Lincoln Cavalry


California Militia and National Guard Unit Histories
Lincoln Cavalry

Military Unit Designation: Lincoln Cavalry, Company M, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, California Militia
Date of Organization: May 16, 1864
Date of Disbanding: August 25, 1866
Inclusive dates of units papers: 1864-1866
Geographical Location or Locations: Tomales, Marin County

Papers on file at the California State Archives:
a. Organization Papers 1 document (1864) b. Bonds none c. Correspondence (Unclassified letters) 2 documents (1864) d. Election Returns 2 documents (1865-1866) e. Exempt Certificates, Applications for none f. Muster Rolls, Monthly returns 5 documents (1864-1866) g. Oaths Qualifications 5 documents (1864-1865) h. Orders none i. Receipts, invoices 3 documents (1864) j. Requisitions 1 document (1864) k. Resignations 1 document (1864) l. Target Practice Reports none


Offical History:

History of the Lincoln Cavalry, 1864-1866


This history was written in 1940 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in conjunction with the office of the Adjutant General and the California State Library