Historedia
Person

Abel P. Upshur

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1844

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Abel P. Upshur, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. USS Princeton gun explosion on the Potomac

    1844

    Role: Secretary of State

    1. 28 February 1844 · Potomac River near Mount VernonExplosion of Peacemaker

      The gun Peacemaker exploded aboard Princeton during the 28 February 1844 Potomac cruise, killing six people including two Cabinet members and David Gardiner.

    2. 29 February 1844 · White HousePresidential Response

      President Tyler wrote to Congress attributing the disaster to general casualties of service rather than individual fault.

Sources

  1. USS Princeton (1843) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-06