California Militia and National Guard Unit Histories
Trueman Head Rifles
 
 
Official or Other Titles: Trueman Head Rifles, Company F, 5th Brigade, California Militia
Location: French Gulch, Shasta County
Mustered in: June 23, 1863
Date of Disbanding: Aug. 20, 1866
Inclusive dates of units papers: 1863-1866
 
 
Papers on file at the California State Archives

a. Organization Papers 1 document (1863)
b. Bonds 1 document (1864)
c. Correspondence (Unclassified letters) 15 documents (1863-1864)
d. Election Returns 3 documents (1864-1866)
e. Exempt Certificates, Applications for none
f. Muster Rolls, Monthly returns 8 documents (1863-1866)
g. Oaths Qualifications 7 documents (1863-1865)
h. Orders none
i. Receipts, invoices 3 documents (1863-1866)
j. Requisitions 1 document (1863)
k. Resignations none
l. Target Practice Reports none
m. Other none

Miscellaneous:

The members adapted the name of Trueman Head Rifles to show honor to one of California's most prominent frontiersmen, who was more generally known under the euphonious title of `California Joe'. Truman Head was appointed Chief of Scouts by Brevet Brigadier General George A. Custer for the U.S. Cavalry.
 
 
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History of the Trueman Head Rifles
 
 
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Updated 8 February 2016