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{{Infobox military unit|image=Flag of the Utah Volunteers.~~svg~~|start_date=6 February 1861|end_date=present|caption=Flag of the volunteers|type=Infantry|branch=~~[[File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Board_of_War_and_Ordnance.svg~~|~~25px]] [[United States Army]]~~|country={{flag|~~United States|1861~~}}|size=1,500|battles=[[American Civil War]] [[Spanish–American War]] [[Philippine–American War]] [[World War I]] [[World War II]] [[Vietnam War]] [[Gulf War]] [[Iraq War]] [[War in Afghanistan]]|garrison=[[St. George]], [[Utah]]}}

{{Infobox military unit|image=Flag of the Utah Volunteers.png|start_date=6 February 1861|end_date=present|caption=[[Flags of the Utah Territorial Army|Flag of the volunteers]]|type=Infantry|branch={{army|Utah}}|country={{flag|Utah}}|size=1,500|battles=[[American Civil War]] [[Spanish–American War]] [[Philippine–American War]] [[World War I]] [[World War II]] [[Vietnam War]] [[Gulf War]] [[Iraq War]] [[War in Afghanistan]]|garrison=[[St. George]], [[Utah]]|current_commander=Colonel [[Nicholas Stevens]] {{small|[[Distinctive Valour Cross (Utah)|DSC]], [[Merit Medal (Utah)|MM]]}}|notable_commanders=General [[Ethan H. Sawyer]] {{small|[[Utah Cross|UC]], [[Distinctive Service Cross|DSC]], [[Merit Medal (Utah)|MM]]}}|role=A Company – Ceremonial B-D Company – Light Infantry|allegiance=[[File:Seal of Utah.svg|23x15px]] [[Governor of Utah]]}}The '''Utah Volunteer Regiment''' also known as the '''Utah Volunteers''' is an active duty [[Utah National Guard]] service unit. It has seen service in every major conflict since the [[American Civil War]].

The '''Utah Volunteer Regiment''' is an active duty [[Utah National Guard]] service unit.

{{Military unit sidebar|title=[[Utah National Guard]] infantry regiments|previous=none|next=[[1st Infantry Regiment (Utah)|1st Utah Infantry]]}}

== History ==

The Utah Volunteers were formed on the 6 February 1861 after the [[Confederate States of America|Southern states]] started seizing federal forts.<ref>Hughes, Leonardo Charles. ''Utah Volunteers: The Civil War Years''. Salt Lake Publishing, 2011.</ref> When the unit started mustering in [[St. George]], command was given to local [[United States Military Academy|West Point]] graduate [[Ethan H. Sawyer]]. After a month of training the unit was sent out east to join the [[Army of Northeast Virginia]] and the ensuing [[Bull Run Campaign]].

=== First Battle of Bull Run ===

The Volunteers first saw service at bull run and was assigned a pivotal role, to seize a hill where there was an artillery company firing down on the Union line. Unfortunately the Volunteers had to cross behind enemy lines to get to the objective.

== References ==

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-{{Infobox military unit|image=Flag of the Utah Volunteers.svg|start_date=6 February 1861|end_date=present|caption=Flag of the volunteers|type=Infantry|branch=[[File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Board_of_War_and_Ordnance.svg|25px]] [[United States Army]]|country={{flag|United States|1861}}|size=1,500|battles=[[American Civil War]]<br/>[[Spanish–American War]]<br/>[[Philippine–American War]]<br/>[[World War I]]<br/>[[World War II]]<br/>[[Vietnam War]]<br/>[[Gulf War]]<br/>[[Iraq War]]<br/>[[War in Afghanistan]]|garrison=[[St. George]], [[Utah]]}}
+{{Infobox military unit|image=Flag of the Utah Volunteers.png|start_date=6 February 1861|end_date=present|caption=[[Flags of the Utah Territorial Army|Flag of the volunteers]]|type=Infantry|branch={{army|Utah}}|country={{flag|Utah}}|size=1,500|battles=[[American Civil War]]<br/>[[Spanish–American War]]<br/>[[Philippine–American War]]<br/>[[World War I]]<br/>[[World War II]]<br/>[[Vietnam War]]<br/>[[Gulf War]]<br/>[[Iraq War]]<br/>[[War in Afghanistan]]|garrison=[[St. George]], [[Utah]]|current_commander=Colonel [[Nicholas Stevens]] {{small|[[Distinctive Valour Cross (Utah)|DSC]], [[Merit Medal (Utah)|MM]]}}|notable_commanders=General [[Ethan H. Sawyer]] {{small|[[Utah Cross|UC]], [[Distinctive Service Cross|DSC]], [[Merit Medal (Utah)|MM]]}}|role=A Company – Ceremonial<br/>B-D Company – Light Infantry|allegiance=[[File:Seal of Utah.svg|23x15px]] [[Governor of Utah]]}}The '''Utah Volunteer Regiment''' also known as the '''Utah Volunteers''' is an active duty [[Utah National Guard]] service unit. It has seen service in every major conflict since the [[American Civil War]].
-The '''Utah Volunteer Regiment''' is an active duty [[Utah National Guard]] service unit.
+{{Military unit sidebar|title=[[Utah National Guard]] infantry regiments|previous=none|next=[[1st Infantry Regiment (Utah)|1st Utah Infantry]]}}
+== History ==
+The Utah Volunteers were formed on the 6 February 1861 after the [[Confederate States of America|Southern states]] started seizing federal forts.<ref>Hughes, Leonardo  Charles. ''Utah Volunteers: The Civil War Years''. Salt Lake Publishing, 2011.</ref> When the unit started mustering in [[St. George]], command was given to local [[United States Military Academy|West Point]] graduate [[Ethan H. Sawyer]]. After a month of training the unit was sent out east to join the [[Army of Northeast Virginia]] and the ensuing [[Bull Run Campaign]].
+=== First Battle of Bull Run ===
+The Volunteers first saw service at bull run and was assigned a pivotal role, to seize a hill where there was an artillery company firing down on the Union line. Unfortunately the Volunteers had to cross behind enemy lines to get to the objective.
+== References ==
+<references />