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The 3rd Colorado Cavalry Regiment was a Union Army unit formed in the mid-1860s when increased traffic on the United States emigrant trails and settler encroachment resulted in numerous attacks against them by the Cheyenne and Arapaho. The Hungate massacre and the display in Denver of mutilated victims raised political pressure for the government to protect its people. Governor John Evans sought and gained authorization from the War Department in Washington to found the Third. More a militia than a military unit, the "Bloodless Third" was composed of "100-daysers," that is, volunteers who signed on for 100 days to fight against the Indians. (Its nickname came from its lack of battle experience.) The unit's only commander was Col. George L. Shoup, a politician from Colorado. The regiment wa

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  • 3rd Colorado Cavalry Regiment (en)
  • 3e régiment de cavalerie du Colorado (fr)
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  • The 3rd Colorado Cavalry Regiment was a Union Army unit formed in the mid-1860s when increased traffic on the United States emigrant trails and settler encroachment resulted in numerous attacks against them by the Cheyenne and Arapaho. The Hungate massacre and the display in Denver of mutilated victims raised political pressure for the government to protect its people. Governor John Evans sought and gained authorization from the War Department in Washington to found the Third. More a militia than a military unit, the "Bloodless Third" was composed of "100-daysers," that is, volunteers who signed on for 100 days to fight against the Indians. (Its nickname came from its lack of battle experience.) The unit's only commander was Col. George L. Shoup, a politician from Colorado. The regiment wa (en)
  • Le 3e régiment de cavalerie du Colorado (3rd Colorado Cavalry) était un régiment de cavalerie de l'armée américaine formé au milieu des années 1860 lorsque l'intensification du trafic sur les pistes d'immigration des États-Unis et les activités des colons provoquaient de nombreuses attaques contre eux de la part des Cheyennes et des Arapahos. Le seul commandant de l'unité fut le colonel George L. Shoup, un politicien du Colorado. Le régiment fut affecté au district du Colorado commandé par le colonel John M. Chivington. (fr)
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  • 3rd Colorado Cavalry Regiment (en)
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  • Bloodless Third (en)
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  • The unit at the Sand Creek massacre (en)
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