d. 87 years, 7 months, 10 days
Joshua Witter CORBIN
Birth: 12 Jun 1841 Friendship, Allegany County, New York, USA
Death: 22 Jan 1929 (aged 87) Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA
Burial: Forest Hills Cemetery, Belmont, Allegany County, New York, USA
Memorial #: 99042999
Bio: Corp. Co. C 85th N.Y. InfantryNo dates on marker Joshua W. CORBIN was a son of Daniel CORBIN, Jr. and Elizabeth "Betsy" Holcomb.Husband of Fannie M. Cooley CORBIN (m. 8 Jan 1866, Friendship, Allegany, NY)
Family Members
Parents
Daniel CORBIN 1808-1877
Elizabeth E Holcomb CORBIN 1808-1884
Spouse
Frances M Cooley CORBIN 1845-1911
Siblings
Malissa Jane CORBIN* 1830-1848
Milo H CORBIN* 1831-1880
Helen Mira CORBIN Stout* 1836-1916
Daniel L. CORBIN* 1839-1919
John H CORBIN* 1846-1898
William A CORBIN* 1848-1867
Elizabeth J CORBIN* 1851-1854
Children
Florence B. CORBIN Dornan* 1867-1936
William M CORBIN* 1868-1947
Royal Copeland CORBIN* 1875-1931
Created by: Twist (46920390)
Added: 16 Oct 2012
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99042999/joshua-witter-CORBIN
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 May 2018), memorial page for Joshua Witter CORBIN (12 Jun 1841-22 Jan 1929), Find A Grave Memorial no. 99042999, citing Forest Hills Cemetery, Belmont, Allegany County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Twist (contributor 46920390) .
(Forest Hills Cemetery)
Er ist verheiratet mit Frances M. 'Fannie' Cooley.
Sie haben geheiratet am 8. Januar 1866 in Friendship, Allegany, New York, USA, er war 24 Jahre alt.Quelle 1
Kind(er):
Ereignis (Children): Four (Lawson, pp. 223-224).
Rev. Harvey M. Lawson, Ph.B., B.D., "History and Genealogy of the Descendants of Clement Corbin of Muddy River (Brookline) Mass. and Woodstock, Conn.", 1905, pp. 223-224 #359 "JOSHUA CORBIN (Daniel, Daniel, Elijah, Clement, James, Clement), "b. June 12, 1841; m. Fannie M. Cooley, Jan 8, 1866, at Friendship, N.Y. She was the dau. of Charles and Louisa Cooley and was b. June 22, 1845, in Connecticut. Joshua CORBIN was a soldier in the Civil War, enlisting Sep 10, 1861, in Co. C, 85th Regt., N.Y.S.V. He served in the Army of the Potomac, was color bearer for the regiment at Battle of Fair Oaks, and was slightly wounded. After the Peninsula campaign his regiment was sent to North Carolina, where several engagements took place, and where he was captured at Plymouth, April 20, 1864. He was confined at Andersonville, Ga., and Florence, NC, for nearly a year, being paroled March 31, 1865, and discharged April 21st of the same year."
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Buffalo Evening News (circa 1923)
BROTHERS, COMRADES IN WAR, CONFEDERATE PRISON, STILL HALE FRANKLINVILLE, Oct 20 -
"Boys together on a Friendship, Allegany County farm in the days before the Civil war; comrades together in the in the same company during the conflict between the North and South; prisoners together in the dread times at Andersonville prison, the brothers Joshua and Hiram CORBIN are still hale and hearty.
They are one of the few pairs-perhaps the only pair-of brothers who still survive in the Civil war veterans.
Joshua is now living with a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Dornan of this village. His brother is making his home with a granddaughter in Elmira. They both have keen memories and often relate the stories of the four and one-half years they served in the Civil war."
BORN AT FRIENDSHIP
"Joshua was born at Friendship in 1841 His brother is two years younger. When the war started in 1861, Joshua enlisted, September 10 in Company C of the 85th regiment of the New York volunteers. His younger brother enlisted two years later.
They saw service in the peninsular campaign under Mc Clellan and fought at the Battle of Fair Oaks and the siege of Yorktown. At Fair Oaks, Joshua was slightly wounded. Then came the Seven Days' Battles after which their regiment was sent to Plymouth, NC. In a surprise attack on their regiment by an overwhelmingly large force of Confederate troops, the brothers were taken prisoners. They were sent to Andersonville, the Confederate prison, which under the regime of the bloody Captain Wirt, gained one of the blackest names in war history."
SUFFER HARDSHIPS
After suffering great hardships at Andersonville, the brothers were transferred to Florence, SC, only to find conditions unimproved. Prison life did not agree with Hiram and his captors, thinking his days numbered, gave him his parole. Joshua was held until within a few days from the close of the war. After returning home and regaining his health and normal weight, Hiram re-enlisted, just as the war came to a close.
The brothers were united again, married and settled in western New York. Both of their wives are now dead.
Recently the brothers visited a son of Hiram at Batavia and were tendered a reception by the Sons of Veterans of that city."
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Record for Joshua Corbin/ Ancestry.com
Record for Joshua Corbin/ Ancestry.com
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(JMH) Exhibit (not included) C-138