Regiments of the California Volunteers
in Federal Service
2nd
Regiment of Infantry
Organized at San Francisco and Carson
City September 2, 1861, to December 30, 1862. Attached to Department.
of the Pacific. Companies "A,"
"B," "C," "D" and "E"
ordered to District of Oregon October 17, 1861.
Company "A" - At Fort Dalles,
Oregon., until March, 1862. At Fork Vancouver until May, 1862.
At Fort Humboldt, Camp Lyon and
Camp Wright until June, 1863. Skirmishes
at Eel River March 21 and 24, Ordered to Benicia
Barracks June 27, thence to Fort
Miller August 11, and duty there until December, 1864. At
Presidio until muster out.
Company "B" - At Fort Hoskins
until March, 1862. At Fort Dalles until June, 1862. Ordered to
Fort Vancouver June 27, thence to Fort
Humboldt July, and duty there until June, 1863. Ordered to
Benicia Barracks June 11, 1863, and
duty there until December. Moved to Fort Tejon, California.,
and duty there until September, 1864. Ordered to San Francisco
and duty at the Presidio until muster out.
Company "C" - At Fort Colville,
Washington Territory, until June, 1862. Ordered to Humboldt District,
California., and duty there until September, 1864. Ordered to
San Francisco and duty at the Presidio until muster out.
Company "D" - At Fort Colville,
Washington Territory, until June, 1862. Ordered to Humboldt District,
California., and duty at Fort Bragg
until December, 1863. Expedition to Keytesville April 12-24,
1863. Ordered to Camp Babbitt December,
1863. Operations in Humboldt District February 1 to June 30,
1864. Skirmish, Red Mountain, near Blue Rock Station, March 17.
Eel River March 19. Bald Spring Canon March 22. On Eel River
March 27. Big Bend, Eel River, April 28. Shelter Cove May 9.
Ordered to San Francisco December, 1864, and duty at the Presidio
until muster out.
Company "E" - At Fort Vancouver
until May, 1862. At Fort Humboldt
until December, 1862. Skirmish at Mad River May 14, 1862. Daly's
Farm, Mad River, near Arcate, June 6-7, 1862. Mattole Valley
June 7, 1862. Fawn Prairie, near Liscombe Hill, June 8, 1862.
At Camp Curtis December, 1862, to June, 1863. Ordered to Benicia Barracks and duty there until
December. Ordered to Humboldt District December, 1863, and duty
there until December, 1864. Ordered to San Francisco and duty
at the Presidio until muster out.
Company "F" - At San Francisco
until December, 1861. Ordered to Fort
Humboldt. Duty there and at Camps
Anderson and Wright until June,
1865. Attack on Whitney's Ranch July 28, 1862. Alber's Ranch
January 29. Crogan's Ranch May 7, 1862. Skirmish at Redwood September
8, 1862. Operations in Humboldt District March 10-July 10, 1863,
and February 1-June 30, 1864. Expedition from Camp
Wright to Williams Valley April 7-11, 1863. Skirmish, Williams
Valley, April 9. Ordered to San Francisco June, 1865, and duty
at the Presidio until muster out.
Company "G" - At Camp
Lincoln, Humboldt District, until May, 1863. Ordered to Benicia Barracks May 30, 1863. Duty there
and in San Francisco until muster out.
Company "H" - At Santa Barbara
until April, 1862. Moved to San Francisco, thence to Forts
Humboldt and Gaston April 20.
To Fort Humboldt July, 1862, and duty there until June, 1863.
Ordered to Benicia Barracks June 11,
and duty there until December. Duty in Humboldt District until
December, 1864, and at Presidio, San Francisco, until muster
out.
Company "I" - At Santa Barbara
until April, 1862. Moved to San Francisco, thence to Fort
Humboldt and to Fort Gaston April
20, 1862. Duty there until June; 1863. Skirmish at Fort Gaston
August 6. Affair at Little River August 23, 1862. At Fort Humboldt
and in Humboldt District until December, 1864. At Presidio, San
Francisco, until muster out.
Company "K"- Ordered to Fort Humboldt December, 1861, thence
to Fort Lyon and Fort Gaston, and
duty there until June, 1863. Action, Weaversville Crossing, Mad
River, July 2, 1862. Near Oak Camp April 30, 1863. Moved to Benicia Barracks June, 1863, thence to
Chico, California., August 11. At Fort
Miller until December, 1864. At Benicia
Barracks, San Francisco, until muster out. Skirmishes at
Yreka Road, near Fort Crook, September 21, 1862 (Detachment).
Simmons' Ranch, near Hydesville, October 21, 1862 (Detachment).
Scout from Fort Crook to Honey Lake Valley November 3-29, 1862
(Detachment).
Regiment mustered out July 2, 1866.
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