Early, a tanner and later a grocer by occupation, was the son of Bluford Corbin (a War of 1812 veteran) and Rebecca Jane Nicholson. He and wife Margaret had at least four children: William, Mary, Sarah and an unnamed infant.
He enlisted from Madison County as a Private into Company "G", 4th U.S. Artillery, on 29 September 1847, during the Mexican War, and was discharged at Fortress Monroe upon expiration of his term of service on 21 August 1848.
During the Civil War, he was drafted as a Private into Company "C", 18th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery on 21 January 1864 and sent to Camp Lee in Richmond. The 18th was engaged largely in and around the defenses of Richmond. He deserted on 19 January 1865, and took the Oath of Allegiance in Washington, D.C. on 26 January before being sent to Philadelphia. By 1871, he was working as a grocer in Richmond.
He, his wife and daughters are buried in his father-in-law Francis P. Joseph's plot. His buried marker was uncovered by the "Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery" in December 2015.
He enlisted from Madison County as a Private into Company "G", 4th U.S. Artillery, on 29 September 1847, during the Mexican War, and was discharged at Fortress Monroe upon expiration of his term of service on 21 August 1848.
During the Civil War, he was drafted as a Private into Company "C", 18th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery on 21 January 1864 and sent to Camp Lee in Richmond. The 18th was engaged largely in and around the defenses of Richmond. He deserted on 19 January 1865, and took the Oath of Allegiance in Washington, D.C. on 26 January before being sent to Philadelphia. By 1871, he was working as a grocer in Richmond.
He, his wife and daughters are buried in his father-in-law Francis P. Joseph's plot. His buried marker was uncovered by the "Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery" in December 2015.
Early, a tanner and later a grocer by occupation, was the son of Bluford Corbin (a War of 1812 veteran) and Rebecca Jane Nicholson. He and wife Margaret had at least four children: William, Mary, Sarah and an unnamed infant.
He enlisted from Madison County as a Private into Company "G", 4th U.S. Artillery, on 29 September 1847, during the Mexican War, and was discharged at Fortress Monroe upon expiration of his term of service on 21 August 1848.
During the Civil War, he was drafted as a Private into Company "C", 18th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery on 21 January 1864 and sent to Camp Lee in Richmond. The 18th was engaged largely in and around the defenses of Richmond. He deserted on 19 January 1865, and took the Oath of Allegiance in Washington, D.C. on 26 January before being sent to Philadelphia. By 1871, he was working as a grocer in Richmond.
He, his wife and daughters are buried in his father-in-law Francis P. Joseph's plot. His buried marker was uncovered by the "Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery" in December 2015.
He enlisted from Madison County as a Private into Company "G", 4th U.S. Artillery, on 29 September 1847, during the Mexican War, and was discharged at Fortress Monroe upon expiration of his term of service on 21 August 1848.
During the Civil War, he was drafted as a Private into Company "C", 18th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery on 21 January 1864 and sent to Camp Lee in Richmond. The 18th was engaged largely in and around the defenses of Richmond. He deserted on 19 January 1865, and took the Oath of Allegiance in Washington, D.C. on 26 January before being sent to Philadelphia. By 1871, he was working as a grocer in Richmond.
He, his wife and daughters are buried in his father-in-law Francis P. Joseph's plot. His buried marker was uncovered by the "Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery" in December 2015.
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