Joseph Thoburn

Joseph Thoburn
Born(1825-04-29)29 April 1825
Mallusk, County Antrim, Ireland
Died19 October 1864(1864-10-19) (aged 39)
Frederick County, Virginia
Place of burial
Mt. Wood Cemetery, Wheeling, West Virginia
AllegianceUnited States United States of America
Union
Service / branch United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–64
Rank Colonel
Commands1st Division of the VIII Corps
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
Other workschool 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.