Fort Tracy (2)

Fort Tracy (2) (1864-1865) - A Union U.S. Civil War Fort established in 1864 near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Named Fort Tracy after Captain William Carter Tracy, 4th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, who was killed during the engagement on the Walden railroad at Petersburg, Virginia, 23 Jun 1864. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. History of Fort Tracy Established in late 1864 or early 1865 as one of the last Union earthworks forts built along the Union seige line south of Petersburg, Virginia. The fort was situated some 400 yards west of Fort Keene and east of Fort Urmston and connected to both by entrenchments. Union and Confederate pickets were close enough at this point in the line to converse and trade personal items such as soft tack and tobacco. At the completion of Fort Tracy in January 1865 the Union line around Petersburg was 32 miles in length, with some 36 forts and 50 gun batteries. With the general advance of Union troops on 2 Apr 1865 toward Petersburg, the Confederate line was broken and overnight General Robert E. Lee withdrew his troops from Petersburg ending the seige on 3 Apr 1865. The whole of the Union army followed Lee toward Appomattox and in a series of actions that rendered escape impossible, Lee was forced to surrender on 9 Apr 1865. The seige line fortifications around Petersburg were effectively abandoned on or about 3 Apr 1865, some 9 months after the siege began and 6 days before the end of the war. Current Status Unknown. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. This map point is approximate and not accurate. Maps & Images Lat: 37.1702 Long: -77.4304 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' See Also: Fort Keene Fort Urmston Civil War Defenses of Richmond and Petersburg Sources: Links: North American Forts - Fort Tracy The History of Battery H, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery, in the War to Preserve the Union, 1861-1865 Find A Grave - Captain William Tracy Visited: No