Utah Volunteer Regiment

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Utah Volunteer Regiment
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Flag of the volunteers
Active6 February 1861–present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeInfantry
Size1,500
Garrison/HQSt. George, Utah
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Spanish–American War
Philippine–American War
World War I
World War II
Vietnam War
Gulf War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Nicholas Stevens DSC, MM
Notable
commanders
General Ethan H. Sawyer UC, DSC, MM

The Utah Volunteer Regiment also known as the Utah Volunteers is an active duty Utah National Guard service unit.{{


History

The Utah Volunteers were formed on the 6 February 1861 after the Southern states started seizing federal forts.[1] When the unit started mustering in St. George, command was given to local 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 Manassas

  1. Hughes, Leonardo Charles. Utah Volunteers: The Civil War Years. Salt Lake Publishing, 2011.