Thomas G. Corbin
Thomas G. Corbin | |
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Lieutenant Corbin (center) of the Wabash in 1862 | |
| Born | Thomas Grosvenor Corbin August 13, 1820 Reeds plantation, Caroline County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | December 17, 1901 (aged 81) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | U.S. Navy |
| Service years | 1839–1874 |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Unit | USS Augusta |
| Conflicts | American Civil War Union blockade |
Thomas Grosvenor Corbin (August 13, 1820 – December 17, 1901) was a career United States Navy officer who remained loyal to the Union during the American Civil War. During the war, he served as the commandant of midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy and commanded a ship in the Union blockade of southern ports. Although he never married, he had many relatives, including military members, across the United States, so his relation to Air Force Major General Thomas Goldsborough Corbin (1917–1992) is unclear.