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Upton, Emory, 1839-1881

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Personal name headingUpton, Emory, 1839-1881
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Birth date1839-08-27
Death date1881-03-15
Place of birthGenesee County (N.Y.)
Place of deathSan Francisco (Calif.)
Field of activityMilitary doctrine Strategy
Profession or occupationSoldiers Armies--Officers
Found inHis The military policy of the United States ...
(Emory Upton (August 27, 1839-March 15, 1881); was a United States Army general and military strategist; born near Batavia, New York; studied at Oberlin College for two years before being admitted to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1856, graduating eighth in his class on May 6, 1861; considered one of the most influential young reformers of the United States Army in the 19th century; died March 15, 1881 in San Francisco, California)
Find a Grave, 27 June 2018 (MG Emory Upton; birth: 27 Aug 1839, Batavia, Genessee County, New York, USA; death: 14 Mar 1881, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California)
Online Biographies, 27 June 2018 (Gen. Emory Upton; Emory Upton; born in the town of Batavia, five miles west of the village, August 27, 1839; died in San Francisco, March 15, 1881)
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