{"product_id":"correspondence-of-major-general-emory-upton-vol-1-1857-1875-hardcover","title":"Correspondence of Major General Emory Upton, Vol. 1, 1857-1875 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSalvatore Cilella\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmory 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 was wounded three times during the war. He participated in nearly every major battle in the Eastern Theater including Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania, where he led a prominent attack on entrenched Confederate positions--a signal of Upton's brilliance as an officer and of his military creativity that foreshadowed his later work in revising the Army's tactics. Upton was mustered out of service in 1866 and later named commandant of cadets at West Point, a position that carved a path for Upton to focus more on Army tactics and reforms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil now, the only lenses through which scholars could study Upton were two biographies published nearly a century apart but practically identical in scope and treatment. The two-volume Correspondence of Major General Emory Upton follows Upton through his enrollment at West Point to his extensive Army activities following the Civil War and contains the bulk of his wartime correspondence. Volume one, with Upton's Civil War correspondence encompasses both larger battle details and day-to-day activities in the life of a soldier. His letters reveal a mercurial individual: a humorous person used to suffering and rejoicing, who could be flawed and brilliant, vain and humble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese selected letters and reports, expertly annotated and gathered from repositories across the country, present a more complex, human Emory Upton. He is both the \"clean, pure, and spotless\" individual of biographies and the ambitious, yet flawed Army officer obsessed with his career. These volumes explore his trials and frustrations as well as his triumphs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalvatore G. Cilella Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e, now retired, was president of the Atlanta Historical Society. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eUpton's Regulars: The 121st New York Infantry in the American Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFund Raising for Small Museums in Good Times and Bad.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalvatore G. Cilella Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e, now retired, was president of the Atlanta Historical Society. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eUpton's Regulars: The 121st New York Infantry in the American Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFund Raising for Small Museums in Good Times and Bad.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 406\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43714518122631,"sku":"9781621903376","price":93.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/fiOmquYdH89781621903376.webp?v=1767876620","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/correspondence-of-major-general-emory-upton-vol-1-1857-1875-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}