William Peterkin Upshur Letters, . 1898-1928

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William Peterkin Upshur Letters, . 1898-1928

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William Peterkin Upshur (1881-1943) of Richmond, Va., was a Marine Corps officer. The collection includes letters from Upshur to his parents, Dr. and Mrs. John N. Upshur in Richmond, Va., written every few days, except during 1912, 1913, and 1923. The letters were written from Virginia Military Institute, 1898-1901; University of Virginia, 1902-1903; the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, 1904; on the U.S.S. off the Atlantic coast and in the West Indies, 1905-1907; Virginia and South Carolina, 1908-1911; Peking (Beijing, China), 1914; Haiti, 1915-1917; and at Quantico, Va., and Richmond, Va., Annapolis, Md., Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and other American cities and marine stations, 1917-1928. Upshur described his educational, military, and other experiences, as well as his surroundings and reflections, sometimes in significant detail. Kearsarge

1000; 1.5

eng,

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Upshur, William Peterkin, 1881-1943.

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Marine Corps officer. From the description of William Peterkin Upshur letters, 1898-1928 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24303640 William Peterkin Upshur (1881-1943) of Richmond, Va., was a Marine Corps officer. From the guide to the William Peterkin Upshur Letters, ., 1898-1928, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...