"Unfortunately, I did not locate his mint publication; however, I found that he published other works, including a family genealogy and works about service in the Civil War. His publication about the Illinois Black Regiment (he was an officer) is noted as rare and sold for $750 in a Worthpoint listing.

"There are also references to applications he made in the 1890s seeking disability pension funds, as by that time, war service scurvy had caused him to lose all his teeth. He was also wounded and suffered from other diseases. Even with all this, he lived to 90 and died in 1935.

"There is a neat photo of him in his library (from his Hobart genealogy book)."

Here are some of Julia's notes and discoveries. Thank you! Roger Burdette is working on a future article on Hobart, and we passed everything along to him. -Editor