The commanding officer of the First Regiment of Cavalry of Colorado : to all who shall see these presents, greeting. 1863.

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The commanding officer of the First Regiment of Cavalry of Colorado : to all who shall see these presents, greeting. 1863.

Document for D.R. Fisher, dated February 17, 1863; signed by J.M. Chivington, Commanding Officer, and Geo. H. Stillwell, Adjutant of the Regiment.

1 sheet ; 25 x 38 cm.

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Colorado Infantry Volunteers. 1st Regiment, 1861-1863.

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Chivington, John Milton, 1821-1894

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Chivington was born in Lebanon, Ohio on January 27, 1821, the son of Isaac and Jane Chivington, who had fought under General William Henry Harrison against members of Tecumseh's Confederacy at the Battle of the Thames. Drawn to Methodism, Chivington became a minister. Following ordination in 1844, his first appointment was to Payson Circuit in the Illinois Conference. On the journey from Ohio to Illinois, Chivington contracted smallpox. He served the Illinois conference for ten years. In 1853...