The Ancestors of My GrandchildrenMartin V. Blue1 
M, #12027, * 1840, + 5 Aug 1907
| Father | Chaney Blue2 * c 1815, + a 1880 |
| Mother | Elisabeth Chevalin2 * c 1819, + b 1870 |
Family | Nancy Ann Netherton * 8 Jul 1845, + a 1910 |
| Children |
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Martin V. Blue was born in 1840 in Shelby County, Ohio.1,3 He (1) married Nancy Ann Netherton, daughter of William Netherton and Elizabeth Chenoweth, on 28 Jun 1863 at Pulaski County, Indiana.1,4 He (2) married Rosetta Troyer on 10 Nov 1892 at Cass County, Indiana.5 He died on 5 Aug 1907 in Indiana6,7, and was buried in the National Cemetery (Section 1, Row 13-S-S, Plot 1329) at Marion.6
Other information:
During the Civil War he served in Comp. D, 46th Reg. of the Indiana Infantry8 Martin enlisted on 30 Sep 1861, and was discharged on 13 Jan 1863 in Memphis, Tennessee.
46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
Organized at Logansport, Ind., and mustered in December 11, 1861. Ordered to Kentucky and duty at Camp Wickliffe till February, 1862. Attached to 19th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, January, 1862. 19th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of Ohio, to February, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Mississippi, to April, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of Mississippi, to July, 1862. Helena, Ark., District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of the Missouri, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of the Tennessee, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 12th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to February. 1863. 1st Brigade, 13th Division, 13th Army Corps, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 12th Division, 1~th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of Tennessee, to August, 18l~. and Dept. of the Gulf to July, 1864. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky. Dept. of the Ohio, to December, 1864. Garrison, Lexington, Ky., District of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to February, 1865, and Dept. of Kentucky to September, 1865.
SERVICE.-Ordered to Commerce, Mo., February 16, 1862. Siege of New Madrid, Mo., March 5-14. Siege and capture of Island No. 10, Mississippi River, March 15-April 8. Expedition to Fort Pillow, Tenn., April 13-17. Operations against Fort Pillow April 17-June 5. Capture of Fort Pillow June 5. Occupation of Memphis, Tenn., June 6. Expedition up White River, Ark., June 10-July 14. St. Charles June 17. Grand Prairie July 6-7. Duvall's Bluff July 7. Duty at Helena, Ark., till April, 1863. Expedition to Arkansas Post November 16-22, 1862. Expedition to Yazoo Pass by Moon Lake, Yazoo Pass and Coldwater and Tallahatchie Rivers February 24-April 5. Operations against Fort Pemberton and Greenwood March 11-April 5. Fort Pemberton March 11. Moved to Milliken's Bend, La., April 12. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1-14. Mile Creek April 12-13. Battle of Champion's Hill May 16. Siege of Vicksburg May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Advance on Jackson July 4-10. Near Jackson July 9. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Ordered to New Orleans, La., August 10. Duty at Carrollton, Brashear City and Berwick till October. Western Louisiana "Teche" Campaign October 3-November 30. Grand Coteau November 3. Moved to New Orleans, La., December 17. Regiment re-enlisted January 2, 1864. Red River Campaign March 10-May 22. Advance from Franklin to Alexandria March 14-26. Battle of Sabine Cross Roads April 8. Monett's Ferry, Cane River Crossing, April 23. Alexandria April 30-May 10. Graham's Plantation May 6. Retreat to Morganza May 13-20. Mansura May 16. Expedition to the Atchafalaya May 30-June 5. Moved to New Orleans, La., thence home on Veteran Furlough June 12. Expedition down the Ohio River toward Shawneetown, Ill., to suppress insurrection, and from Mt. Vernon, Ind., into Kentucky against Confederate Recruiting parties August 16-22. White Oak Springs August 17. Gouger's Lake August 18. Smith's Mills August 19. Moved to Lexington, Ky., to resist Buckner's invasion of Kentucky. Burbridge's Expedition to Saltsville, Va., September 17-October 19. Garrison, Prestonburg and Catlettsburg, Ky., during the Expedition. Return to Lexington and garrison duty there till September, 1865. Moved to Louisville, Ky., and there mustered out September 4, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 66 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 191 Enlisted men by disease. Total 264.10
He is listed in the following census:
1850 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Chaney Blue, Madison Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.2
1860 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Chaney Blue, Oak Post Office, Van Buren Township, Pulaski County, Indiana.11
1870 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Martin V. Blue, Rock Creek, Carroll County, Indiana. Household consists of Martin V., his wife Annie and their children William, George and Maria.12
1880 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Martin V. Blue, Harrison Township, Pulaski County, Indiana. Household consists of Martin V., his wife Nancy Ann and their children William A., George L., Mary E. and Elizabeth E.13,1
1900 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Martin V. Blue, Wayne Township, Starke County, Indiana. Household consists of Martin V., his wife Rosetta and and a daughter Maude, b. 1891 in Indiana.3
Other information:
During the Civil War he served in Comp. D, 46th Reg. of the Indiana Infantry8 Martin enlisted on 30 Sep 1861, and was discharged on 13 Jan 1863 in Memphis, Tennessee.
The company was organized at Memphis, Ind., and mustered in December 11, 1861. Martin was a private going in, and coming out. He was discharged with a surgeon's certificate of disability. His disabilities were chron. diarrhea, right inguinal hernia, rheumatism and heart disease. He had been sent to the hospital in Memphis, TN on 18 July 1862, and later he was in a hospital in Evansville, IN. He was described as 5 ft, 10 inches tall, dark complexion, grey eyes, and light hair.9,7,8
46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
Organized at Logansport, Ind., and mustered in December 11, 1861. Ordered to Kentucky and duty at Camp Wickliffe till February, 1862. Attached to 19th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, January, 1862. 19th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of Ohio, to February, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Mississippi, to April, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of Mississippi, to July, 1862. Helena, Ark., District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of the Missouri, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of the Tennessee, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 12th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to February. 1863. 1st Brigade, 13th Division, 13th Army Corps, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 12th Division, 1~th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of Tennessee, to August, 18l~. and Dept. of the Gulf to July, 1864. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky. Dept. of the Ohio, to December, 1864. Garrison, Lexington, Ky., District of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to February, 1865, and Dept. of Kentucky to September, 1865.
SERVICE.-Ordered to Commerce, Mo., February 16, 1862. Siege of New Madrid, Mo., March 5-14. Siege and capture of Island No. 10, Mississippi River, March 15-April 8. Expedition to Fort Pillow, Tenn., April 13-17. Operations against Fort Pillow April 17-June 5. Capture of Fort Pillow June 5. Occupation of Memphis, Tenn., June 6. Expedition up White River, Ark., June 10-July 14. St. Charles June 17. Grand Prairie July 6-7. Duvall's Bluff July 7. Duty at Helena, Ark., till April, 1863. Expedition to Arkansas Post November 16-22, 1862. Expedition to Yazoo Pass by Moon Lake, Yazoo Pass and Coldwater and Tallahatchie Rivers February 24-April 5. Operations against Fort Pemberton and Greenwood March 11-April 5. Fort Pemberton March 11. Moved to Milliken's Bend, La., April 12. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1-14. Mile Creek April 12-13. Battle of Champion's Hill May 16. Siege of Vicksburg May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Advance on Jackson July 4-10. Near Jackson July 9. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Ordered to New Orleans, La., August 10. Duty at Carrollton, Brashear City and Berwick till October. Western Louisiana "Teche" Campaign October 3-November 30. Grand Coteau November 3. Moved to New Orleans, La., December 17. Regiment re-enlisted January 2, 1864. Red River Campaign March 10-May 22. Advance from Franklin to Alexandria March 14-26. Battle of Sabine Cross Roads April 8. Monett's Ferry, Cane River Crossing, April 23. Alexandria April 30-May 10. Graham's Plantation May 6. Retreat to Morganza May 13-20. Mansura May 16. Expedition to the Atchafalaya May 30-June 5. Moved to New Orleans, La., thence home on Veteran Furlough June 12. Expedition down the Ohio River toward Shawneetown, Ill., to suppress insurrection, and from Mt. Vernon, Ind., into Kentucky against Confederate Recruiting parties August 16-22. White Oak Springs August 17. Gouger's Lake August 18. Smith's Mills August 19. Moved to Lexington, Ky., to resist Buckner's invasion of Kentucky. Burbridge's Expedition to Saltsville, Va., September 17-October 19. Garrison, Prestonburg and Catlettsburg, Ky., during the Expedition. Return to Lexington and garrison duty there till September, 1865. Moved to Louisville, Ky., and there mustered out September 4, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 66 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 191 Enlisted men by disease. Total 264.10
He is listed in the following census:
1850 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Chaney Blue, Madison Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.2
1860 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Chaney Blue, Oak Post Office, Van Buren Township, Pulaski County, Indiana.11
1870 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Martin V. Blue, Rock Creek, Carroll County, Indiana. Household consists of Martin V., his wife Annie and their children William, George and Maria.12
1880 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Martin V. Blue, Harrison Township, Pulaski County, Indiana. Household consists of Martin V., his wife Nancy Ann and their children William A., George L., Mary E. and Elizabeth E.13,1
1900 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Martin V. Blue, Wayne Township, Starke County, Indiana. Household consists of Martin V., his wife Rosetta and and a daughter Maude, b. 1891 in Indiana.3
Citations
- [S185] Daughters of the American Revolution, Hilda Jenkins, 487432.
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1850. Indiana, Montgomery County, Madison Township, pg 450. (NARA: M432, Roll 161, pg 450). Household of Chaney Blue.
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1900. Indiana. Starke County. Wayne Township, pg. 15B, line 95-97. (NARA# T623, Roll: 403. Page: 323). Household of Martin V. Blue.
- [S235] Indiana, Pulaski County, Index to Marriage Record 1840 - 1920 Inclusive Vol, W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O; Book: C-B; Page: 249. Martin V. Blew and Nancy Ann Netherton, 28 Jun 1863. database. Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
- [S202] Indiana Marriages 1780-1992. Film# 1987539,. Index and/or images online at http://www.familysearch.org
- [S575] M.V. Blue. Memorial #65172547, Find-A-Grave. Index and/or images online at http://www.findagrave.com/
- [S729] "Disabled Volunteer Soldiers", Martin V. Blue, pg. 8153.
- [S389] NPS-Civil War, Film Number M540, roll 7., online: http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm
- [S736] Civil War Service, Martin V. Blue. Pension Certificate #175.098.
- [S389] NPS-Civil War, online: http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1860. Indiana, Pulasky County, Van Buren Township, Oak Post Office, pg 976. (NARA: M653, Roll 290, pg 976). Household of Chaney Blue.
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1870. Indiana, Carroll County, Rock Creek Township, PO Rockfield, IN, page 17B, line 26. (NARA: M593, Roll 301, page 581). Household of Martin Blue.
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1880. Indiana. Pulaski County. Harrison Township, pg. 286A, line 27-32. (NARA# T9, Roll: 306. Page: 286). Household of M. V. Blue.
- [S702] Ind. Leader, (1940 - 1965), Obituary Mary E. Jenkins, Jan. 7, 1944, pg. 2, col. 2.