Regiments of the California Volunteers
in Federal Service
1st Battalion
of Mountaineers
Organized at large May 30, 1863, to March
16, 1864, for special service in Humboldt County. Attached to
Humboldt District, Department of the Pacific.
Company "A" - Ordered to Fort
Humboldt June, 1863. Stationed at Fort Humboldt, Fort Bager and
Camps Curtis and Iaquia. Skirmish, Redwood Creek, February 29,
1864. Redwood Mountains March 1. Kneeland's Prairie May 1. Operations
in Humboldt District until June, 1865.
Company "B" - Ordered to Fort
Gaston. Duty there and at Camps Anderson and Curtis until June,
1865. Skirmish at Oak Camp June 6, 1863. Thomas' Ranch November
12. Trinity River November 13. Willow Creek November 17. Near
Fort Gaston December 25-26. Skirmish near Boynton's Prairie May
6, 1864. Scout from Camp Anderson to Bald Mountain August 8-12.
Company "C" - Ordered to Fort
Gaston June, 1863. Duty there operating against Indians in Humboldt
District until June, 1865. Redwood Creek July 9 and 11, 1863.
Thomas' Ranch November 11. Trinity River November 13. Near Fort
Gaston December 25-26. Thomas House, on Trinity River, May 27,
1864. Operations in Trinity Valley September 1-December 3, 1864.
Company "D"--Duty at Fort Gaston
until June, 1865.
Company "E"--Duty at Camp Grant
until June, 1865. Skirmish at Grouse Creek May 23, 1864. Matole
May 26. Big Flat May 28. Expedition to North Fork Eel River September
1-29.
Battalion mustered out June 14, 1865.
1st
Battalion of Native Cavalry
Organized at large in California March
1863, to July 1864. Attached to Department of the Pacific.
Company "A" at Presidio, San
Francisco, to December, 1863. Ordered to District of Humboldt
December 26. Arrive there January 12, 1864. Duty at Fort Gaston
until March 6. Ordered to Camp Curtis March 6, and duty escorting
trains to Arcate and Fort Humboldt to September 1, 1864. Ordered
to Fort Humboldt September 1 and duty there until November 12,
1864. Ordered to Camp Wright and duty there until February, 1865.
Ordered to Drum Barracks, District of Southern California, February
25, 1865, and duty there until May, 1865.
Company "B" on duty at the Presidio,
San Francisco, until January, 1865. Ordered to San Juan, Monterey
County, January 3, 1865, thence to Drum Barracks, District of
Southern California, and duty there until May.
Company "C" organized at Santa
Barbara and ordered to Drum Barracks, District of Southern California,
August 10, 1864, and duty there until May, 1865.
Company "D" at Drum Barracks,
District of Southern California, until May, 1865.
Battalion assigned to duty in District
of Arizona May, 1865, and operating against Indians in that District
until April, 1866. Mustered out April 2, 1866.
1st
Regiment of Cavalry
Organized as a Battalion of 5 Companies
at Camp Merchant, near Oakland, California., and mustered in
as follows:
Company "A," August 16, 1861
Company "B," October 31, 1861
Company "C," October 31, 1861
Company "D," September 9, 1861
Company "E," August 15, 1861.
Seven new Companies organized and mustered
in as follows:
Co. "F," December 15; 1863
Co. "G," June 13; 1863
Co. "H," December 31; 1863
Co. "I," November 12; 1863
Co. "K," May 16; 1863
Co. "L," August 15, 1863
Co. "M," May 16, 1863.
Companies "A," "B,"
"C," "D," "E" moved to Southern
California and duty at Los Angeles (three companies) and at San
Bernardino (two companies.) until March, 1862. Pursuit and capture
of Showalter's party at Warner's Ranch, near San Jose Valley,
November 20-29, 1861 (Detachment). Attached to Carlton's California
Column, organized for an Expedition to recapture the Forts and
Posts in Arizona and New Mexico, March, 1862. March to Stanwix
Rancho, Arizona, March 1-16. Carlton's Expedition through Arizona
to Northwest Texas and Indian Territory April 8-September 20.
Led advance guard of the Column on its march across the Yuma and
Colorado Deserts to the Rio Grande River. March to Picacho Pass
April 8-15. Action at Picacho Pass April 15. March to Pimos Villages
April 16-24. Expedition to Kenyon Station April 26-29. Duty at
Pimos Villages until May 15. March to Tucson May 15-20. Occupation
of Tucson May 20. Reoccupation of Fort Breckenridge, afterwards
Fort Stanford, at Junction of the Gila and San Pedro Rivers, May
24, and duty there until June 17. Moved to Tucson, thence to Fort
Thorne, Arizona, on the Rio Grande River, June 21-July 6. Reoccupation
of Fort Thorne July 6. Expedition for the reoccupation of Mesilla,
Fort Fillmore and Fort Bliss July 15-19. At Las Cruces until August
16. Expedition to Fort Bliss and Fort Quitman August 16-22. At
Camp Johnson, Texas, until October. Affair at San Pedro Crossing,
Arizona, September 21 (Detachment). At Mesilla, Arizona, until
January, 1863. Expedition against Apache Indians November 15-December
31, 1862. White Mountains November 15. At Fort West, Department.
of New Mexico, until September, 1863. Skirmish at Bonito Rio,
N. Mex., March 27 (Companies. "A," "B" and
"L"). Skirmish near Fort Bowie, Arizona, April 25 (Detachment).
Operations against Navajo Indians in New Mexico August 20-December
16, 1863. Skirmish at San Pedro Crossing, Arizona, August 22.
Fort Bowie, Arizona, August 27 (Company "E"). Duty at
Las Cruces, New Mexico, until December, 1863. Companies scattered
at various points and Posts in Districts of Arizona and California
and Departments. of New Mexico and the Pacific until September,
1866. Skirmish at Oregon Mountains, Oregon, January 28, 1864 (Company
"D"). Skirmish at Foot of Sierra Bonito, N. Mex. (Company
"C"). Doubtful Canon, N. Mex., May 4 (Company "I").
Spencer's Ranch, near Presidio del Norte, N. Mex., May 15 (Co.
"A"). Expedition from Fort Craig, New Mexico, to Fort
Goodwin, Arizona, May 16-August 2. Expedition to Gila River May
25-July 13 (Companies "C," "F" and "L").
Scout in Southeast Arizona July 6-24 (Company "C").
Croton Springs, Arizona, July 14 (Company "L"). Expedition
to Pinal Mountains, Arizona, July 18-August 17 (Company "E").
Company "I" at Fort Goodwin, Arizona, July, 1864, to
November, 1865, and at Fort McDowell until April, 1866. Expedition
to Southwest New Mexico July 23-October 10, 1864 (Company "C").
Expedition from Fort Craig to Fort Goodwin, Arizona, October 1-November
27, 1864. St. Vrain's Old Fort, Canadian River, November 25, 1864
(Companies "B," "K" and "M"). Fort
Buchanan, Arizona, February 17, 1865. Scout from Fort Sumner May
10-19, 1865. Scout from Camp Nichols June 13-17, 1865 (Company
"F"). Skirmish, Santa Fe Road, N. Mex., June 14 (Company
"F"). Scout from Fort Sumner to Oscura Mountains June
15-22 (Detachment). Scout from Fort Bowie to Gila River, Arizona,
June 26-July 6 (Company "F," "L" and "M").
Sacramento Mountains, New. Mexico, July 1 (Companies. "G"
and "H"). Cottonwood Creek July 3 (Companies "F,"
"L" and "M"). Cavalry Canon July 4 (Companies
"F," "L" and "M"). Expedition from
Fort Bowie to Maricopa Wells July 10-21 (Detachment). La Monica
Springs, New Mexico, September 4, 1865 (Companies. "G"
and "H"). Company "L" stationed at Camp Union,
California, October, 1863, to January, 1864; Drum Barracks, California,
February and March, 1864; Riventon, Arizona, April and May, 1864;
Tubac, Arizona, to June, 1865; Fort Bowie, Arizona, to February,
1866; Fort McDowell, February, 1866. Regiment mustered out March
6 to October 19, 1866.
1st
Regiment of Infantry,
Organized at large August to October,
1861. Company "K" organized February 12, 1862. Attached
to Departments of the Pacific and New Mexico.
In camp at Oakland until October, 1861,
and near Los Angeles, California., until December, 1861. Pursuit
and capture of Showalter's party at Warner's Ranch, San Jose
Valley, November 20-29, 1861 (Companies. "F" and "G").
Moved to Fort Yuma, December, 1861, and duty there until April,
1862 (Companies. "B," "D," "F,"
"H" and "I"). Company "D" at San
Diego. Companies "A" and "C" at Camp Latham.
Carleton's Expedition from Southern California through Arizona
to Northwest Texas and New Mexico April-10-September 20, 1862.
March from Fort Yuma to Pinos Villages, thence to Tucson, April
10-May 20. Expedition up the Gila River and engagement at Pechecho
Pass April 15 (Co. "I"). March from Tucson, Arizona,
across Desert to the Rio Grande River July 20-August 15. At La
Mesilla until December 25. Moved to Fort Craig December 25-30.
Duty by detachments at posts in New Mexico and Arizona, Las Cruces,
Los Pinos, Franklin, Texas; Forts West, Craig, Selden, Union,
Cummings, McRae, Whipple and Sumner, and operating against Indians
in the Districts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah, until October,
1866. Skirmish at Pinos Altas Mines January 29, 1863 (1 Co.).
Company "G" at Camp Wright, California., January 1
to March 9, 1862. Moved to Fort Yuma and duty there until July
19. Moved to Tucson, Arizona, and duty there until December 2.
At Messilla until April 20, 1863. At Franklin, Texas, until June
26. March to Fort McRae June 26-July 3. Rio de Los Animos July
19. Expedition to Alamcito Mountains against Indians August 9-20,
1863. Expedition to Jornado Del Muerta August 9-20, 1863. Expedition
to Jornado Del Muerta August 26-29. Operations against Navajo
Indians August 20-December 16, 1863. Scout from Fort Wingate
to Ojo Redondo September 15-October 5 (2 Companies.). Expedition
against Indians in New Mexico November 5-15 and December 5-7,
1863. Scout in Southeastern Arizona July 6-24, 1864 (Co. "D").
Expedition from Fort Union August 4-September 15 (Detachment).
Affair, San Andreas Mountains, August 12 (Detachment). Scout
in Cimarron River, Northeast New Mexico, September 18-October
5. Engagement with Indians at Adobe Fort, on Canadian River,
New Mexico, November 25 (Companies. "A" and "K").
Scout from Fort Cummings April 28-May 13, 1865 (Co. "G").
Duty in Districts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah until October,
1866. Mustered out October 21, 1866.
2nd
Regiment of Cavalry
Organized at San Francisco September 5
to October 18, 1861.
Company "A" - Ordered to Fort
Churchill October 22, 1861, and duty there until July, 1862.
March via Ruby Valley to Utah to protect Overland mail routes
July to November, 1862. Duty in District of Utah at Camp Douglas
and other points until November, 1864. Expedition from Camp Douglas
to Cache Valley November 20-27, 1862. Skirmish at Cache Valley
November 23, 1862. Engagement on Bear River, Utah, January 29,
1863. Expedition from Camp Douglas to Cedar Mountains, Utah,
March 20-April 3. Skirmish, Cedar Fort, April 1. Expedition from
Camp Douglas to Spanish Forks, Utah, April 11-20, 1863. Skirmish
at Spanish Fork Canon April 15. Ordered to Camp Union, Sacramento,
November, 1864. Duty there and in Districts of California and
Nevada until muster out.
Company "B" - Moved to Southern
California December, 1861. Duty at Los Angeles until March, 1862.
Attached to Carlton's California Column on Expedition from Southern
California through Arizona to Southwest Texas and New Mexico
April 9-September 20, 1862. Occupation of Fort Quitman August
22. Duty at various points in Department. of New Mexico until
July, 1864. Operations against Navajo Indians in New Mexico August
20-December 16, 1863. Action at Pecos River, near Fort Sumner,
January 5, 1864. Patrol Mojave Road between Camp Cady and Rock
Springs, Southern California, July to September, 1864. Ordered
to San Francisco September 26, thence to Camp Union, Sacramento,
November 12, Duty in District of California and Nevada until
mustered out. Expedition from Dun Glen to Fairbanks Station,
Nevada, June 13-26, 1865.
Company "C" - Ordered to Fort
Creek October 22, 1861, and duty there until muster out. Expedition
to Honey Lake Valley November 3-29, 1862.
Company "D"--Ordered to Los
Angeles, December 28, 1861, and duty there until March, 1862.
Ordered to Camp Latham March 10, 1862. Expedition to Owens River,
California., March 19-April 28. Skirmish near Bishop's Creek,
Owens River Valley, April 9. Expedition from Camp Latham to Owens
River June 11-October 8, 1862. Skirmish, Owens Lake, June 24.
Moved to Visalia September 29-October 7. At Camp Babbett, near
Visalia, and Camp Independence, California., to July, 1863. Expedition
to Keyesville April 12-24, 1863, Operations in Owens River Valley
April 24-May 26. Moved to Fort Tejon, July 6-August 17. Ordered
to Camp Union, Sacramento, January 6, 1864. At Drum Barracks
June to December, 1864. At Camp Union, Sacramento, December,
1864, to June, 1865. Ordered to Colusa. Duty there and in District
of California and Arizona until muster out.
Company "E"--Ordered to Fort
Humboldt December, 1861. Operations in Humboldt District March
22-August 31, 1862. Skirmishes at Daley's Ferry and on Mad River
June 6-7. Cutterback's House, on Van Dusen Creek, July 2. Ordered
to San Francisco September, 1862, thence to Visalia December
29, 1862, and to Camp Independence, Owens River, March 11, 1863.
Operations in Owens River Valley April 24-May 26. Moved to Fort
Tejon, California., July 6-August 17, 1863, thence to Camp Babbitt,
near Visalia, August 18-September 12. Expedition from Camp Babbitt
to Keyesville April 23-24, 1864. Duty in District of California
until muster out.
Company "F"--Ordered from San
Francisco to Camp Union, Sacramento, December 6, 1862. Duty there
and at Camp Bidwell until June, 1865. Skirmish on Eel River,
near Fort Baker, April 26, 1862, and at Arcata, near Light Prairie,
May 21, 1862. Ordered to Fort Crook June, 1865, and duty there
and in the District of California and Nevada until muster out.
Company "G"--Ordered to Los
Angeles December 28, 1861. Expedition from Camp Latham to Owens
River. California., March 19-April 28, 1862. Skirmish at Bishop's
Creek, Owens River Valley, April 9. Expedition from Camp Latham
to Owens River June II-October 8, 1862. Skirmish at Owens Lake
June 24. At Camp Independence until July, 1863. Moved to Fort
Tejon, July 6-August 17, and to Camp Babbitt December, 1863.
Duty there until August, 1864. Ordered to Camp Union, Sacramento,
August 18, 1864. Duty there and in the District of California
until muster out.
Company "H"--Ordered to Fort
Churchill October 22, 1861. Duty there until July, 1862. March
via Ruby Valley to Utah to protect Overland mail route July to
November, 1862. Expedition from Fort Ruby, Nevada., to Camp Douglas,
Utah, September 30-October 29. Affairs on Humboldt River October
11 and 15, 1862. Expedition from Camp Douglas to Cache Valley
November 20-27, 1862. Skirmish at Cache Valley November 23. Engagement
on Bear River, Utah, January 29, 1863. Expedition from Camp Douglas
to Spanish Fork April 11-20. Spanish Fork Canon April 15. Duty
in District of Utah until December, 1864. Expedition from Camp
Douglas to Soda Springs, on Bear River, Idaho, May 5-30, 1863.
At Camp Union, Sacramento, and in District of California from
December, 1864, to muster out.
Company "I"--Ordered to Los
Angeles, California., December 28, 1861. Expedition from Camp
Latham to Antelope Creek April 5-18, 1862 (Detachment). Expedition
from Camp Latham to Owens River, California., March 19-April
28, 1862. Skirmish, Bishop's Creek, Owens River Valley, April
9. Expedition from Camp Latham to Owens River June 11-October
8. Owens Lake June 24. Moved to Visalia September 29-October
9. At Camp Babbitt, near Visalia, until January, 1864. Ordered
to Benicia Barracks January 6, 1864, thence to Camp Union, Sacramento,
May 9. Moved to Chico, California., June 28-July 18. Duty there
and at Camp Bidwell and in District of California until muster
out.
Company "K"--Ordered to Utah
July 5, 1862. March via Fort Churchill and Ruby Valley to Utah
to protect Overland mail route July to November, 1862. Expedition
from Fort Ruby, Nevada., to Camp Douglas, Utah, September 30-October
29. Affairs on Humboldt River October 11 and 15. Expedition from
Camp Douglas to Cache Valley November 20-27, 1862. Cache Valley
November 23. Engagement on Bear River, Utah, January 29, 1863.
At Fort Ruby and in District of Utah until December, 1864. At
Camp Union, Sacramento, until May, 1865. Ordered to Fort Creek
May 26, and duty there and in District of California until muster
out.
Company "L"--At Fort Churchill
December, 1862, to May, 1863. Ordered to Camp Independence May
21, 1863. At Fort Churchill and Fort Bridger until May, 1865.
Moved to Fort Laramie, Dakota. Skirmish at Dead Man's Fork June
17. Powder River Expedition July to September, 1865. Garrison
duty in District of Utah until muster out.
Company "M"--Ordered to Carson
City, Nevada., May, 1862. March via Fort Churchill and Ruby Valley
to Utah to protect Overland mail route July to September, 1862.
Expedition from Fort Ruby to Camp Douglas, Utah, September 30-October
29. Expedition from Camp Douglas to Cache Valley November 20-27,
1862. Cache Valley November 23. Engagement on Bear River January
29, 1863. Expedition from Camp Douglas to Spanish Fork April
2-6. Action at Spanish Fork Canon April 4. Duty at Camp Douglas,
Fort Bridger and Camp Connor until May, 1865. Moved to Fort Laramie,
Dakota, May, 1865. Dead Man's Fork, Dakota, June 17. On Powder
River Expedition July to September and garrison duty in Utah
until muster out. Mustered out July 12, 1866.
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 Old 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.
3rd
Regiment of Infantry
Organized at Stockton and Benicia Barracks
September 15 to December 3, 1861. Attached to Districts of California
and Utah, Department. of the Pacific. Duty at Benicia Barracks
until July, 1862.
Company "A" - At Fort Terwah
and Fort Baker, Humboldt District, operating against Indians,
October, 1861, to August, 1862. Ordered to San Francisco August
23, thence to Stockton and to Camp Union, Sacramento, November
17. To Fort Churchill and duty there until October, 1863. Ordered
to Camp Douglass, Utah, and rejoin Regiment.
Company "B" - At Fort Bragg,
Humboldt District, operating against Indians, October, 1861,
to August, 1862. Ordered to San Francisco August 23, thence to
Stockton, and to Camp Union, Sacramento, November 17, and duty
there until June, 1863. Ordered to Camp Douglass, Utah, and rejoin
Regiment.
Company "D" - At Fort Gaston,
Humboldt District, operating against Indians, October, 1861,
to August, 1862. Skirmish, Light Prairie, near Arcata, August
21, 1862. Ordered to San Francisco August 23, thence to Stockton
and to Camp Union, Sacramento, November 17, and duty there until
June, 1863. Ordered to Camp Douglass, Utah, and join Regiment.
Regiment at Benicia Barracks until July,
1862. March via Fort Churchill and Ruby Valley to Utah to protect
Overland mall route July to November. Scouts from Fort Churchill,
Nevada., to Honey Lake Valley, California., November 3-29, 1862.
Expedition from Fort Ruby, Nevada, to Sierra Nevada Mountains
November 22-27, 1862 (Co. "F"). Skirmish on Bear River,
Utah, January 26, 1863 (Co. "K"). Engagement on Bear
River January 29 (Co. "K"). Expedition from Camp Douglass
to Soda Springs, on Bear River, Idaho, May 5-30, 1863 (Co. "H").
Duty at Camp Douglass, Camp Connor and in the District of Utah
until July, 1866. Mustered out July 27, 1866.
4th
Regiment of Infantry
Organized at Sacramento, Placerville and
Auburn September to October, 1861. Attached to Department. of
the Pacific. Companies "A," "B," "C,"
"D" and "E" moved from San Francisco to Fort
Vancouver, Washington Territory, October 29-November 4, 1861.
Company "A" - At Fort Walla
Walla until August, 1862. Ordered to San Francisco August 15
and duty at Benicia Barracks until March, 1863. Ordered to Camp
Drum March 1, and duty there until June, 1864. At Santa Barbara
until December, 1864. New Company "A"--Ordered to Fort
Humboldt May 1, 1865. At Camp Iaqua until muster out.
Company "B" - At Fort Vancouver
until March, 1862. At Fort Dalles to October, 1862. Ordered to
San Francisco October 3, and duty at Benicia Barracks until March,
1863. Ordered to Camp Drum March 1, 1863, thence to Fort Mojave
April 29, and duty there until June, 1864. Ordered to Drum Barracks,
and duty there until muster out.
New Company "B" - Ordered to
Fort Humboldt April 5, 1865, thence to Fort Gaston, and duty
there until muster out.
Company "C" - At Fort Walla
Walla, Washington Territory, until August, 1862. Ordered to San
Francisco August 14, and duty at Benicia Barracks until March,
1863. At San Francisco until May. Ordered to Camp Drum May 28,
1863, and duty there until January, 1864. Occupation of Santa
Catalina Island January 2, and duty there until December, 1864.
At Drum Barracks until March, 1865, and at Fort Mojave until
muster out.
Company "D" - At Fort Yamhill,
Ore., until March, 1863. Ordered to Fort Hoskins March 25, and
duty there until December, 1864. Expedition from Siletz Block
House to Coos Bay April 21-May 12, 1864. At Fort Yamhill until
muster out.
Company "E" - At Fort Steilacoom
until October 3, 1862. Ordered to San Francisco, and duty at
Benicia Barracks until May, 1863. Ordered to Drum Barracks May
28, and duty there until January, 1864. At Fort Yuma until June,
1865. At Drum Barracks until muster out.
Company "F" - At Camp Sigel,
near Auburn, until January, 1862. Moved to Camp Union, Sacramento,
thence to San Francisco April 28, and to Camp Latham, Southern
California. At Camp Drum until March, 1863. Moved to Fort Yuma
March 1, 1863; to LaPaz, Arizona., April 28, 1863; to Fort Yuma
August 15, and to Drum Barracks November 7, 1864.
New Company "F" - To Fort Humboldt
May 1, 1865. Duty in Humboldt District until muster out.
Company "G" - At Camp Sigel,
near Auburn, until January, 1862. Moved to Camp Union, Sacramento,
thence to San Francisco April 28, 1862, and to Camp Latham, Southern
California. Ordered to San Diego, California., and duty there
until muster out.
Company "H" - At Camp Sigel,
near Auburn, until January, 1862. Moved to Camp Union, Sacramento,
thence to San Francisco April 28, and to Camp Latham, Southern
California. Duty at Camp Latham and Camp Drum until March, 1863.
Ordered to Fort Yuma March 1, and duty there until January, 1864.
Moved to Drum Barracks January, 1864, thence to San Luis Obispo
July 27, 1864. Return to Drum Barracks and duty there until muster
out.
Company "I" - At Camp Sigel,
near Auburn, until January, 1862. Moved to Camp Union, Sacramento,
thence to San Francisco April 28, and duty at Benicia Barracks
until November, 1862. To Fort Umpqua November 12. Duty there
and at Benicia Barracks until March, 1863. Moved to Camp Drum
March 6 and to Fort Mojave April 29, and duty there until muster
out.
Company "K"--Moved to San Francisco
April 28, 1862, and duty at Benicia Barracks until March, 1863.
Moved to Camp Drum March 6, thence to Fort Yuma, and duty there
until January, 1864. Moved to Drum Barracks, and duty there until
muster out.
Regiment mustered out April 18, 1866.
5th
Regiment of Infantry
Organized in California at large September
to November. 1861. Attached to Departments. of the Pacific and
New Mexico.
SERVICE.--Ordered to Camp Latham, Southern
California, February 1, 1862. Carlton's Expedition from Southern
California through Arizona to Northwest Texas and New Mexico
April 13-September 20 (Companies. "B" and "G").
Regiment garrison posts in Southern California and Arizona. Company
"D" at San Diego. Companies "C," "F,"
"H," "I" and "K" at Camp Wright
and Fort Bowie. Companies "A" and "E" at
Fort Barrett. Companies "B" and "G" at Tucson
until December, 1862. Company -- march to Tucson July 6, 1862.
March from Tucson to the Rio Grande July 25-August 15, 1862 (Companies.
"A," "B" and "G"). December, 1862,
stationed at Tucson, Company "F"; at Fort Bowie, Companies
"E" and "G"; at Fort Yuma, Companies "C"
and "H"; at Camp Drum, Companies "D," "I"
and "K." Engagement at Pinos Altos Mines January 29,
1863 (Co. "A"). To Tucson and Messilla February, 1863
(Companies. "C" and "H"). Engagement at Cajou
de Arivaypo, Apache Pass, April 25, 1863 (Co. "K").
Stationed May, 1863, at Fort Stanton (Co. "A"), Fort
Bowie (Co. "E"), Tucson (Companies. "C,"
"F" and "H"), Fort Craig (Companies. "B,"
"D," "G," "I" and "K").
Skirmish, Cajou de Arivaypa, May 7, 1863. At Fort Stanton June,
1863. Crook's Canon, New Mexico, July 24, 1863 (Co. "E").
Skirmishes, Chirlcahua Mountains, September 8-9, 1863. Skirmish,
Gila River, November 5, 1863. Skirmish, San Andreas Mountains,
January 26, 1864 (Detachment). Operations in New Mexico and Arizona
February 1-March 7, 1864. Expedition from Camp Mimbres February
24-29, 1864 (Detachment). Pines Altos, Arizona., February 27,
1864. Skirmish at foot of Sierra Bonita April 7, 1864 (Companies
"F" and "I"). Doubtful Canon, New Mexico,
May 4, 1864 (Company "I"). Gila River Expedition, Arizona,
May 25-July 13, 1864 (Companies "E," "I"
and "K"). Expedition from Fort Craig, New Mexico, to
Fort Goodwin, Arizona., May 16-August 2, 1864 (Companies "A,"
"C" and "E"). At Fort Goodwin until October
(Companies. "A," "C" and "E").
June, 1864, stationed at Camp Mimbres, Arizona. (Companies. "A"
and "F"), at Fort Bowie (Co. "K"), at Franklin,
Texas (Companies. "G" and "H"), at Tucson
(Co. "D"), at Fort Cummings (Co. "I"). Scout
in Southeastern Arizona July 16-24, 1864 (Co. "A").
Expedition to Pinal Mountains July 18-August 7, 1864 (Co. "E").
Expedition to Southwest New Mexico July 23-October 10, 1864 (Companies.
"B" and "F"). Ordered to Las Cruces October
8, 1864 (Companies. "A," "C," "D,"
"E," "I" and "K"). Company "F"
to Fort Cummings October, 1864. Mustered out November 27 to December
14, 1864.
6th
Regiment Infantry
Organized at San Francisco October 21,
1862. Attached to Department. of the Pacific. Duty at Benicia
Barracks, San Francisco.
Company "A" - Ordered to Chico,
California., August 20, 1863, and duty there until May, 1864.
Ordered to Alcatraz Island May 30, and duty there until muster
out.
Companies "C," "E"
and "G" - Ordered to Fort Humboldt February 15, 1864.
Companies "E" and "G" return to Benicia Barracks
October 11, 1864. Company "C" returns May, 1865. Operations
in Humboldt District February 1-June 30, 1864 (Companies. "C,"
"E" and "G"). Skirmish at Booth's Run May
1 (Co. "E"). Kneeland's Prairie May 2 (Co. "E").
Near Boynton's May 6 (Co. "C"). Grouse Creek May 23
(Companies. "E" and "G"). Regiment at Benicia
Barracks until muster out.
Company "D" - at San Francisco
until July, 1863. At Benicia Barracks until August 24. Moved
to Butler County and at Camp Bidwell, near Chico, until October
24. At Benicia Barracks until June 1, 1864, and at Alcatraz Island
until June, 1865. Companies "D" and "I" moved
to Fort Churchill June 4, 1865.
Regiment mustered out October 25 to December
20, 1865.
7th
Regiment of Infantry
Organized at large October to December,
1864. Attached to Department of the Pacific. Companies "A,"
"C" and "K" ordered from San Francisco to
Camp Drum, Southern California, March, 1865. Companies "A"
and "K" to Fort Yuma. Company "C" to Fort
Mojave. Regiment moved to District of Arizona June, 1865, and
duty there, stationed at various posts, until June, 1866. Mustered
out June 28, 1866.
8th
Regiment Infantry
Organized by Companies as follows:
Company "A" - At Watsonville
and mustered in November 17, 1864. Stationed at Fort Point, California.,
until February, 1865. At Cape Disappointment, mouth of the Columbia
River, Washington Territory, until August 17, 1865, and at Fort
Dalles, Oregon, until October, 1865. Ordered to Fort Point, California.,
October, 1865.
Company "B" - At Sacramento
and mustered in December 5, 1864. Stationed at Fort Point, Cal.,
until April 17, 1865. Moved to Fort Stevens, Oregon, April 17-26,
and duty there until October 11. Ordered to Fort Point, Cal.
Company "C" - Organized at San
Jose and mustered in January 28, 1865. At Fort Point, until October,
1865.
Company "D" - Organized at San
Francisco and mustered in February 14, 1865. Stationed at Fort
Point, until October, 1865.
Company "E" - Organized at San
Francisco January 25, 1865. Stationed at Alcatraz Island until
October, 1865.
Company "F" - Organized at San
Francisco February 14, 1865. Stationed at Point Blunt, Angel
Island, until October, 1865.
Company "G" - Organized at Marysville
and mustered in January 5, 1865. Stationed at Alcatraz Island
until October, 1865.
Company "H" - Organized in Calaveras
County and mustered in February 27, 1865, at San Francisco. Stationed
at Alcatraz Island and Fort Point until October, 1865.
Company "I" - Organized in Yuba
and Sierra Counties and mustered in at San Francisco February
6, 1865. Stationed at Fort Point until October, 1865.
Company "K" - Organized at Placerville
and Sacramento and mustered in at San Francisco February 25,
1865. Stationed at Fort Point until October, 1865.