California Militia and National
Guard Unit Histories
Union Guard
(Union Corps)(Quicy, Pumas County)
Military Unit Designation:
Union Guard, 5th Brigade,
California Militia
After 1864, Union Corps,
5th Brigade, California Militia
Date of Organization:
June 20, 1863
Date of Disbanding: October 11, 1866
Inclusive dates of units papers: 1863-1864
Geographical Location or Locations: Quincy, Plumas County
Papers on file at the
California State Archives:
a. Organization Papers
1 document (1863)
b. Bonds none
c. Correspondence (Unclassified letters) 19 documents (1863-1864)
d. Election Returns none
e. Exempt Certificates, Applications for none
f. Muster Rolls, Monthly returns none
g. Oaths Qualifications 4 documents (1863)
h. Orders none
i. Receipts, invoices 2 documents (1863)
j. Requisitions 1 document (1863)
k. Resignations 3 documents (1863-1864)
l. Target Practice Reports none
m. Other none
Extract from and linck
to Official History
"...the Union
Guard was disbanded under the name Union Corps during the year
1864-1865."
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
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