Personal History:
Birth - 1842
State - Kentucky
City - Georgetown
County - Scott
Death: 20 May 1900
Age@Death - 58
Burial - Georgetown, Kentucky
Residence: Wife residence - Hedges, Calif; Bard, Calif.
Appearance:
Complexion - Black
Eyes - Black
Hair - Black
Height - 5' 6 3/4"
Occupation: Soldier, Laborer
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Wife: Estephana Gonzales - Married 27 Sept. 1882 at Ft. Davis, Texas, by George
Perrin, Justice of the Peace.
Service Record:
Prior Service:
7 Oct. 1864 to 24 April 1866
12 Reg't. U.S. Colored Heavy Art'y. K Company
Enlisted: 14 June 1867, Louisville, Kentucky
Cole joined his troop on 21 July 1867 from Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas
Discharged: 13 June 1872, Ft. Sill, Indian Territory
Service: 10th Reg't H Troop U.S. Cavalry
Enlisted: 20 June 1872, Ft. Sill, Indian Territory
Discharged: 19 June 1877, Ft. Davis, Texas
Service: 10th Reg't H Troop U.S. Cavalry
Enlisted: 20 June 1877, Ft. Davis, Texas
Discharged: 19 June 1882, Ft. Davis, Texas
Service: 10th Reg't H Troop U.S. Cavalry
Enlisted: 20 June 1882, Ft. Davis, Texas
Discharged: 19 June 1887, Ft. Apache, Arizona Territory
Service: 10th Reg't H Troop U.S. Cavalry
Enlisted: 20 June 1887, Ft. Apache, Arizona Territory
Discharged: 19 June 1892, Ft. Buford, North Dakota
Service: 10th Reg't H Troop U.S. Cavalry
Enlisted: 20 June 1892, Ft. Buford, North Dakota
Discharged: 13 Aug. 1894, Ft. Buford, North Dakota
Service: 10th Reg't H Troop U.S. Cavalry
Medical Record:
Identifying Marks: Large scar on right jaw, razor cut; linear scar over left eyebrow.
24 July 1867 - Diarrhoea, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas
29 July 1867 - Contusion, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas
1 Nov. 1870 - Intermittent Fever, Ft. Sill, Indian Territory
28 Aug. 1875 - Cramp, Fort Davis, Texas
21 Sept. 1875 - Colic, Ft. Davis, Texas
5 Jan. 1876 - Constipation, Ft. Davis, Texas
2 May 1876 - Sprain, Ft. Davis, Texas
3 Jan. 1877 - Colic, Ft. Davis, Texas
8 March 1877 - Tonsillitis, Ft. Davis, Texas
9 July 1877 - Incised Wound, Ft. Davis, Texas
9 Sept. 1877 - Acute Diarrhoea, Ft. Davis, Texas
27 Sept. 1877 - Boil, Ft. Davis, Texas
12 Jan. 1878 - Catarrh, Ft. Davis, Texas
21 Jan. 1878 - Catarrh, Ft. Davis, Texas
6 Jan. 1879 - Catarrh, Ft. Davis, Texas
10 May 1879 - Catarrh, Ft. Davis, Texas
23 & 24 Jan. 1880 - Chronic Rheumatism - Chenati Mts., Texas
1 June 1880 - Rheumatism, in field at Eagle Springs, Texas
3 Jan. 1881 - Chronic Rheumatism, Ft. Davis, Texas
4 Feb. 1881 - Acute Bronchitis, Ft. Davis, Texas
23 March 1881 - Chronic Rheumatism, Ft. Davis, Texas
30 June 1881 - Chronic Rheumatism, Post Hospital, Camp near Presidio, Texas
5 Aug. 1881 - Chronic Rheumatism, Post Hospital, Camp near Presidio, Texas
17 Aug. 1881 - Boil, Post Hospital, Camp near Presidio, Texas
7 June 1883 - Rheumatism, Ft. Davis, Texas
17 Sept. 1883 - Contusion of right foot, kicked by a horse, Ft. Davis, Texas
14 Aug. 1885 - Tertian Malaria Fever
19 Aug. 1886 - Acute Rheumatism
20 Sept. 1886 - Constipation
25 Dec. 1886 to 3 Jan. 1887 - Chronic Rheumatism
17 Jan. 1887 - Chronic Rheumatism 28 Feb. 1889 - Tonsillitis
3 April 1889 - Rheumatism of hips and back
31 July 1889 - Chronic Rheumatism, Right arm and shoulder
8 Dec. 1889 - Chronic Rheumatism, right hip and knee
28 Jan. 1890 - Epidemic influenza
2 July 1890 - Neuralgia
23 Oct. 1890 - Acute Pharyngitis
27 Feb. 1891 - Muscular Rheumatism, right leg and hip, complicated with Rheumatic Bronchitis
25 July 1891 - Muscular Rheumatism, left shoulder
30 Aug. 1891 - Contusion right knee, with an axe handle
1 Nov. 1891 - Chronic Rheumatism, shoulders and legs
31 Dec. 1891 to 9 Jan. 1892 - Chronic Rheumatism, right shoulder
1 Aug. 1892 - Sprain, left arm, slight, by an unmanageable horse while at drill
20 May 1893 - Muscular Rheumatism, sub acute right shoulder
24 Dec. 1893 - Acute Bronchitis
13 Aug. 1894 - Acute Constipation
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