Richard Perry Corby (1843 - 1865)

Born 10 Apr 1843 in Caldwell,m Essex New Jersey USA

Ancestors

Died 13 Feb 1865 at age 21 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA

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The ONLY child of Amasa & Permelia to be born in New Jersey, they moved to Jenks, Eaton TWP PENN. The 1860 Census says all children born in N.J but I have birth, marriage records and census that disputes this Census info which also spells the name as CORBEY.

United States Census, 1860 Name: Richard Corbey(LESLI SIC: CORBY) Event Type: Census Event Year: 1860 Event Place: Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States Gender: Male Age: 18 Race: White Race (Original): [Blank] Birth Year (Estimated): 1842 Birthplace: New Jersey Page: 151 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M653 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Amza Corbey M 49 New Jersey Parmelia Corbey F 45 New Jersey Richard Corbey M 18 New Jersey Henry C Corbey M 16 New Jersey Catharine Corbey F 13 New Jersey William Corbey M 11 New Jersey Margaret Corbey F 8 New Jersey Davis Corbey M 6 New Jersey Charles Corbey M 4 New Jersey Household ID: 1075 , GS Film Number: 805197 , Digital Folder Number: 004293565 , Image Number: 00050) Richard Private Co. I, 112 Regiment, PA Volunteers, Heavy Artillery. He was captured at Chapin's Farm VA. on 09/29/1864, sent to Richmond VA, Sent to Salisbury NC 10/09/1864 and admitted to Confederate hospital 02/13/1865 where he died of Pleurisy, as a Prisoner of war.

Pvt Richard Corby

Birth: 1840 Pennsylvania, USA Death: Feb. 14, 1865 Salisbury Rowan County North Carolina, USA

Residence: White Haven,PA.

Enlistment Age-21 Farmer

Enlisted: Dec 7,1861, White Haven,PA.

Mustered in Feb 13,1862, Philadelphia,PA. Private

Mustered into Co "I" 2nd PA Heavy Artillery'

Died of disease while a POW at Salisbury Prison,NC.

POW, Sep 29,1864, Chaffin's Farm,VA. Note: PA Civil War Card Files 1861-1866. Personal Research

Burial: Salisbury National Cemetery Salisbury Rowan County North Carolina, USA Plot: "Unknown" Burial Trench

Created by: Ted Myers Record added: Jun 19, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 92177849

Richard Corby United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917

Name: Richard Corby Military Rank: [Blank] Military Company: I Military Regiment: 2 State: Pennsylvania Military Unit: Heavy Artillery Event Date: 14 Jun 1880 Affiliate Name: National Archives and Records Administration Affiliate Record Type: Civil War Pensions Affiliate Publication Number: T289 , Affiliate Publication Title: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900 The image is viewable at fold3.com.

Sources

• "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4BC-BNR : accessed 01 Sep 2014), Richard Corby, 14 Jun 1880; citing "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900," Fold3.com; company I, regiment 2, Pennsylvania, NARA microfilm publication T289.