Life span: 08/27/1839 to 03/15/1881TabsLife SummaryFull name: Emory UptonPlace of Birth: Batavia, NYBurial Place: Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, NYBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 9No. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 0Family: Daniel Upton (father), Electra Randall Upton (mother), Emily Martin (wife - died 1868), Francis P. Blair Jnr. (brother-in-law) Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Other Education: Oberlin College (OH)Occupation: MilitaryRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union ArmyUS military (Post-Civil War) Events Date span begin Life span End Event 04/01/1865 04/01/1865 In central Alabama, Union cavalry push back an outnumbered General Nathan Bedford Forest at the Battle of Ebenezer Church 04/02/1865 04/02/1865 In a bloody assault, Union troops take the fortified armaments manufacturing town of Selma, Alabama Documents Images Emory Upton, circa 1865 Emory Upton, circa 1865, detail Bibliography