Born in Ireland son of John and Mary Corbett. Married Amelia Penner in 1866.
Served in Co. A 117th Regt. NYS Vol., 1862-65. Survived the war, including an arm wound at Fort Fisher, only to be hit by a car and killed at Utica, aged 86.
Charles Corbett, 86, former Grand Army man of Osceola and Camden, was fatally injured when hit by a car in New Hartford Sunday evening and died next morning in St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
Charles Corbett was born in County Donegal, Ireland, February 4. 1843. When he was 10 years old, he came with his parents to America, and they settled at New Hartford.
Mr. Corbett went to school at Ca?? and for a time worked in a New Hartford cotton mill owned by. Jos. A. ?? of Utica. ater he worked in the machine shop connected with the same mill.
August 8, 1863, he enlisted in Co. A of the 117th Volunteer Infantry and served until the close of the war under Col. Alan White and Col. Dagget. At the taking of Fort Fisher near Newberne he was severely wounded and was ot able to rejoin his regiment. He was in the hospital at Newberne and from this was transferred to the hospital at David's Island. From there he went to the Sisters of Charity Hospital in Rochester and after he was discharged as cured, he was obligated to use crutches for three months. He was mustered out as corporal. After his return, he worked again in the cotton mill at New Hartford and later in the yarn dressing room at the Utica Steam Cotton Mill. Then he went to Little Falls where he was employed in the Harmony Mill for seven years. The he removed to the town of Osceola and for 29 years was engaged in dairy farming. In 1911 he sold his farm and removed to Sunset Avenue in the 17th Ward, Utica. Since returning to Oneida county he has lived a retired life.
Mr. Corbett was a member of the Grand Army post at Redfield, Oswego county, and served it as commander for eight years. In Utica he was a member of Bacon Post 53, G.A.R. In 1868 Mr. Corbett was made a Mason in Sauquoit Lodge 150, and had continued his membership in it since, being one of the oldest Masons in the county. He belonged to the 117th Regiment Veteran Association and on the invitation of the government revisited the Gettysburg battlefield a few years ago. In political belief Mr. Corbett was Republican from the organization of the party anf for 18 years he served as justice of the peace and was a member of the Town Board at Osceola. He had also served as trustee of the school district three or four terms and town clerk and collector. He was a member of the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, New Hartford and has been the sexton since 1921.
Mr. Crobett married Miss Amelia Penner, who died in 1918. He leaves a son, John H. Corbett of Syracuse and a daughter, Sarah Jane, wife of Frank Burns, with whom he lived since the death of his wife. He leaves also a brother, James of Wallace, Idaho and one sister, Mrs. August Hill of Utica. Camden Advance Journal, Thursday, November 28, 1929
Served in Co. A 117th Regt. NYS Vol., 1862-65. Survived the war, including an arm wound at Fort Fisher, only to be hit by a car and killed at Utica, aged 86.
Charles Corbett, 86, former Grand Army man of Osceola and Camden, was fatally injured when hit by a car in New Hartford Sunday evening and died next morning in St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
Charles Corbett was born in County Donegal, Ireland, February 4. 1843. When he was 10 years old, he came with his parents to America, and they settled at New Hartford.
Mr. Corbett went to school at Ca?? and for a time worked in a New Hartford cotton mill owned by. Jos. A. ?? of Utica. ater he worked in the machine shop connected with the same mill.
August 8, 1863, he enlisted in Co. A of the 117th Volunteer Infantry and served until the close of the war under Col. Alan White and Col. Dagget. At the taking of Fort Fisher near Newberne he was severely wounded and was ot able to rejoin his regiment. He was in the hospital at Newberne and from this was transferred to the hospital at David's Island. From there he went to the Sisters of Charity Hospital in Rochester and after he was discharged as cured, he was obligated to use crutches for three months. He was mustered out as corporal. After his return, he worked again in the cotton mill at New Hartford and later in the yarn dressing room at the Utica Steam Cotton Mill. Then he went to Little Falls where he was employed in the Harmony Mill for seven years. The he removed to the town of Osceola and for 29 years was engaged in dairy farming. In 1911 he sold his farm and removed to Sunset Avenue in the 17th Ward, Utica. Since returning to Oneida county he has lived a retired life.
Mr. Corbett was a member of the Grand Army post at Redfield, Oswego county, and served it as commander for eight years. In Utica he was a member of Bacon Post 53, G.A.R. In 1868 Mr. Corbett was made a Mason in Sauquoit Lodge 150, and had continued his membership in it since, being one of the oldest Masons in the county. He belonged to the 117th Regiment Veteran Association and on the invitation of the government revisited the Gettysburg battlefield a few years ago. In political belief Mr. Corbett was Republican from the organization of the party anf for 18 years he served as justice of the peace and was a member of the Town Board at Osceola. He had also served as trustee of the school district three or four terms and town clerk and collector. He was a member of the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, New Hartford and has been the sexton since 1921.
Mr. Crobett married Miss Amelia Penner, who died in 1918. He leaves a son, John H. Corbett of Syracuse and a daughter, Sarah Jane, wife of Frank Burns, with whom he lived since the death of his wife. He leaves also a brother, James of Wallace, Idaho and one sister, Mrs. August Hill of Utica. Camden Advance Journal, Thursday, November 28, 1929
Born in Ireland son of John and Mary Corbett. Married Amelia Penner in 1866.
Served in Co. A 117th Regt. NYS Vol., 1862-65. Survived the war, including an arm wound at Fort Fisher, only to be hit by a car and killed at Utica, aged 86.
Charles Corbett, 86, former Grand Army man of Osceola and Camden, was fatally injured when hit by a car in New Hartford Sunday evening and died next morning in St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
Charles Corbett was born in County Donegal, Ireland, February 4. 1843. When he was 10 years old, he came with his parents to America, and they settled at New Hartford.
Mr. Corbett went to school at Ca?? and for a time worked in a New Hartford cotton mill owned by. Jos. A. ?? of Utica. ater he worked in the machine shop connected with the same mill.
August 8, 1863, he enlisted in Co. A of the 117th Volunteer Infantry and served until the close of the war under Col. Alan White and Col. Dagget. At the taking of Fort Fisher near Newberne he was severely wounded and was ot able to rejoin his regiment. He was in the hospital at Newberne and from this was transferred to the hospital at David's Island. From there he went to the Sisters of Charity Hospital in Rochester and after he was discharged as cured, he was obligated to use crutches for three months. He was mustered out as corporal. After his return, he worked again in the cotton mill at New Hartford and later in the yarn dressing room at the Utica Steam Cotton Mill. Then he went to Little Falls where he was employed in the Harmony Mill for seven years. The he removed to the town of Osceola and for 29 years was engaged in dairy farming. In 1911 he sold his farm and removed to Sunset Avenue in the 17th Ward, Utica. Since returning to Oneida county he has lived a retired life.
Mr. Corbett was a member of the Grand Army post at Redfield, Oswego county, and served it as commander for eight years. In Utica he was a member of Bacon Post 53, G.A.R. In 1868 Mr. Corbett was made a Mason in Sauquoit Lodge 150, and had continued his membership in it since, being one of the oldest Masons in the county. He belonged to the 117th Regiment Veteran Association and on the invitation of the government revisited the Gettysburg battlefield a few years ago. In political belief Mr. Corbett was Republican from the organization of the party anf for 18 years he served as justice of the peace and was a member of the Town Board at Osceola. He had also served as trustee of the school district three or four terms and town clerk and collector. He was a member of the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, New Hartford and has been the sexton since 1921.
Mr. Crobett married Miss Amelia Penner, who died in 1918. He leaves a son, John H. Corbett of Syracuse and a daughter, Sarah Jane, wife of Frank Burns, with whom he lived since the death of his wife. He leaves also a brother, James of Wallace, Idaho and one sister, Mrs. August Hill of Utica. Camden Advance Journal, Thursday, November 28, 1929
Served in Co. A 117th Regt. NYS Vol., 1862-65. Survived the war, including an arm wound at Fort Fisher, only to be hit by a car and killed at Utica, aged 86.
Charles Corbett, 86, former Grand Army man of Osceola and Camden, was fatally injured when hit by a car in New Hartford Sunday evening and died next morning in St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
Charles Corbett was born in County Donegal, Ireland, February 4. 1843. When he was 10 years old, he came with his parents to America, and they settled at New Hartford.
Mr. Corbett went to school at Ca?? and for a time worked in a New Hartford cotton mill owned by. Jos. A. ?? of Utica. ater he worked in the machine shop connected with the same mill.
August 8, 1863, he enlisted in Co. A of the 117th Volunteer Infantry and served until the close of the war under Col. Alan White and Col. Dagget. At the taking of Fort Fisher near Newberne he was severely wounded and was ot able to rejoin his regiment. He was in the hospital at Newberne and from this was transferred to the hospital at David's Island. From there he went to the Sisters of Charity Hospital in Rochester and after he was discharged as cured, he was obligated to use crutches for three months. He was mustered out as corporal. After his return, he worked again in the cotton mill at New Hartford and later in the yarn dressing room at the Utica Steam Cotton Mill. Then he went to Little Falls where he was employed in the Harmony Mill for seven years. The he removed to the town of Osceola and for 29 years was engaged in dairy farming. In 1911 he sold his farm and removed to Sunset Avenue in the 17th Ward, Utica. Since returning to Oneida county he has lived a retired life.
Mr. Corbett was a member of the Grand Army post at Redfield, Oswego county, and served it as commander for eight years. In Utica he was a member of Bacon Post 53, G.A.R. In 1868 Mr. Corbett was made a Mason in Sauquoit Lodge 150, and had continued his membership in it since, being one of the oldest Masons in the county. He belonged to the 117th Regiment Veteran Association and on the invitation of the government revisited the Gettysburg battlefield a few years ago. In political belief Mr. Corbett was Republican from the organization of the party anf for 18 years he served as justice of the peace and was a member of the Town Board at Osceola. He had also served as trustee of the school district three or four terms and town clerk and collector. He was a member of the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, New Hartford and has been the sexton since 1921.
Mr. Crobett married Miss Amelia Penner, who died in 1918. He leaves a son, John H. Corbett of Syracuse and a daughter, Sarah Jane, wife of Frank Burns, with whom he lived since the death of his wife. He leaves also a brother, James of Wallace, Idaho and one sister, Mrs. August Hill of Utica. Camden Advance Journal, Thursday, November 28, 1929
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