Posted on: Orange Co. Tx Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Orange?read=255 Surname: COLE, JETT, TRIPLETT ------------------------- COLE, ABSALOM B., Enlisted in the service of the Confederate States of America and served “Honorably” in Company “I”, 13th Texas “Cavalry”, “Flowernaughts”, C.S.A., later “Dismounted”. (note: Company “I” was formed in Orange County, Texas.) COLE, CLARK, Enlisted in the service of the Confederate States of America and served “Honorably” in Company “I”, 13th Texas “Cavalry”, “Flowernaughts”, C.S.A., later “Dismounted”. (note: Company “I” was formed in Orange County, Texas.) COLE, D., Enlisted in the service of the Confederate States of America and served “Honorably” in Company “G”, 11th “Spaight’s Battalion”, “Texas Volunteers”, “Infantry”, C.S.A. (note: Company “G” was formed in Newton County, Texas.) COLE, JAMES, Enlisted in the service of the Confederate States of America and served “Honorably” in Company “I”, 13th Texas “Cavalry”, “Flowernaughts”, C.S.A., later “Dismounted”. (note: Company “I” was formed in Orange County, Texas.) COLE, M, Enlisted in the service of the Confederate States of America and served “Honorably” in Company “G”, 11th “Spaight’s Battalion”, “Texas Volunteers”, “Infantry”, C.S.A (note: Company “G” was formed in Newton County, Texas.) COLE, S. E., Enlisted in the service of the Confederate States of America and served “Honorably” in Company “B”, 11th “Spaight’s Battalion”, “Artillery”, “Texas Volunteers”, C.S.A. (note: Company “B”, spent most of the War stationed at Sabine Pass, Texas. Company “B” was formed in Jefferson County (Sabine Pass), Texas.) JETT, WILLIAM, (Buried: Jet Cemetery, Orange, Texas), Enlisted in the service of the Confederate States of America and served “Honorably” with “Lieutenant” Dick Dowling, “Davis Guards”, C.S.A., fought at the “Battle of Sabine Pass”. JETT, (UNKNOWN), Enlisted in the service of the Confederate States of America and served “Honorably” in Company “G”, 11th “Spaight’s Battalion”, “Texas Volunteers”, “Infantry”, C.S.A. (note: Company “G” was formed in Newton County, Texas.) TRIPLETT, DANIEL H., Enlisted in the service of the Confederate States of America, and served “Honorably” in Company “G”, 21st Texas “Cavalry”, “First Texas Lancers”, C.S.A. (note: Company “G” was formed in Orange County, Texas.) **TRIPLETT, WELLINGTON, “1ST LIEUTENANT”, Enlisted in the service of the Confederate States of America, and served “Honorably” in the 21st “Texas Cavalry”, “First Texas Lancers”, C.S.A. Company “G”, and gave his life in Battle for his Countries “Cause”; the “Cause” of Liberty! Served as County Judge in Orange County, Texas, from: September, 1861 to August, 1861. The 21st “Texas Cavalry”, C.S.A., Company “G”, the third Company formed in Orange County, Texas at the start of the War on early 1861. On the 19th Day of April, 1863, Company “G” crossed the Missouri State line into Ripley County, Missouri. Their orders were to capture Federal troops and much needed stores and supplies for the Confederacy, at a Federal Camp called “Camp Patterson”. It was estimated there was over three million dollars worth of supplies there under Federal guard. The 21st “Texas Cavalry” captured twenty three Federal troops at one post, but, word got out that Confederate forces were approaching, and the Federal troops loaded some wagons with the supplies to evacuate with them and burned the rest. Two Lieutenants from Orange with their men were left in control of the twenty three Federal Prisoners, while the main body of “Texas Cavalry” pursued the retreating Federal forces with the supplies. While guarding the Federal prisoners, Lt. William S. Anderson and his men were approached by another group of armed Federal troops. A Federal Officer in charge demanded Lt. Anderson and his men surrender at once…one of Lt. Anderson’s men responded swiftly by shooting the Federal Officer dead. The remainder of the armed Federal troops then surrendered also to Lt. Anderson and his men from Orange, stating: “served him right…he ought not to have been such a fool”. Later on the Federal troops reorganized and drove the 21st “Texas Cavalry” back across the river out of Missouri. At Taylor’s Creek, Arkansas, Federal troops attached to the 5th “Kansas Regiment”, also know as “Walker’s Jayhawkers”, “Redlegs” “Cavalry”. The 21st “Texas Cavalry” on horseback charged the Union “Redleg” “Cavalry” which “dismounted”, and took cover behind trees and logs…then fired on the charging Confederate’s on horseback.. Mortally wounded was Lt. Tripplet, a resident of Orange County, Texas. Records show that he suffered for many days before he left this world. Lt. Anderson from Orange County, was also wounded to the point that it was believed he would never walk again. (note: Company “G” was formed in Orange County, Texas.)