2nd Colorado Cavalry Regiment

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2nd Regiment Colorado Cavalry
ActiveOctober 1863 – September 23, 1865
DisbandedSeptember 23, 1865
Country United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Cavalry
Engagements American Civil War
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel James Hobart Ford

The 2nd Regiment Colorado Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Service

The 2nd Colorado Cavalry was organized at St. Louis, Missouri, by consolidation of the 2nd Colorado Infantry and 3rd Colorado Infantry to date from October 1863 under the command of Colonel James Hobart Ford.

The regiment was attached to District of Southeast Missouri, Department of Missouri, to December 1863. District of St. Louis, Missouri, Department of Missouri, to January 1864. District of Central Missouri, Department of the Missouri, to December 1864. District of the Upper Arkansas to September 1865.

The 2nd Colorado Cavalry mustered out of service at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on September 23, 1865.

Detailed service

The regiment was organized at Benton Barracks, Missouri, until January 1863. Since January 1863, Companies F, G, H, and K were on duty in the Colorado Territory at Fort Lyon and other areas until November 26, 1863.

From Fort Lyon they stayed at Fort Riley, Kansas, between November 26 and December 25, 1863. They marched to Kansas City, Missouri, reaching Kansas City on January 6, 1864. They went through Kansas City to Dresden January 16, 1864. After staying at Dresden from February 15 to 20 they marched back to Kansas City.

Assigned to duty in 4th Sub-District of Central Missouri, consisting of Cass, Johnston, Bates and Vernon Counties, Mo., and engaged in protecting borders of Kansas and operations against guerrillas, with almost constant fighting by detachments, until October 1864.

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Notes

  1. Smith County, Kansas, was named in his honor.

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