Born in Ohio County, West Virginia, October 30, 1832. Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd West Va. Cavalry. This regiment was kept on the march constantly. From Wheeling was taken out into West Virginia; met its first engagement at Stratsburgh, with Jackson's troops; next to this was the battle at Cross Keys, June 8, 1862; then by a forced march to Culpepper; then to the battle of Bull Run; then to Washington, D. C.; then under General Seigel to Fairfax Court House, being constantly on the move as scouting parties, contesting against White's Rebel Cavalry. Here Comrade Blue was taken sick with rheumatism from constant exposure and hard service, and sent to hospital at Washington City, and with five hundred others sick sent to New York, then back to Convalescent Camp at Alexandria, Va., then to Grafton, West Virginia, and then discharged on account of disability., Comrade Blue had a large experience while in the service. The Cavalry arm of the service was always active and did a vast amount of hard work and suffered much exposure and deprivation and did much in the army for which no credit was given them.