Amon W. Updike Correspondence, 1861-1865, Ms.1985.012

Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

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Ashley Wellens, Student Volunteer, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist

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.

Administrative Information

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The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Amon W. Updike Correspondence, Ms1985-012, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Amon W. Updike Correspondence collection was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1985.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Amon W. Updike Correspondence was completed in 1985. Additional description was completed in April 2011.

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.

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.