Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-24

tlon at the common schools of the neigh
| borhood and subsequently attended an
academy in the southern part of Clermont
county. In 1860 he taught district school
near Olive Branch, and the following year
at Newtown, in the meantime studying law
under the direction of Philip b. Swing of
Batavia. When but eighteen years of age
| he responded to President Lincoln's call for
volunteers by enlisting in the 83d Ohio In
fantry.
In July, 1862. he was transferred to the
| 10th Ohio as second lieutenant, and went
with the regiment on it's march and cam
paigns through Kentucky. serving with it
until November Ii, 1868 when he resigned
| to accept the appointment of major In the
| 18th United States Colored Infantry which
| he Joined in Gallatin, Tenn. the following
| day, and assisted in its organization. He
was the first man from the state of Ohio
to receive and accept q field officers posi-
| ton in a colored regiment. On March f.
| 1854, he was promoted to be lieutenant
colonel of the same regiment, and on Sep
TENDER % he became its colonel to be six
months later brevetted brigader general.
He participated with the regiment in all its
marches. campaigns and engagements, in
Guiding the battles of Pulaski, Decatur and
Nashville. receiving brevets for gallant and
meritorious services at Decatur and Nash
vile.
In the Regular Army.
His regular army career began when
after being mustered out of the volunteer
service March &c. 1866, he was appointed
| second lieutenant in the 18th United States
Infantry in May of the same year and i'm
mediately joined the regiment at Fort Ora
tiot, Michigan. which was then a point of
prime interest by reason of the threatened
Fenian invasion of Canada. In September
he went with his company to Independence
Mo-, and participated in settling the trou-
bles incident to enforcing the registration
law in that state. Two months later with
his command. he was hurried to duty in
idar, xxhA
the head of large force assembling there
to ADJUST. If necessary, the complicated
state of affairs in Mexico
On January 1. 1867, he was appointed and
confirmed as captain in the 3Sth Infantry
and ordered to duty at Jefferson Barracks
Missouri, to which station he Immediately
repaired, and until May was engaged in or
ganiZing his command. when it was ordered
to duty with the troops then operating
against hostile Indians in western Kansas
While stationed at Fort Hayes. that state
he lost nearly 20 per cent of his company
from cholera. All through the summer of
1887 he was engaged in guarding the over
land stage carrying the United States mail
from attacks of hostile Indians and in the
autumn, after the troubles in the Smoky
Hill country were settled he marched in
command of detachment of his regiment
across the plains. along the old Santa Fe
trail taking station at Fort Craig New
Mexico, where he was kept busy scouting
and protecting the settlers from rowing
In the spring of 1868 he marched with his
company to Fort Bayard. and there con-
tinued similar service until October 1860 .
when command was given him of his entire
regiment. and be was ordered to march to
Fort Davis. Texas. where it was CONSOLE
dated with the 41st Infantry. and there
after was known the cath United States
Infantry.
Coming to washington.
He next commanded Rinsgold barracks.
Texas, until the fall CT 1876, when he was
transferred to Columbus barracks, Ohio.
he was or duty at Aiken. 8. c., I'm March,
1877, when, upon President Hayes invita-
ton. he accompanied him to Washington
and was assigned to duty at the Executive
Mansion. In 1877 he went to the north
west as secretary of the Sitting Bull COM
mission, which treated successfully with
the hostile Sioux. then refugees in the
British dominion. Returning to Washing
ten. he resumed his duties at the Executive
Mansion. until June Is, 1880, when he was
appointed assistant adjutant general with
the rank OF major. He was successfully
assigned to duty In the departments of the
south. Missouri and Arizona and was In
the field with Gen. Miles during the Pine
Ridge troubles in 1890 and 1891 While on
the stan of Gen. McCook in the summer of
1871, he personally conducted a campaign
against the MaqA Indians. Subsequently
he was stationed at the War Department
and next at New York on thu stan of Gen.
husef. OH the retirement OF Gen. RuggleS
last September he was ordered to this city
as chief assistant to the adjutant general
and has baeu here ever since.
Gen. Corbin was with President Garfield
when he was shot in this city and was at
his bedside when he died at Elbcron He
Is a handsome man of tall. athletic build
and his appearance Is familiar to most of
our citizens because Of the prominent part
he has taken ia presidential inaugural pro-
cessions and other great parades. He was
the adjutant general at the inauguration
Of Garfield. Cleveland. Harrison and Nc
kinley. and took leading part In other
important functions, such the Yorktown
centennial. the parade when Cleveland, In
his first term, visited Chicago; at Los An
geies. Cal, when Harrison visited there: at
the New York Centennial and the dedica-
ton of the Thomas statue in Washington.
But the most conspicuous exhibition OF his
skill was as adjutant general of the Grant
monument parade in New York, when he
mobilized seventy thousand men in the
morning and got them all out OF town and
In quarters by night.
He will be the youngest brigadier general
In the army. and has many years Of active
service ahead. as he does not retire FOR
age until September 1905 He Is a member
Of the Loyal Legion, the Grand Army Of
the Republic and the Sons Of the Revoiu-
ticn.
II r plain fact that - per cant Of the Deaths