Emory Upton

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Emory Upton was a prominent 19th-century United States Army officer and military strategist known for his influential reforms in military organization and tactics.

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instanceOf United States Army officer
human
allegiance Union
awardReceived Medal of Honor
birthDate 1839-08-27
burialPlace Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York
causeOfDeath suicide
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1881-03-14
educatedAt United States Military Academy
familyName Upton
fieldOfWork military organization
military strategy
military tactics
genre military non-fiction
givenName Emory
hasOccupation author
military educator
soldier
influenced United States Army General Staff system
influencedBy Prussian military system
knownFor advocacy of a professional standing army
development of modern infantry tactics
influence on U.S. military education
reforms in U.S. Army organization
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank brevet major general
brigadier general
movement professionalization of the U.S. Army
notableWork Infantry Tactics
The Military Policy of the United States
participantIn Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Rappahannock Station
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of the Wilderness
placeOfBirth Batavia, New York
placeOfDeath San Francisco, California
linked to: San Francisco
positionHeld commandant of cadets at the United States Military Academy
religion Methodism
serviceNumber Union Army officer during the American Civil War
sexOrGender male
workLocation Washington, D.C.
West Point, New York

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Camp Upton namedAfter Emory Upton