Moses Triplett
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Jump to navigationJump to searchMoses Triplett was a private in the 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry (U). His name is also spelled Moses Triplet.
Antebellum
- Enlisted from an Unknown City, Wilkes County, North Carolina
- Age 18 at the time of enlistment
War Career
- May 30, 1862 - Enlisted in 53rd North Carolina Infantry / Company K in Wilkes County, North Carolina
- Mustered in for a ? year term of service
- ~July 30, 1862 - Hospitalized
- ~November 11, 1862 - Returned to unit
- January 15, 1863 - Transferred to the 26th North Carolina Infantry / Company C
- ? - Deserted
- ? - Defected to Union cause
- June 1, 1864 - Mustered into 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry (U) / Company B
Post-War Career
- 1938 - Died at the age of 92
Family
- 1924 - Married (83 years old)
- Elida Hall (Wife) - 34 years old when married
- Irene Triplett (Daughter) - On June 3, 2020 Irene Triplett passed away at the age of 90 following complications after surgery. She was the last living person to receive a pension from the Civil War.
- Pension of 73.13 per month from the Department of Veterans Affairs for her father's service
- Elida Hall (Wife) - 34 years old when married
Notes
Sources
- Macias, Amanda. North Carolina woman who was the last person to receive a Civil War-era pension dies at age 90, WSJ says.
- North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster
Categories:
- North Carolina Soldiers
- North Carolina Soldiers (U)
- 26th North Carolina Infantry
- 53rd North Carolina Infantry
- 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry (U)
- Soldiers from Wilkes County, North Carolina
- Soldiers from an Unknown City, Wilkes County, North Carolina
- Confederate Enlisted
- North Carolina Enlisted
- Confederate Enlisted on 1862.05.30
- North Carolina Enlisted on 1862.05.30
- Confederate Mustered In
- North Carolina Mustered In
- Confederate Mustered In on 1862.05.30
- North Carolina Mustered In on 1862.05.30
- Confederate Wounded
- North Carolina Wounded
- Confederate Wounded on 1862.07.30
- North Carolina Wounded on 1862.07.30