From "History of Elbert County, Georgia," p. 196, listing of members of 37th Georgia Infantry Regiment: Oglesby, D. P. -- private May 10, 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, December, 1862; 1st Lieutenant, June 27, 1863.

From The Life and Times of Judge Junius Hillyer (pp. 46-47): "My father had an overseer by the name of Oglesby. He had a wife and several children. The oldest was a son named Urban. . . , and the next - a son named George. . . . Mr. Oglesby became a man of property and great respectability; [he] was a farmer - a very large strong man. He had a bass voice almost musical in its tones. He was an active zealous member of the Baptist church, and a man of high character for probity and piety. With it all he was a man of strong will and clear good sense."

From Men of Mark in Georgia (p. 524): "He was among the first manufacturers of cotton gins in the United states. . . . Garrett Oglesby had a family of eleven boys and three girls." [This is one more son than listed by DAO.]

From 11 Apr 1845 Christian Index (obituary): "Brother Oglesby, from the time he grew up to manhood, was a steady, moral, respectable man in civil society but never made a profession of religion until about 14 or 15 years ago when he joined the church at Friendship. . . . For several years past, his health had been on the decline and it was his misfortune to have to undergo some severe trials, but amidst them he bore up with fortitude, and ever maintained his Christian character. . . . Brother Oglesby started to Augusta on the Monday before his death, rode all day and at night was taken with a severe chill and fever. He turned for home, but was not able to reach there until Friday. A doctor was called in and he pronounced the attack to be bilious fever. . . and with a considerable effort he raised his eyes upward and said, 'Glory! Glory! Glory!' and not long after fell asleep in Jesus almost without a struggle or a groan."