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William Upshur was born October 28, 1881, in Richmond, Virginia, and graduated from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in 1902. [2]After graduating from VMI he was appointed a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps on February 1, 1904, and subsequently served aboard several vessels of the United States Navy, at foreign stations throughout the world, and at various posts and ...
William G. Hartman (D-37th District) Bill Proudfoot (D-37th District) Ritchie County. none; Roane County. Bob Ashley (R-11th District) Summers County. Virginia Mahan (D-27th District) Taylor County. Jeffery Tansill (R-42nd District) Tucker County. Debbie Stevens (R-46th District) Tyler County. Roger Romine (R-6th District) Upshur County. Bill ...
USNS Upshur (T-AP-198), was a Barrett Class [1] transport named in honor of Major General William P. Upshur, USMC. [2] [3]The hull of the USNS Upshur was laid down on September 1, 1949 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, New Jersey as the SS President Hayes.
A (Upshur Grays) and 1st Co. B (Rockbridge Guards) were dispatched to Hart's Farm under command of Capt. Julius A. DeLagnel to ward off an expected Federal assault. Men of the 20th VA and 25th VA, along with a lone cannon took position in the stable yard of the Hart farm and awaited the Federal assault.
Location of Upshur County in West Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Upshur County, West Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register ...
Franklin Upshur (1875–1965), American politician and lawyer; George M. Upshur (1847–1924), American politician and lawyer; George P. Upshur (1799–1852), officer in the United States Navy, brother of Abel P. Upshur; John Henry Upshur (1823–1917), admiral in the United States Navy in the Mexican-American War and American Civil War
Abel Parker Upshur (June 17, 1790 – February 28, 1844) was an American lawyer, planter, judge, and politician from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. [1] Active in Virginia state politics for decades, with a brother and a nephew who became distinguished U.S. Navy officers, Judge Upshur left the Virginia bench to become the Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of State during the administration of ...
USS Upshur (DD–144) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II. She was the first ship named for Rear Admiral John Henry Upshur . Upshur was laid down on 19 February 1918 at Philadelphia by William Cramp & Sons ' shipyards.