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 by © Sandy Neder, pp 200-209.
Second Regiment of Cavalry
Company A
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Name |
Rank |
Place of Enrollment |
Date of Enlistment |
Date of Muster |
Remarks |
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Edwin A. Rowe |
Captain |
San Francisco |
Sept. 10, 1861 |
Oct. 2, 1861 |
Resigned Oct. 10, 1862 |
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David J. Berry |
Captain |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Oct. 12, 1862 |
Jan. 20, 1864 |
Died at Camp Union, Cal., May 9, 1865, of inflamma- |
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tion of bowels, liver, and lungs. Was wounded in |
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an Indian fight at Bear River, U.T. |
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David B. Akey |
Captain |
San Francisco |
Nov. 10, 1862 |
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Transferred to Co. A. from Co. E, Nov. 19, 1862; mustered |
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out at Camp Union, Ca., April 7, 1866, with Co. |
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Edward B. Loring |
Captain |
San Francisco |
June 5, 1865 |
June 5, 1865 |
1st Lieut. From Aug. 19, 1864 to June 5, 1865; mustered |
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out at Camp Union, Ca., April 7, 1866, with Co. |
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Theodore H. Goodman |
1st Lieut. |
San Francisco |
Sept. 10, 1861 |
Oct. 2, 1861 |
1st Lieu. Until Dec. 11, 1861; Regtl. Adjt. Until April |
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23, 1862; promoted Capt. Co. G, May 20, 1862. |
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George R. McDonald |
1st Lieut. |
San Francisco |
Sept. 25, 1861 |
Oct. 22, 1861 |
Transferred to Co. H, 2d Cav., April 22, 1862. |
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Herman Noble |
1st Lieut. |
San Francisco |
May 21, 1862 |
May 21, 1862 |
Promoted from 2d Lieut. Same company; promoted to |
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Capt. Co. E, Nov. 20, 1862. |
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Royal L. Westbrook |
1st Lieut. |
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Nov. 19, 1862 |
Nov. 19, 1862 |
Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. M; promoted Capt. And |
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A.Q.M., Feb. 10, 1864. |
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William G. Overend |
1st Lieut. |
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May 18, 1865 |
Aug. 29, 1865 |
Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. B; mustered out at Camp |
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Union, Cal., April 7, 1866, per Dept. of Cal. |
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Herman Noble |
2d. Lieut. |
San Francisco |
Sept. 10, 1861 |
Sept. 10, 1861 |
Promoted 1st Lieut., May 21, 1862 |
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Thos. S. Harris |
2d. Lieut. |
San Francisco |
May 24, 1862 |
May 24, 1862 |
Promoted from Sergt.-Major; promoted 1st Lieut. And |
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Adjt., Sept. 7, 1862. |
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Anthony Ethen |
2d. Lieut. |
C'p Douglas, U.T. |
Sept. 7, 1862 |
Jan. 17, 1864 |
Promoted from First Sergt.; mustered out at Camp |
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Douglas, U.T., Oct. 22, 1864, by consolidation of Co. |
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James W. Hepburn |
2d. Lieut. |
San Francisco |
May 8, 1865 |
May 8, 1865 |
Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., April 7, 1866, with Co. |
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Anthony Ethen |
1st Sergeant |
Contra Costa, Cal. |
Sept. 6, 1862 |
Oct. 2, 1861 |
Promoted 2d Lieut., Sept. 7, 1862 |
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John A. Kinnear |
1st Sergeant |
Contra Costa, Cal. |
Sept. 5, 1862 |
Oct. 2, 1861 |
Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, ex- |
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piration of term of service. |
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James F. Taber |
1st Sergeant |
C'p Conness, I.T. |
Aug. 13, 1864 |
Sept. 18, 1864 |
Vet. Vol.; former service, see privates; mustered out |
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at Camp Union, Cal., April 7, 1866 with company. |
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Thomas M. Bickford |
1st Sergeant |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Feb. 8, 1865 |
Feb. 8, 1865 |
Discharged at Camp Babbitt, Cal., Feb. 15, 1866, for |
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disability. |
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Richard O. Etling |
Q.M. Sergt. |
Presidio, S.F. |
Sept. 10, 1861 |
Oct. 2, 1861 |
Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, ex- |
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piration of term of service. |
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Nathaniel Bartlett |
Q.M. Sergt |
San Francisco |
Dec. 31, 1864 |
Jan. 6, 1865 |
Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., April 7, 1866, with Co. |
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George K. Swan |
Com'y Sergt. |
Contra Costa, Cal. |
Sept. 5, 1862 |
Oct. 2, 1861 |
Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, ex- |
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piration of term of service. |
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Frederick L. Wheeler |
Com'y Sergt |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Oct. 13, 1864 |
Oct. 13, 1864 |
Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., April 7, 1866, with Co. |
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Francis A. Rockford |
Sergeant |
Contra Costa, Cal. |
Sept. 6, 1861 |
Oct. 2, 1861 |
Deserted at Fort Churchill, Nev., July 1, 1862. |
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John L. Stevenson |
Sergeant |
Contra Costa, Cal. |
Sept. 5, 1862 |
Oct. 2, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. Sept. 19, 1864; mustered out |
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at Camp Union, Cal., July 5, 1865, per G.O. No. 61. |
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Augustus E. Steinmetz |
Sergeant |
Contra Costa, Cal. |
Sept. 5, 1862 |
Oct. 2, 1861 |
Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, ex- |
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piration of term of service. |
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James H. Cheney |
Sergeant |
Contra Costa, Cal. |
Sept. 5, 1862 |
Oct. 2, 1861 |
Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, ex- |
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piration of term of service. |
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Matthew Kearney |
Sergeant |
Presidio, S.F. |
Sept. 10, 1861 |
Oct. 2, 1861 |
Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, ex- |
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piration of term of service. |
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David C. Jewell |
Sergeant |
Contra Costa, Cal. |
Sept. 5, 1862 |
Oct. 2, 1861 |
Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, ex- |
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piration of term of service. |
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George Sowerwine |
Sergeant |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Jan. 19, 1865 |
Jan. 19, 1865 |
Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., April 7, 1866, with Co. |
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Henry Hacke |
Sergeant |
San Francisco |
Aug. 20, 1864 |
Aug. 22, 1864 |
Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., April 7, 1866, with Co. |
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Isaac McBride |
Sergeant |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Dec. 28, 1864 |
Dec. 28, 1864 |
Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., April 7, 1866, with Co. |
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William Couse |
Sergeant |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Feb. 6, 1865 |
Feb. 6, 1865 |
Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., April 7, 1866, with Co. |
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William Chatfield |
Sergeant |
San Francisco |
Jan. 21, 1865 |
Jan. 21, 1865 |
Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., April 7, 1866, with Co. |
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William P. Dunnington |