Correspondence of Major General Emory Upton, Volume 2, 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.