Jobe was a member of the Coleman Scouts, a Confederate cavalry and spy network, operating behind enemy lines. On Aug. 29, 1864, Jobe was hiding in a cornfield when he was captured by a Union patrol. Jobe destroyed the papers he was carrying but would not divulge the information to his captors, who tortured and eventually killed him.
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