The Elberton Star, March 30, 1889; Elberton, GA
ELBERT'S HEROES.
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History of Co. H. 38th Ga. Reg.,
Gordon's Brigade.
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BY JEP E. CAMPBELL.
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Third Lieutenant John Oglesby was a brave soldier, and was
always at his post. He fought through
many battles in and around Richmond, Fredricksburg,
and through the Shenandoah Valley; also through Maryland and into
Pennsylvania. On the first day of July,
'63, while in command of his gallant company, in charging the enemy, he was
shot through the body, killing him instantly.
He was buried in a few steps of where he was killed. He married Miss Margaret Eberhart,
an excellent lady, who survived him only a few years. They leave one child - George - who lives
near Antioch church, and is a good farmer.
