Bernard Laiboldt
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Bernard Laiboldt | |
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| Born | c. 1827 |
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| Allegiance |  Union Missouri |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Service years | 1861–1864 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Commands | 2nd Missouri Infantry Regiment 2nd Bde, 5th Div, Army of the Mississippi 35th Bde, 11th Div, Army of the Ohio 2nd Bde, 3rd Div, XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland |
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| Other work | St. Louis Police Commissioner, 1865–66 |
Bernard Laiboldt or Bernard Laibold (b. c. 1827) commanded the 2nd Missouri Infantry Regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Born in Germany, Laiboldt came to the United States with his family as a child. He joined a Missouri infantry unit during the Mexican–American War. At the start of the Civil War, he became lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Missouri and led the regiment at Pea Ridge. He commanded a brigade at the Siege of Corinth and the Battle of Perryville. He assumed command after the brigade commander was killed at Stones River and led the brigade at Chickamauga. He led the 2nd Missouri at Missionary Ridge, Calhoun, Rocky Face Ridge, and Dalton. He was never promoted to brigadier general and he left the army in December 1864. He was St. Louis Police Commissioner in 1865–66 and later County Marshal.
Laiboldt was born in the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1827. When he was six years old, his family emigrated to St. Louis, Missouri where many other Germans also settled. In 1846, he volunteered to fight in the Mexican-American War, first serving in Company F of the 1st Missouri St. Louis Legion. He then transferred to the 3rd Missouri Santa Fe Infantry. In 1852, he enrolled in the Missouri Riflemen Militia Company at St. Louis and became its captain. The militiamen presented Laiboldt with a custom sword and scabbard, of which the scabbard survives in the Missouri Civil War Museum.[1]