The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-07
A IlNIONIST in DIXIE.
He Would Not Meet Jefferson Davis
at Dinner.
DIR. BURRAGES PAPER BEFORE
THE LOYAL LEGION.

Interesting Proceedings at the Quarterly
Dinner Last Evening Various Memo
rials-Those Present.
The September meeting of the Maine
Commandery of the Military Order of the
Loyal Legion of the United States was
held last evening at the Falmouth hotel,
Commander Bvt. Major General George
L. Beal of Augusta in the chair. Among
those present were Gen. Selden Conner,
Coco w. Tilden of Hallowell, Col. S. H.
Allen of Thomaston, Capt. G. W. LARA
bee of Bath, Capt. Hebron Mayhem of
Westbrook, Commander Vic gate, U. S.
N, Col. F. Robbie, Gorham, Col. Edward
Moore, Portland. DR.. Brickett of Au-
gusta, Major A. R. Small of Oak
land. Paymater W. H. Anderson, Capt.
CIV. Ford, Lieut.. c. o. Hunt, Capt
Thomas JLittle, Capt. Rundlette, Lieut..
E. M. Rand, Capt. Charles W. Roberts,
Capt. Thomas P. Beals, Capt. G. B. Turner,
Lieut.. J. II. Knight, Major W. H. Green,
Lieut.. French, Gen. Wentworth, Gen. Fl. e.
Thomas, Mr.. A. G. Hewey and Capt.
Verrill
10 hn Oakman Shaw, Acting Master U.
S.N., of Bath, was elected member of
the first class.
First Lieut.. and Adjutant
Edward NJ. Rand presented the following
memorial of the late Bvt. Col. Albert
Tracy, U. IS. A., which was unanimously
adopted.
Albert Tracy, Major and Brevet Colonel
U.S.A. (Retired) Companion of the
a Member of the commandery of the
State Of Maine, died in New York City
June 8, 1873.
Companion Tracy was born in Buffalo
New York, April 80, 1868, and in early
life removed to the State of Maine.
February "a, fS47, he was appointed First
Lieutenant in the Army, and April $,
1S47, was assigned to the Ninth q. S.
Infantry ,one Of the regiments raised for
service in the war with Mexico. March
ing with the Ninth, in July, 1S47, from
Vera Cruz in the command under Cen
eral Pierce, Lieutenant Tracy saw service
in the various encounters with guerillas
along the route to the INTERIOR notably
in an affair of decided severity at Puente
ers who were engaged in the Battles of
Mexico" published by General Scott
Mexico, February Z, 1848, Lieutenant
Tracy stands further accredited as pres
sent in the several battles of Contreras,
Churubusco, Molino del Rey, Chapulte-
pee, and the Garita Belen. For gallant
and meritorious conduct in the battle
ceived the brevet of captain
At the close of the Mexican war his
regiment was disbanded, and Capt Tracy
returned to Maine, where as Adjutant
General of the State from October, 1852,
to February, 1856 he rendered important
service in the reorganization OF our vol
unteer militia. Upon the increase OF the
Army he was appointed by President
Pierce March 8, 1855, Captain in the
Tenth us. Infantry.
In the spring of 1857, Captain Tracy
was engaged in an expedition out from
Fort Smelling, Minnesota, against the
Sioux, and later on in the same year
marched with his regiment in the expedl-
ton against the Mormons in Utah, the
latter an undertaking which, for its
privations and starvations among the
SHOWS of the mountains in the winter of
1857-5S, has scarcely a parallel in the
history of the army. In October, 1858,
Captain Tracy commanded an expedition
to check incursions of the Utes upon IN
Prior to the actual outbreak of the Re
bellion, Captain Tracy, then on leave in
the East, proceeded under orders to
j efferson Barracks, Missouri, whence,
moving at night, he reinforced with
some $50 men and officers Captain Lyon, at
St. Louis Arsenal-this post being vir-
tually in a state of siege, and threatened
st. Louis city. Following upon his tour
with Lyon, and also one of detached
command, guarding magazines near
Jefferson Barracks, Captain Tracy accom-
panied, as acting. chief commissary of
subsistence the column of General Ere
mont, in its autumn campaign to south
west Missouri.
Under appointment by the President
in 1862, as additional aide-de-camp, with
volunteer rank of colonel, Colonel Tracy
took part with General Fremont, as his
acting assistant adjutant-general, in the
up Shenandoah Valley, in pur-
suit of jackson, being present at the
battle of Cross-Keys.
Promoted in 1868 from his captaincy
in the Tenth to be major in the Fifteenth
Infantry, and joining at Chattanooga,
Colonel Tracy, accompanied with his
the demonstration of General
Thomas in February, 1864, towards Mill
Greek Gap, becoming engaged, in com
mon with the body of the advance, IN
prolonged ana Obstinate SkIrmlSu Will
the enemy at Rocky-Face Ridge.
Col. Tracy was in command of his regi-
ment at Lookout Mountain during the
winter of 1864 and, November 4, 1865,
was retired from active service for disa-
bility in the line of duty.
For meritorious services during the
campaign Of 1862, under,Gen. Fremont in
Virginia Colonel Tracv received the
brevet of Lieutenant colonel. "For
faithful and meritorious services during
the war; the brevet of colonel.
Companion Tracy was our last surviv-
ing member who had served both in the
war with Mexico and the war of the
Rebellion. His deep interest in our
Order was shown by his presence and
his earnest words spoken at our meet
ings his dignified and modest bearing
added to our respect for the faithful
soldier, while his courteous and kindly
greeting will be long remembered by
his surviving companions.
Edward M Rand, First Lieutenant and
Adj-U.S. U.S.V.
VIM. H Anderson, Paymaster, U.S.N.
Chas. W. Roberts, First Lieut.. and
Adjt. U. S.V.. Committee.
Col. Samuel H. Allen of Thomaston,
presented the following memorial of the
late Bvt. Brig. Gen. James Abram Hall.