Emory Upton

Emory Upton

United States Military Academy -- Cadet life -- 1857-1862

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Cadet Nicholas DiLeo

Excerpt of Upton letter to his sister May 8, 1861

United States Military Academy

2021-03-23

Reba Thomas

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My Dear Sister: From New York we took the 6 p.m. train to Philadelphia. Everything passed off quietly until we arrived in the City of Brotherly Love. There we were met with police force, and all were arrested for secessionists. We were utterly unprepared for the descent, and a fight was imminent; but the police explained the matter, and we followed them to the station-house. We were taken into the Roques’ Gallery, and there deposited our swards and revolvers, and awaited the arrival of Major Henry. We showed him our orders from the War Department, which, of course, was sufficient evidence of our character. Our arms were returned, and, on the supposition that the train had left, we went to the Continental to put up for the night at the city’s expense. The cause of our arrest was a telegram from the Major of Jersey City, stating that forty Southern cadets were on the train, and that their baggage contained small-arms for the South. Under the circumstances the arrest was justifiable. On our arrival in Washington, we reported to Colonel Lorenzo Thomas.