California Civil War Rosters
From the book “Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867”
by Brig.-Gen. Richard H. Orton, pub. 1890
Transcribed Kathy Sedler, © Oct 2005.
First Regiment of Infantry
Company A
|
NAME |
RANK |
PLACE OF ENROLLMENT |
DATE OF ENLISTMENT |
DATE OF MUSTER |
REMARKS |
|
Edward A. Rigg |
Captain |
San Francisco |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Promoted Major, Sept. 5, 1861. |
|
Edward B. Willis |
Captain |
Oroville, Cal. |
Sept. 5, 1861 |
Sept. 5, 1861 |
Promoted from 1st Lieut., Sept. 5, 1861; promoted Major, May 5, 1863. |
|
Robert M. Crandall |
Captain |
Las Cruces, N.M. |
Feb. 7, 1863 |
May 14, 1863 |
Promoted from 1st Lieut. Co. G; mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, with company. |
|
Edward B. Willis |
1st Lieut. |
Oroville, Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Promoted Capt., Sept. 5, 1861. |
|
Nicholas S. Davis |
1st Lieut. |
Calaveras Co., Cal. |
Sept. 5, 1861 |
Sept. 5, 1861 |
Promoted from 2d Lieut., Sept. 5, 1861; promoted Capt. Co. K, Mar. 16, 1862. |
|
William Moore |
1st Lieut. |
blank |
Jan. 11, 1862 |
blank |
Declined. |
|
Erastus W. Wood |
1st Lieut. |
Franklin, Tex. |
Mar. 1, 1863 |
Mar. 1, 1863 |
Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. H; commissioned Capt. Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., May 12, 1865. |
|
Nicholas S. Davis |
2d Lieut. |
Calaveras Co., Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Promoted 1st Lieut., Sept. 5, 1861. |
|
James B. Whittemore |
2d Lieut. |
San Francisco |
Sept. 5, 1861 |
Sept. 5, 1861 |
Promoted from Sergt.-Major, Sept. 5, 1861; promoted 1st Lieut. Co. G, Oct. 25, 1862. |
|
William F. Ellsworth |
2d Lieut. |
Santa Fe, N.M. |
Oct. 26, 1862 |
Oct. 26, 1862 |
Promoted from private Co. K; must’d out at Ft. Union, N.M., Oct. 12, 1864, per instructions from Com’y of Musters, Dept. N.M., Santa Fe, Oct. 7, 1864. See Co. B. |
|
Ephraim W. Hoyt |
2d Lieut. |
blank |
May 4, 1864 |
blank |
Never must’d as Lieut.; discharged as Sergt. of Co. D. |
|
George W. Sanders |
1st Sergeant |
Calaveras Co., Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. in Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., at Fort Union, N.M., Dec. 10, 1863. |
|
David Doole |
Sergeant |
San Francisco |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
David F. Zea |
Sergeant |
Calaveras Co., Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. in Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., at Santa Fe, N.M., March 31, 1864. |
|
John Heath |
Sergeant |
San Francisco |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Discharged at Santa Fe, N.M., Sept. 5, 1863, disability. |
|
Henry Ware |
Sergeant |
Calaveras Co., Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
William Nelson |
Sergeant |
Oroville, Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Prom’td 2d Lieut. Co. F, Oct. 23, 1863, at Ft. Union, N.M. |
|
Anthony Anderson |
Corporal |
Calaveras Co., Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Joseph B. Chichester |
Corporal |
Calaveras Co., Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. in Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., at Santa Fe, N.M., Feb. 29, 1864. |
|
Joseph Daniels |
Corporal |
Oroville, Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. in Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., at Fort Union, N.M., Feb. 18, 1864. |
|
Orlando Johnson |
Corporal |
Oroville, Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
John H. Van Order |
Fifer |
San Francisco |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., at Fort Union, N.M., Dec. 9, 1863. |
|
Andrew J. Simpson |
Musician |
San Francisco |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., at Fort Union, N.M., Dec. 7, 1863. |
|
Adams, Alexander |
Private |
San Francisco |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Andrews, Joseph |
Private |
San Francisco |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Andrews, Stiles B. |
Private |
San Francisco |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., at Fort Union, N.M., Dec. 15, 1863. |
|
Augustin, Abram |
Private |
San Francisco |
Jan. 9, 1862 |
blank |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Jan. 12, 1865, expiration of term of service. |
|
Aufenanger, John |
Private |
Calaveras Co., Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Bannaghan, Michael |
Private |
San Francisco |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Reenlisted as Vet. Vol., Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., at Santa Fe, N.M., Feb. 28, 1864. |
|
Beaver, Henry |
Private |
Oroville, Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Reenlisted as Vet. Vol., Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., at Santa Fe, N.M., Feb. 28, 1864. |
|
Benny, Henry |
Private |
San Francisco |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Reenlisted as Vet. Vol., Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., at Fort Union, N.M., Dec. 12, 1863. |
|
Bernhart, John M. |
Private |
Fort Union, N.M. |
Mar. 30, 1864 |
Mar. 30, 1864 |
Vet. Vol.; transferred from Co. K; transferred to Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols. |
|
Boyle, Henry |
Private |
Oroville, Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Brady, Patrick |
Private |
Calaveras Co., Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Reenlisted as Vet. Vol., Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., at Santa Fe, N.M., Mar. 31, 1864. |
|
Bugbe, J. Westley |
Private |
C’p Downey, Cal. |
Sept. 3, 1861 |
Sept. 3, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Carter, John L. |
Private |
C’p Latham, Cal. |
Feb. 3, 1862 |
Feb. 3, 1862 |
Transferred to Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols. |
|
Chase, George |
Private |
C’p Downey, Cal. |
Sept. 3, 1861 |
Sept. 3, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Chauncey, Joseph R. |
Private |
San Francisco |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Coghlan, Thomas |
Private |
San Francisco |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Mustered out at Santa Fe, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Cowan, James |
Private |
Los Angeles, Cal. |
Nov. 6, 1861 |
Nov. 6, 1861 |
Deserted at Grassy Camp, A.T., while en route to Tucson; apprehended at Antelope Peak, and sent to Fort Yuma, Cal.; deserted again Oct. 31, 1862. |
|
Cowden, William |
Private |
Los Angeles, Cal. |
Nov. 17, 1861 |
Nov. 17, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Nov. 29, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Curley, John M. |
Private |
C’p Downey, Cal. |
Sept. 12, 1861 |
Sept. 12, 1861 |
Transferred to Co. D, July 19, 1862. |
|
Dalton, William |
Private |
San Francisco |
Aug. 25, 1861 |
Aug. 25, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., at Fort Union, N.M., Dec. 10, 1863. |
|
Darling, George |
Private |
Oroville, Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., at Fort Union, N.M., Feb. 18, 1864. |
|
Davis, Joshua |
Private |
Oroville, Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Dickey, Samuel A. |
Private |
Oroville, Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Dugid, George |
Private |
Calaveras Co., Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., at Fort Union, N.M., Dec. 14, 1863. |
|
Edmonds, Harvey |
Private |
San Francisco |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., at Santa Fe, N.M., Feb. 28, 1864. |
|
Ellis, A. Irving |
Private |
San Francisco |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Ellis, Daniel W. |
Private |
Oroville, Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Emery, John |
Private |
Camp Latham, Cal. |
Jan. 20, 1862 |
Jan. 20, 1862 |
Dishonorably discharged at Tucson, A.T., July 17, 1862, for disloyalty, by sentence of G.C.M. |
|
Fisher, Simeon |
Private |
Oroville, Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Transferred to Co. B, Sept. 27, 1861. |
|
Garman, John A. |
Private |
Oroville, Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Deserted at Camp Wright, March 17, 1862. |
|
Gorrie, Robert |
Private |
Oroville, Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Co. A, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols., at Santa Fe, N.M., March 31, 1864. |
|
Haggart, Gilbert |
Private |
Calaveras Co., Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Hart, Robert B. |
Private |
San Francisco |
Jan. 9, 1862 |
blank |
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., Jan. 12, 1865, expiration of term of service. |
|
Hiteshen, John T. |
Private |
Calaveras Co., Cal. |
Aug. 15, 1861 |
Aug. 24, 1861 |