The 2nd Colorado Infantry Regiment was an
infantry regiment during the
American Civil War from the state of
Colorado.
On October 13, 1863, the 2nd
Colorado Infantry was consolidated with the
3rd Colorado Infantry Regiment
The 3rd Colorado Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment during the American Civil War from the state of Colorado. In October 1863, the 3rd Colorado Infantry was consolidated with the 2nd Colorado Infantry Regiment and the subsequent formation ...
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 was authorized by Governor William Gilpin to organize volunteers as a company of infantry.Theodore H. Dodd
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was appointed command of a second company of volunteers by Governor Gilpin on August 30.San Luis Valley
The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately long and wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It co ...
.
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 ...
* 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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