Henry Corbin Papers
1863-1864
Manuscript Collection #161
- Creator(s)
- Corbin, Henry, -1864
- Physical description
- 0.25 Cubic Feet, 4 item , diary.
- Preferred Citation
- Henry Corbin Papers (#161), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
- Repository
- ECU Manuscript Collection
- Access
- No restrictions
Papers (1863-1864) consisting of diaries with activities of battle.
Scope and arrangement
The Henry Corbin Papers consist of a diary written by Fourth Sergeant Henry Corbin, Company B of the 23rd Virginia Cavalry from April 20, 1863, to September 22, 1864. The diary records the activities of Sergeant Corbin as he participated in the battle of Gettysburg (1 July - 4 July 1863), served with General Jubal A. Early in the Shenandoah Valley, and took part in a raid on Washington, D.C. (27 June - 7 August 1864). While serving with General Early, Sergeant Corbin participated in the battles of Lynchburg (18 June), Monacacy (9 July), Winchester (19 September), and at Fishers Hill (22 September) where he was killed in action. Use of the actual diary is restricted; however, a photocopy is provided in its place
Administrative information
Custodial History
April 7, 1971, Diary (1863-1864). Purchased by J. Y. Joyner Library, Greenville, North Carolina.
Source of acquisition
Purchased by J. Y. Joyner Library
Processing information
Processed by G. Newbold, April 1971
Encoded by Apex Data Services
Copyright notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Key terms
Personal Names
Corbin, Henry, -1864
Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894
Corporate Names
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Battalion, 23rd
Topical
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (August-November)
Soldiers--Diaries
Winchester, 3rd Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1864
Places
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Container list
Box 1 Folder a
General Correspondence, Diary, and Photocopies, 1863-1864