 Torrey was commissioned Colonel of the 2nd Regiment, the "Rocky Mountain Riders"; the 1st Regiment, the only regiment to see action, was better known as the Rough Riders.Torrey is located on the north bank of the Fremont River between Boulder Mountain to the southwest and Capitol Reef National Park to the east.Teasdale is approximately three miles to the southwest, Grover is about five miles to the southeast and Bicknell is about six miles to the northwest.