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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