Thomas Jefferson Jobe, a lawyer from Des Arc, Arkansas, served a private in Company B, First Arkansas Mounted Rifles, enlisting at the time of the unit's organization at Des Arc in May 1861. This diary describes activities of a Confederate soldier serving in Company B, First Arkansas Mounted Rifles, from the time of its organization at Des Arc in May 1861, until the beginning of August, when the company made it to Wilson’s Creek, Missouri, just before the battle there.
The Thomas Jefferson Jobe diary finding aid is available in the finding aids section of this site.
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Thomas Jefferson Jobe diary, 1861
This Civil War diary was kept by Private Thomas Jefferson Jobe while serving with Company B, First Arkansas Mounted Rifles from May 25-August 6, 1861. The diary provides a complete roster of officers and enlisted men in Company B and details camp life during Jobe's first few months of service.
