Thomas G. Corbin | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 13, 1820 Reeds plantation, Caroline County, Virginia, US |
| Died | December 17, 1901 (aged 81) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  U.S. Navy |
| Years of service | 1839–1874 |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Unit | USS Augusta |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War Union blockade |
Thomas Grosvenor Corbin (13 August 1820 – December 17, 1901) was a career United States Navy officer descended from the First Families of Virginia who remained loyal to the Union during the American Civil War, during which he served as commandant of midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy and commanded a ship in the Union blockade of southern ports during the conflict.[1] Since he never married, but had many relatives, including military members, across the United States, his relation to Air Force Major General Thomas Goldsborough Corbin (1917–1992) is unclear.[2]
- ^ James Grant Wilson, John Fiske Thomas G. Corbin in Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography, Volume 1, D. Appleton, 1888. Page 736.
- ^ "Major General Thomas G. Corbin".