The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-16
no INSPECT oAMr oorEIN.
The Regular Army ofacer Detailed for
That Special Service,

Ahe NcSulhr army Omcer DcLaileu ior
That Special Service,
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Clark Cor
bin, U. S. A., of the adjutant generals
department, has been detailed to in
spect the Connecticut National Guard
encampment at Mantle August 12-17'
He was born in Ohio In 1912 and In re-
Spouse to President Lincoln's second
call for volunteers he entered the SER
vice in the Eighty-th Ohio infantry,
In July, 1862, he was transferred to the
Seventy-nlnth Ohio as a second lieuten-
ant, and went with the regiment on its
march and campaigns through Ken
lucky, serving with it until the 18th of
November, 1868, on which day he re-
signed to enable him to accept the APP
pointment of major in the Fourteenth
United States colored infantry, which
regiment he Joined at Gallatin, Tenn,
the following day and assisted in its or
ganization. On the 4th of March, 1864,
he was promoted lieutenant colonel of
the same regiment, and on the 23d of
September was raised to the rank of
colonel. Six months later he was brew
cited brtgadier-general. Colonel Cor
bin participated with the regiment in
all its marches, campaigns and engage
ments, and was engaged in the battles
of Pulaski, Decatur and Nashville. He
a. In, hxy "a 10 ~
and meritorious service in action at De-
catur, and lieutenant colonel by brevet
for similar services in the battle Of
Nashville. He was mustered out of the
volunteer service March rs, 1856, and
was appointed a second lieutenant in
the Seventh United States infantry
which regiment he joined at Fort Gra-
tiot, Mich, while the Fenian troubles
were being settled. In September of the
same year he went to Independence,
Mo-, and participated in settling the
troubles incident to enforcing the regis
tration law OF that state. After this he
was ordered to Texas. In the meantime
he had been appointed and confirmed
as captain of the Twenty-eighth in
fantry, about to be organized at Jeffer-
son Barracks, Missouri, where he re-
manned until May, 1867. The latter
part of May he joined his company at
Fort Hayes, Kansas. The command
was there subjected to the cholera
scourge, Colonel Corbin losing 20 per
cent. of his command by the malady.
During all the summer of 1867 he was
engaged in guarding the overland stage,
carrying the United States mail, from
attacks Of hostile Indians. After the
Indian troubles in the Smoky Hill coun-
try were settled he went in command Of
detachment of his regiment across the
plains over the old Santa Fe trail, and
took station at Fort Craig, New Next
co, where he was engaged in scouting
and protecting the citizens from a
rowing band Of hostile Apaches. In the
spring of 1868 he marched with his
company to Fort Bayard, New Mexico,
and there ngaged in like service until
October, 1869, When he was given COM
mand Of his regiment and march to
Fort Davis, Texas, where 1t was con-
solidated with the Forty-f1rst infantry,
and thereafter known as the Twenty
| fourth United States infantry. He then
T served at several posts In that state
and commanded Ringgold barracks I'M
til the autumn of 1876, when he was de-
tailed or recruiting service and ordered
to Columbus Barracks, Ohio. On the
I'D Of March, 1877, on invitation OF
| President-elect Hayes he accompanied
him to Washington After his Inaugural
| ton he was detailed for duty at the
| executive mansion. In August of that
year he was appointed secretary OF
what was known as the Sitting Bull
commission, which was appointed te
treat with the hostile Sioux Indians
| then refugees in the British dominion
| Returning, he resumed duty in the city
of Washington, where he remained unit
| his appointment as assistant adjutant
| general on the 10th Of June, 1880. Sep
| TENDER, 1881, he was ordered to the de
partment of the south, and in Septem.
Der, 1888, he was transferred to the divi
sion Of the Missouri, where he remained
to 1891, and then changed to the de
partment Of Arizona. During the cele
! bration at Yorktown Colonel Corbir
was made secretary of the joint con
| gressioral committee, and by that com
mittee made master Of ceremonies. HI
was with General Garfield when he wa.
fassassinated and was present at hi.
! death