wɪððɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌvðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, hˈɑːbsən ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd ænd bɪkˌeɪm kˈɜːnəl ʌvðə θˈɜːtiːnθ kɛntˈʌki ˈɪnfəntɹi, sˈɜːvɪŋ æt "kˈæmp hˈɑːbsən" nˌɪɹ ɡɹˈiːnzbɜːɡ ʌntˈɪl hiː mˈuːvd sˈaʊθwɚd wɪð dʒˈɛnɚɹəl dˈɑːn kˈɑːɹloʊz bjˈuːəlz ˈɑːɹmi ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, Hobson organized and became Colonel of the 13th Kentucky Infantry, serving at "Camp Hobson" (near Greensburg) until he moved southward with General Don Carlos Buell's army in February 1862.