Hobart H. Chipman enlisted as a Sergeant in Company F of the 6th Michigan Cavalry Regiment on 18 Sep 1862. On 11 Oct 1863, he went missing in action at Brandy Station, VA, but returned to his unit. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 22 Oct 1863, then Captain on 10 Dec 1864. He was mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, KS on 24 Nov 1865. After the war, he was a railroad clerk in Grand Rapids.
Hobart H. Chipman enlisted as a Sergeant in Company F of the 6th Michigan Cavalry Regiment on 18 Sep 1862. On 11 Oct 1863, he went missing in action at Brandy Station, VA, but returned to his unit. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 22 Oct 1863, then Captain on 10 Dec 1864. He was mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, KS on 24 Nov 1865. After the war, he was a railroad clerk in Grand Rapids.
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