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Samuel was born the eigth child and the sixth son of Anthony and Susannah Cole on January 22,1837. He died March 3, 1893 and is buried at Pleasant Green methodist church cemetary on Pleasant Green rd. about half way between Durham and Hillsborugh. Anthony and Susannah Cole are also buried there. On the 23rd or 24th of December, 1867, Samuel married (Bettie) Grimes Montgomery. She was born on December 5, on either 1850 or 1853 and died on March 4, 1933. She is also buried at Pleasant Green. Elizabeth and Samuel had 10 children. Records from the confederate archives show that he was enlisted by Captain John W. Graham on May 14, 1862 at either Hillsborough or Raleigh. Samuel was 24 years old. On a company muster-in and descriptive roll dated May 22, 1862 he is noted as being at Camp Mangum (near Raleigh) and being 5 feet 8 inches high and a farmer by occupation. On a "roll of prisoners of war" dated May 23, 1863 at "Bachelors creek" Samuel is said to have been captured at the second battle of Gum Swamp, N.C. (near the coast) on May 22, 1863. On May 23, 1883 he was paroled at New Bern , N.C. and forwarded to (fortress) Monroe, Va. for "release or exchange". On May 28, 1863 Samuel along with 230 or more men was received from a Lieutenant T.A. Hindman by Jno. F. Legar, Captain, 32nd regiment Va. volunteers, C.S.A. at City Point, Va. and either parolled or exchanged. He was again captured at Fort Steddman near Petersburg, Va. on March 25, 1865 and arrined as a p.o.w. at City Point, Va. on March 28, 1865. He was released on June 24, 1865 after signing an "oath of allegiance". Samuel received a parole which gave a physical description of him. He had light hair, light complextion, blue eyes and was 5 feet 11 1/2 inches high (3 1/2 inches taller than noted on his "muster-in and descriptive roll"). Samuel was in the hospital at least twice during his military service. Once at the receiving and wayside hospital (general hospital #9) in Richmond, Va. on June 4, 1864. He was transferred to Windin hospital from which he received a 60 day furlough ("and said to have an extension") on June 7, 1864 at Pettigrew general hospital #13, Raleigh, N.C.. This hospitalization was for "neuragia".
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