Bracey, a farmer in Mecklenburg County, VA before the war, enlisted as a private on May 1, 1862 in Co. F of the 14th VA Infantry. He was transferred to Co. I of the regiment on October 31, 1862. Bracey was discharged on January 10, 1863 upon furnishing a substitute, John Kearney, who deserted three days later on January 13, 1863.
By 1870, Bracey had relocated to Volusia County, FL where he remained the rest of his life and was engaged in farming. In 1880, he was practicing dentistry, a profession he only retired from a year prior to his death. He died on March 8, 1914 and is buried in Beresford Cemetery in Deland, FL.
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