Amon W. Updike Correspondence
Scope and Content
The Amon W. Updike Correspondence consists of photocopies of five letters (1864-1865) from Updike while camped in New Kent, Chesterfield, and Henrico counties, Virginia, to his sister, Phebe Arthur, during the American Civil War. The collection also includes photocopies of letters (1861-1862) from Phebe Arthur to her husband Henry; letters from Henry to Phebe and to other family members; and a letter from J.O. Hensley, Arthur's captain, informing Phebe of her husband's death.
Dates
- 1861 - 1865
Creator
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Biographical Note
Amon W. Updike was a Confederate soldier in Company I, 53rd Virginia Regiment, Bartons Brigade, in the American Civil War. He first enlisted and mustered on April 21, 1862, at Suffolk, Virginia; was hospitalized on June 15, and again on August 31. Updike deserted on May 9, 1863, and returned on November 20. He was imprisoned on April 2, 1865, and died on April 6 at Point Lookout, a Union prisoner of war camp in St. Mary's County, Maryland. He is buried at the Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery.
Source:
"Updike, Amon W." entry, NPS Civil War Database, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=DB1E1FDB-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A, accessed Dec. 7, 2022.
"Amon W Updike" entry, the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database. Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/4028840:1555, accessed Dec. 7, 2022.
"Ammon W. Updyke" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20089509/ammon-w.-updyke, accessed Dec. 7, 2022.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The Amon W. Updike Correspondence consists of photocopies of five letters from Updike while camped in New Kent, Chesterfield, and Henrico counties, Virginia, to his sister, Phebe Arthur, during the American Civil War. Also included are photocopies of letters from Phebe Arthur to her husband Henry, letters from Henry to Phebe and to other family members, and a letter from J.O. Hensley, Arthur's captain, informing Phebe of her husband's death.
Source of Acquisition
The Amon W. Updike Correspondence collection was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1985.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Amon W. Updike Correspondence by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Amon W. Updike Correspondence was completed in 1985. Additional description was completed in April 2011.
- Title
- Amon W. Updike Correspondence, 1861-1865
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ashley Wellens, Student Volunteer, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- 2014 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu