Information provided by Kent Gebhard
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