CS Corley, James Lawrence

James Lawrence Corley​

Born: October 5, 1829

Birthplace: South Carolina

Wife: Mary Coflin Riddle 1840 – 1934

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)​

Children: 3

Education:

1850: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (40th​ in class)​

Occupation before War:

1850 – 1851: Brevet 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, Infantry​

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1850 – 1851: Frontier Duty at Fort Riley, Kansas​

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1851 – 1855: 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 6th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1851: U.S. Army Escort to Governor Ramsay of Minnesota Territory​

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1851 – 1852: Frontier Duty at Fort Dodge, Iowa​

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1852 – 1854: Frontier Duty at Fort Ridgely, Minnesota​

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1854 – 1855: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri​

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1855 – 1861: 1st​ Lt. United States Army, 6th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Riley, Kansas​

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1855: Quartermaster for United States Army, 6th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1855 – 1861: Adjutant for United States Army, 6th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1856: Served at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri​

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1856 – 1857: Served at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas​

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1858: Served on the Utah Expedition​

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1858: Served in the march to California​

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1858 – 1859: Frontier Duty at San Francisco, California​

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1859: Served at Fort Gaston, California​

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1859: Served at San Francisco, California​

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1859 – 1860: Served at Bernicia, California​

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1860: Served at San Francisco, California​

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1860 – 1861: Served at Bernicia, California​

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1861: Resigned from United States Army on May 4th​​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain of Confederate Army Infantry​

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1861: Ordered to report to Brig. General Robert S. Garnett​

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1861: Chief Quartermaster Provisional Army of Virginia​

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1861: Major of Provisional Army of Confederate States​

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1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 60th​ Virginia Infantry Regiment​

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1862 – 1865: Lt. Colonel of Provisional Army of Confederacy​

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1862 – 1865: Chief Quartermaster, Army of Northern Virginia​

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1864: Major and Quartermaster of Confederate States Army​

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1865: Paroled at Appomattox, Virginia​

Occupation after War:

Insurance Agent of Royal, London and Lancashire Imperial Northern Company​

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Insurance Agent of Westchester and Connecticut Fire Insurance Company​

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Insurance Agent of Washington Life Insurance Company​

Died: March 28, 1883

Place of Death: Norfolk, Virginia

Cause of Death: Suicide by cutting his own throat

Age at time of Death: 53 years old

Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia