Joseph Thoburn | |
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Born | Mallusk, County Antrim, Ireland | 29 April 1825
Died | 19 October 1864 Frederick County, Virginia | (aged 39)
Place of burial | Mt. Wood Cemetery, Wheeling, West Virginia |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–64 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands | 1st Division of the VIII Corps |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Other work | school teacher, physician |
Joseph Thoburn (29 April 1825 – 19 October 1864) was an Irish-born American officer and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. An accomplished physician and soldier from the state of West Virginia, he was killed in action in the Shenandoah Valley at the Battle of Cedar Creek.