The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-04
Gen. 3. u. HObsOn.


The Louisville Journal gives the
following sketch of the life of the
Union candidate in Kentucky for
Clerk of the Cont of Appeals:
General Edward Ell. Hobson is a
citizen of Greensburg, Green County,
KY, where he was raised. He is from
a family of unblemished character,
which has long been identified with
the records of the State. He, did
business in Greensburg until the war
with Mexico, He served in that war
as Captain under Col. Henry Clay
with distinguished gallantry At the
sanguinary battle of Buena Vista he
met the Mexicans face to face in fight,
and when the battle was raging at its
fiercest and almost at the muzzles of
his enemies weapons, he ordered his
men to clean their guns, which was
done with the utmost GOODNESS under
immediate fire, and the foe was hurl-
ed back in disorder. This was pro-
nounced at the time to be one of the
coolest, and most. daring examples
of bravery on record. After the war
he continued business in Greensburg
till the secession troubles of 1860-61.
In his part of the State their was a
strong secession element at work.
There was in the town of Greensburg
a branch of the Bank of Kentucky,
with a large amount of funds. Gen.
Hobson being loyal to the core, at
great personal risk, boldly took the
responsibility of removing the funds
of the bank to Louisville, thus early
showing his solicitude in the interests
of the institutionsofIhis State. When
actual hostilities commenced in the
late war of treason against the Gov
ernmentp General Hobson raised the
18th regiment of Kentucky infantry.
At the head of this regiment he
served with efficiency through the
most arduous campaigns of the war,
plugging himself theoretically into the
furnace of the severest fights. At
Shiloh, at Corinth, and Perryville,
and all through the campaigns of
Buell. and Rosecrans, he was at the front
of the fight In December, 1862, lust
before the battle. of Stone River he and
his regiment were sent from Silver
Springs, Tennessee, to Munfordville,
Kentucky, where he had charge of
the Notifications and the responsible
duty of protecting the railroad COM
munieations against Morgan and other
rebel depredators. While in the per-
Torrance of this delicate duty he was
promoted to the rank of Brigadier
General, without solicitation on his
part, his highest ambition being the
pride of being useful to his coun-
try in her time of need, After his
promotion he pursued Morgan, who
crossed the Ohio river at Brandon
burg with his troopers, through Indi-
ana and Ohio, and was chiefly instru-
mental in the capture of that daring
partisan. He also fought Morgan at
Cynthiana with greatly inferior num-
bers, and acquitted himself with his
usual bravery and daring.
During the latter part of the war
Hobson was stationed at Lexington as
District Commander, and fred a hun
dred guns inzfront of the old Tran
sylvania University in honor of the
event of General Lees surrender.
Since the war he has been engaged in
business at Lebanon, KY, where he is
well known and universally esteemed.
As citizen, as a soldier, as a patriot.
and as man, The stands like Cheya-
lier Bayard, without fear and without
reproachs Such is the man whose
nomination will be ratified tomorrow
night, and such is the patriot whom
Kentuckians intend to reward by an
election to1the Clerkship of the Court
of Appeals. Let there be rousing
meeting, and let there be enthusiasm
where each lends the strength of his
good right arm in go righteous a
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