Historic California Militia and
National Guard Units
Templar Guard
(Sherman Guard)
Military Unit Designation:
Templar Guard, 2nd Brigade, California
Militia (CM)
After 5 January 1865, Sherman Guard, Company
E, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, CM
Initial Date of Organization: June 16, 1864
Date of Mustering Out of State Service:
August 3, 1866
Date of Mustering Back into State Service: 11 November 1869
Date of Final Mustering out of State
Service: 5 March 1879
Inclusive dates of units papers: 1864-1866 Geographical Location or Locations: San Francisco City
& County
Papers on file at the California State Archives:
a. Organization Papers 1 document (1864)
b. Bonds none
c. Correspondence (Unclassified letters) 4 documents (1864-1865)
d. Election Returns 4 documents (1864-1865)
e. Exempt Certificates, Applications for none
f. Muster Rolls, Monthly returns 5 documents (1864-1866)
g. Oaths Qualifications 9 documents (1864-1865)
h. Orders none
i. Receipts, invoices 1 document (1864)
j. Requisitions 1 document (1864)
k. Resignations 3 documents (1864-1865)
l. Target Practice Reports none
m. Other none