James Hobart Ford

James Hobart Ford
Nickname"Jim"
Born(1829-05-22)May 22, 1829
DiedJanuary 12, 1867(1867-01-12) (aged 37)
Place of burial
Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Ohio
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
Service years1861–1865
Rank Colonel
brevet brigadier general
CommandsFord's Independent Company
2nd Colorado Volunteer Cavalry
District of the Upper Arkansas
Conflicts

James Hobart Ford (May 22, 1829 – January 12, 1867) was a Union colonel and brevet brigadier general during the American Civil War, notable for his contributions in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the war.