Colonel O.V. Tracy's letters
Colonel Osgood Vose Tracy, 22 years old
Nellie Sedgwick, age 21
Sedgwick home, 1860
About Me
- Sarah Burrows Winch
- I am Colonel Osgood Vose Tracy's great-great granddaughter who grew up around the corner from where he did in Syracuse, New York. I graduated from Hobart & William Smith College, Geneva, New York with a B.A. in English and history, worked for The Syracuse Newspapers Group, and CFO Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of The Economist, London, in Boston, MA for nearly a decade. When I was a young girl, my maternal grandfather, John Tracy, and I strolled hand in hand through our neighborhood, Sedgwick Farms, where Osgood Tracy and Nellie Sedgwick had also grown up. My grandfather brought their stories alive, showing me Osgood's letters, weapons, mother's diary and the Medal of Honor his brother, William, was awarded. I was amazed by what they endured and intrigued that I knew my great grandmother who had married Osgood's son. The past never seemed far away. My grandfather's love for the story gave me a window to see past my own self and time. He opened up the incredible past, one of the greatest gifts ever given me.
"I really like this first person POV excerpt. The descriptions and details you include are riveting." NY Literary agent
ReplyDelete"Well written, and Osgood is around the big wigs of the Sixth Corps." Patrick Schroeder, Civil War Historian, Appommattox Court House
"You have a great true story, with original documentation never before printed, and readers love Civil War. You have absolute passion and dedication." Eleanor Herman, NY Times Bestselling Author & Historian
"You bring a time from the past to life. I was reminded of the feeling I had reading The Diary of Anne Frank. It is so personal. The story tells of such sensitive and talented men, who were also so brave. This work is fabulous, a real reminder of what came before in order to make today what is..." Suzanne Crocker, Artist, Who's Who in the World
"The Tracy letters are of great interest to anyone interested in the 122nd New York Infantry, Shaler's Brigade, Onondaga County or New York State participation in the war." William A. Frassanito, Civil War Historian and bestselling author and photographic historian
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read the book! My mother told me about a distant family relative, a General Pope in the Revolutionary War, but unfortunately we did not have the treasure trove of documentation about his experiences, that you do.
Good luck an let me know when the book is out. I will want to get you to sign my copy.
Andrew Erickson
Sarah, Looking forward to the book! Elizabeth has incorporated some of Osgood's experiences into her summer term paper on Civil War prisons. Reading about Osgood has brought history to life for her.
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Meridyth
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteThis will be an amazing story to read! In a boys eyes war does seem so grand. Looking forward to seeing you published!
Carol S.
What a gripping story. I enjoyed the emotional perspective, as well as the personal insight to the war. I can't wait to read more ... hurry up and publish!
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