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According to the 1860 census, he was studying law.","During the American Civil War, Dobie mustered into the Union Army on August 21, 1862, as a First Lieutenant, and was promoted to the rank of Captain on May 18, 1864. Dobie served with Company H of the 118th New York Infantry. During the war, Dobie served primarily as a court martial judge advocate. Dobie's pension application also notes that he was wounded on September 28, 1864, at Fort Harrison, Virginia.","In 1866, Dobie married Harriet J. \"Hattie\", and he was working as a lawyer by the 1870 census. He served as Clinton County Treasurer from 1869 to 1881 and Surrogate from 1881 to 1893. He also served as president of the Vilas National Bank of Plattsburg, president of the Clinton County Agricultural Society, and as an alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York in 1896. He served as warden of Clinton Prison in Clinton, New York, at the time of his death on October 24, 1900.","Sources:","U.S. Federal Census, 1850-1900","David Fowler Dobie\nin the New York, U.S., Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900","\"Judge David F. Dobie\", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147471733/david-f.-dobie","\"David F. Dobie Dead. Warden of Clinton Prison Succumbs Suddenly to Heart Disease.\" The New York Times, October 25, 1900, p. 8. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1900/10/25/102619996.html?pageNumber=8","Lawrence Kestenbaum, \"Dobie, David F.\", The Political Graveyard, https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixson-doctrine.html#126.87.09"],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the David Dobie Diary by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the David Dobie Diary by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [folder], David Dobie Diary, 1863, Ms2023-021, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [folder], David Dobie Diary, 1863, Ms2023-021, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the David Dobie Diary was completed in May 2023.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the David Dobie Diary was completed in May 2023."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee also the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu03859.xml\"\u003eLetters of Captain David F. 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The end of the diary was also used to track transactions that Dobie had made.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains a diary written by Captain David Dobie, an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Dobie's diary primarily discusses life in camp, marches, skirmishes with the Confederate Army, and other aspects of military life during the war. He also discusses his involvement with court-martials, plays that he had seen in the theater, and one instance of an effigy being burned for a Lieutenant who had sold his presentation sword. The end of the diary was also used to track transactions that Dobie had made."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n\u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction.","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:\nhttp://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_3893e6dc4238496ac871ef79d037d1ca\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains a diary written by Captain David Dobie (1840-1900), an officer in the Union Army. 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