Bernard Laiboldt

Bernard Laiboldt
Born	c. 1827 Grand Duchy of Baden
Buried	St. Louis, Missouri
Allegiance	Union  Missouri
Service/branch	Union Army
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	Colonel
Commands held	2nd Missouri Volunteer Infantry 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
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War American Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge (1862) Siege of Corinth (1862) Battle of Perryville (1862) Battle of Stones River (1862–63) Tullahoma Campaign (1863) Battle of Chickamauga (1863) Battle of Missionary Ridge (1863) Skirmish at Calhoun, Tenn. (1863) Battle of Rocky Face Ridge (1864) Second Battle of Dalton (1864)
Other work	St. Louis Police Commissioner, 1865–66

Bernard Laiboldt or Bernard Laibold (b. c. 1827) commanded the 2nd Missouri Volunteer Infantry 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.