2nd Colorado Infantry Regiment

2nd Colorado Infantry Regiment
2nd Colorado Infantry Regiment
Active	February 1862 - October 1863
Disbanded	October 1863
Country	USA
Allegiance	Colorado
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	American Civil War; Battle of Valverde (Co.B); Battle of Glorieta Pass; Battle of Albuquerque; Battle of Cabin Creek ; Battle of Honey Springs
Commanders
Commander	Colonel Jesse Henry Leavenworth

The 2nd Colorado Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment during the American Civil War from the state of Colorado.^[1] On October 13, 1863, the 2nd Colorado Infantry was consolidated with the 3rd Colorado Infantry Regiment in order to create the 2nd Colorado Cavalry Regiment.^[1]

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.^[2] Theodore H. Dodd was appointed command of a second company of volunteers by Governor Gilpin on August 30.^[2] Both companies were raised and initially drilled in Cañon City, but by mid-December, both companies had marched to Fort Garland in the San Luis Valley.^[1]^[2]

Redeployment to Ft. Lyon

Consolidation with 3rd Colorado Infantry

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of Rebellion. Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America: Dyer Publishing Company. pp. 1004–6. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Whitford, William Clarke (1906). Colorado Volunteers in the Civil War. Denver, Colorado, United States of America: State Historical and Natural History Society. pp. 43–45. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

Attribution

This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.