Folder 1
Container
Contains 2 Collections and/or Records:
Diary: leather bound volume, 5" x 7", handwritten in pencil, approx. 80 pages, 1862-1863.
Item — Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Hobbs diary records his experiences as a volunteer recruit in New England, his participation in the Battle of Galveston, and his life as a prisoner in Houston. Included in the collection is the Bible he apparently carried with him during this period. The Bible contains notes of soldiers' deaths and burials, and a rough list of the dates Hobbs arrived at various locations during his Civil War service.
Dates:
1861 - 1863
Bible: leather bound volume, 3.75" x 2.5", with annotations, published 1861.
Item — Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Hobbs diary records his experiences as a volunteer recruit in New England, his participation in the Battle of Galveston, and his life as a prisoner in Houston. Included in the collection is the Bible he apparently carried with him during this period. The Bible contains notes of soldiers' deaths and burials, and a rough list of the dates Hobbs arrived at various locations during his Civil War service.
Dates:
1861 - 1863