Melzar Corbin
Melzar Madison Corbin was born May 10, 1842 in Cobins Corners in the town of Clayton to Simeon & Masbry Corbin. He came to St. Lawrence County and worked on the W.H. Wright Farm in Bucks Bridge. At the same time Melzar attended the St. Lawrence Academy.
When the Civil War broke out he left the load of hay he was on and enlisted. Of the thirteen workers of the Wright farm who enlisted he was the only one who survived. Melzar enlisted in Co G. of the 106th NY. He was in 21 battles and was wounded three times.When Melzar was wounded in 1864 he clerked in the War Department in Washington D.C. He served throughout the war.
After the war he married Helen Harriet Wright. Melzar and Helen had a son Aaron who became a Methodist minister. Melzar operated a marble and granite monument company. He died Apr 23 1934.
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| Photo of Melzar Corbin (Courtesy of St. Lawrence County Historical Association) |
Melzar Corbin's Headstone
Hosea Drake
Hosea Drake was born May 19, 1846 in Stockholm to Prosper and Alvira Ober Drake. He and his two brothers enlisted in the army. Hosea was the only one who survived. His brother Henry died in Andersonville Prison and his other brother Hiram died in Philadelphia in his way home after being wounded (gangrene set in). Hosea enlisted Nov 18, 1861 at age 15 in Co D. of the 92nd NY Inf. Hosea participated in many battles. He was wounded at the Battle of Fair Oaks May 31, 1862. Hosea was one of the lucky survivors of the Petersburg mine explosion. Toward the end of 1864 he was transferred to the 96th NY. In January of 1865 he was promoted to Corporal. Hosea Drake was given an honorable discharge at City Point VA on Feb 6, 1866.
Hosea was a farmer. He married twice, first to Sarah Harriman and secondly to Phebe Goulding. Hosea was one of the last of the old time fiddlers. When he died Jun 23, 1935 he had outlived six of his nine children.
Hosea and Phebe's Grave
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