The 2nd Colorado Infantry Regiment was an
infantry
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regiment
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during the
American Civil War
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from the state of
Colorado
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.
On October 13, 1863, the 2nd
Colorado
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Infantry was consolidated with the
3rd Colorado Infantry Regiment in order to create the
2nd Colorado Cavalry Regiment
The 2nd Regiment Colorado Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 2nd Colorado Cavalry was organized at St. Louis, Missouri, by consolidation of the 2nd Colorado Infantry and 3rd ...
.
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History
Prior to official formation
On August 29, 1861, James Hobart Ford James Hobart Ford (May 22, 1829 – January 12, 1867) was a Union colonel and brevet brigadier general during the American Civil War, notable for his contributions in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the war.
Early life
James Hobart Ford was born ...
was authorized by Governor William Gilpin to organize volunteers as a company of infantry.Cañon City
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, but by mid-December both companies had marched to Fort Garland
Fort Garland (1858–1883), Colorado, United States, was designed to house two companies of soldiers to protect settlers in the San Luis Valley, then in the Territory of New Mexico. It was named for General John Garland, commander of the Military ...
in the San Luis Valley.
Redeployment to Ft. Lyon
Consolidation with 3rd Colorado Infantry
See also
*List of Colorado Territory Civil War units
On April 12, 1861, South Carolina artillery opened fire on Fort Sumter to start the American Civil War. While many gold seekers in the Colorado Territory held sympathies for the Confederacy, the vast majority remained fiercely loyal to the Unio ...
* Denver City Home Guard
References
;Attribution
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Units and formations of the Union Army from Colorado
Military units and formations established in 1862
1862 establishments in Colorado Territory
Military units and formations disestablished in 1863
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