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She was severely wounded during the Battle of Fort Washington, but lived another 24 years. She became the nation\u2019s first woman to receive a pension for military service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The location of Corbin\u2019s remains is a mystery. Ground-penetrating radar around the gravesite failed to turn up any signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Daughters of the American Revolution received approval in 1926 to move Corbin\u2019s remains from nearby Highland Falls to the hallowed ground of West Point\u2019s cemetery. The leafy lot near the Hudson River is the resting place for thousands, including Gulf War commander Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. commander in Vietnam Gen. William Westmoreland and Lt. Col. George Custer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17339808617620.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17339808617620.jpg.jpg 688w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17339808617620.jpg.jpg?resize=202,300 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this undated photo provided by the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., a monument marking what was believed to be the grave of Revolutionary War hero Margaret Corbin is shown. (U.S. Military Academy via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DAR used records and local accounts from the community to locate the remains believed to be Corbin, according to the Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe remains were verified back in 1926. And you have to consider the gap between 1926 and today. Technology has changed tremendously,\u201d said Col. Madalyn Gainey, spokeswoman for Army National Military Cemeteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remains of the unknown man were reinterred at West Point\u2019s cemetery. 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