Hobbs enlisted in July 1863 in Co. D of the 8th VA Cavalry, Captain Dearing's company which later became Co. I of the 24th VA Cavalry. He was appointed corporal in February 1864. He ws promoted to sergeant in August 1864. He was captured at Amelia Court House, VA on April 6, 1865 and sent to the prison camp at Point Lookout, MD, from which he was released on June 13, 1865.
After the war, Hobbs lived in Greensville County, VA and engaged in farming for many years. His 1917 application for a pension list his occupation as collector for a furniture company. By 1920, he was living in Norfolk, VA and he was still alive in Norfolk in 1930.
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