Historical Marker

General Edward Dorr Tracy, Jr.

Macon · Bibb County · Erected 1985

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The Story

Macon-born Edward Dorr Tracy practiced law in Alabama before the war made him a Confederate brigadier general at 29. He was killed by a musket ball at Port Gibson, Mississippi, in May 1863 as Grant pressed toward Vicksburg.

About this site

General Edward Dorr Tracy, Jr. is a historical marker in Macon, Bibb County, erected in 1985. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Bibb County, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.8499, -83.6344 near Macon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Alfred Holt Colquitt (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include John Basil Lamar, Oak Ridge Cemetery, and Oak Ridge Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.8499, -83.6344 · Macon, Bibb County

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