Day - Martin
MARTIN DAY
Source: Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen, Vol. II - New York: H. H. Hardesty, 1896), p. 1193.
Martin Day: The subject of this sketch was born in 1840 in Jessamine county, Ky., and was a son of Martin and Lavina (Day) Day; the former has gone to his reward but the latter still survives. Oct. 28, 1861, he was united in marriage in this county to Casa Craig who was also born there August, 1844. Her father, Thomas Craig is deceased, as is also her mother, Eliza Craig. The only issue of this marriage is a daughter, Maud. At the outbreak of the late Rebellion, our subject was engaged in farming; he enlisted in defense of the Union July 6, 1864, at Camp Nelson, Ky., as a private in Co. E, 116th U. S. C(olored). T. Soon after his enlistment he was stricken with camp fever; he was sent to hospital at Camp Nelson in July, where he passed away Aug. 18, 1864. His daughter's husband Harry Coleman served three years during the late war as cook and mail boy. Mrs. Day receives a widow's pension and her address is Crawfordsville, Indiana. -- thanks to Jeff S.