Private John Tracy was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 20, 1869 in Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Tracy was 20 years old.
32 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on February 14, 1870.
Tracy was born on December 28, 1848 in Dublin, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Tracy died on May 29, 1918 in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 69. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. Records also list him as Nabers, Henry G..
Tracy is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 210 credited to Illinois.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Bravery in action with Indians.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: Apache Wars, American Indian Wars.
Places
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Timeline
- December 28, 1848Born in Dublin, Ireland
- October 20, 1869Act of valor — Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona TerritoryAge 20. Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
- February 14, 1870Medal of Honor presented
- May 29, 1918Died in St. Louis, MissouriAge 69.
- Resting placeCalvary CemeterySt. Louis, Missouri
Biography
Private John Tracy (December 28, 1848 – May 29, 1918), born Henry G. Nabers, was an Irish-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 8th U.S. Cavalry during the Apache Wars. He was one of thirty-two men received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in fighting Cochise and the Apache Indians in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona, later known as the "Campaign of the Rocky Mesa", on October 20, 1869.
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