Joshua Oglesby searching for his son James Oglesby

Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)

October 7, 1862

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INFORMATION WANTED.
JAMES OGLESBY, A FREE COLORED BOY,
about 13 years of age, left his father's residence, on
the corner of Thirteenth and Magazine, in this city,
on Thursday, 2d inst. He is supposed to have followed
one of the divisions of the army. Any information
concerning him will be liberally rewarded if commu-
nicated [communicated] to his father in this city,
o7 d6* JOSHUA OGLESBY.

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Joshua Oglesby searching for his son James Oglesby. James is a free person of color. He left his father's house in Louisville, Kentucky in 1862 during the Civil War. He is supposed to have followed one of the divisions of the U.S. army.

Date
October 7, 1862
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Louisville, KY

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Jesse Nasta

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"Joshua Oglesby searching for his son James Oglesby ," Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY), October 7, 1862, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/3623

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