★★★ Hobbs, James Harvey

James Harvey Hobbs​

Born: August 16, 1829

Birthplace: Nelson County, Kentucky

Father: William A. Hobbs 1800 – 1850

Mother: Nancy Wray May 1803 – 1879

Wife: Mary Greenwood 1835 –

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Benton County, Arkansas​

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Merchant in Bentonville, Arkansas​

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Clerk for the Arkansas State House of Representatives​

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Arkansas State Swamp Land Commissioner​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain, Company A, 15th​ Arkansas Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 15th​ Arkansas Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Colonel of 15th​ Arkansas Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Resigned as Colonel on August 23, 1862 due to bad health​

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1862: May have continued to serve in regiment but not as Colonel​

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1862: Possibly killed during the Battle of Corinth, Mississippi​

Died: October 3 – 4, 1862

Place of Death: Corinth, Mississippi

Age at time of Death: 33 years old

Burial Place: Unknown Burial Place

 

[Pollaco]

There were at least 3 units called the 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiments, I believe this is the one that Gen. Ben McCulloch intended to combine with the 1st and 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles to form a 3rd Arkansas Regiment.

 

[Luke Freet]

There were at least 3 units called the 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiments, I believe this is the one that Gen. Ben McCulloch intended to combine with the 1st and 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles to form a 3rd Arkansas Regiment.

Would have made things much more easier not having three regiments named the 15th Arkansas

 

[Rank and File]

Why 'possibly killed?' I enjoy all of these postings and hope/ pray that they made it through the war, but I don't remember one that said "possibly killed."