Ogburn, a planter (farmer) in Mecklenburg County, VA, enlisted as a private in the Chambliss Greys, Co. F of the 14th VA Infantry, on May 12, 1861. In September of 1861, he was hospitalized in Williamsburg, VA with typhoid fever. He was discharged on May 17, 1862 upon furnishing a substitute, James Knight, who deserted a week later.
Ogburn returned home to Mecklenburg County, VA, where he farmed. The 1880 census lists him as a dealer in leaf tobacco. He died on October 15, 1885 and is buried in the Ogburn Family Cemetery at North View in Mecklenburg County, VA.
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