Colorado U.S. Volunteer Cavalry

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation Union
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Colorado_Territory
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Sand_Creek_Massacre
gptkbp:branch Cavalry
gptkbp:commandStructure Regimental
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Documented in history books
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1865
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:American_Civil_War
Multiple skirmishes
gptkbp:fightingStyle Cavalry combat
gptkbp:finalScore 500 men
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1000 men
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Lyon
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Denver,_Colorado
gptkbp:historicalContext Civil War Era
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:John_Chivington
gptkbp:historicalImpact Significant in local history
gptkbp:historicalRecords Maintained_by_National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Regimental histories available
Fought_in_the_Western_Theater
Memorials_in_Colorado
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colorado U.S. Volunteer Cavalry
gptkbp:legacy Influenced_future_Colorado_military_units
gptkbp:militaryRank 3 years
Private
Cavalry traditions
Post-war organizations
Patrols and skirmishes
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:nickname nan
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Glorieta Pass
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Colonel_John_Chivington
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer Veteran reunions
gptkbp:primaryMission Support_Union_efforts_in_the_West
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Colorado
1861
Voluntary enlistment
gptkbp:secondaryRole Cavalry operations
gptkbp:serviceBranch Army
gptkbp:size Regiment
gptkbp:successor gptkb:1st_Colorado_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkbp:training gptkb:Colorado
gptkbp:type gptkb:Volunteer_Cavalry
gptkbp:uniform Blue