Correspondence of Major General Emory Upton 1875-1881

Emory Upton (1839-1881) was thrust into the Civil War immediately upon graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point in May of 1861. He participated in nearly ever major battle in the Eastern Theater. The two-volume Correspondence of Major General Emory Upton follows Upton from West Point to his extensive Army activities following the Civil War.

About the author

Salvatore G. Cilella, now retired, was president of the Atlanta Historical Society. He is the author of Upton's Regulars: The 121st New York Infantry in the American Civil War and Fund Raising for Small Museums in Good Times and Bad.

Summary

Emory Upton (1839–1881) was thrust into the Civil War immediately upon graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point in May of 1861. He participated in nearly ever major battle in the Eastern Theater. The two-volume Correspondence of Major General Emory Upton follows Upton from West Point to his extensive Army activities following the Civil War.

Product details

• Authors: Salvatore (EDT) Cilella, Emory Upton
• Assisted by: Salvatore Cilella (Editor)
• Publisher: Univeristy of Tennessee Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.08.2017
• EAN: 9781621903444
• ISBN: 978-1-62190-344-4
• Series: Voices of the Civil War; Voices of the Civil War
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous