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 218-225.


 

Second Regiment of Cavalry

Company C

 

Name

Rank

Place of Enrollment

Date of Enlistment

Date of Muster

Remarks

Richard J. Falls

Captain

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

Sept. 21, 1861

Resigned Oct. 25, 1861

Henry B. Mellen

Captain

San Francisco

Oct. 26, 1861

Nov. 4, 1861

Promoted from 1st Lieut.; promoted Maj., June 4, 1865.

Allen Tillinghast

Captain

San Francisco

June 5, 1865

June 5, 1865

Promoted from 1st Lieut. Co. D; discharged at Camp

 

 

 

 

 

Union, Cal., May 30, 1866, with company.

Henry B. Mellen

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

 

Promoted Captain, Oct. 26, 1861.

Matthew H. Marsland

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Oct. 26, 1861

Oct. 26, 1861

Resigned Oct. 31, 1862

Alexander N. Runyon

1st Lieut.

Sacramento, Cal.

Jan. 1, 1863

Dec. 30, 1864

Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. H; transferred to Co. L.

Stephen R. Davis

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Feb. 10, 1863

 

Transferred from Co. L.; mustered out at San Fran-

 

 

 

 

 

cisco, Dec. 19, 1864, per Dept. of Pacific, S.O. No. 254.

Francis McKenna

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Dec. 19, 1864

Mar. 25, 1865

Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. G; mustere dout at Camp

 

 

 

 

 

Union, Cal., May 30, 1866, with company.

Henry W. Williams

2d Lieut.

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

Sept. 21, 1861

Dishonorably discharged, Jan. 27, 1863.

Allen Tillinghast

2d Lieut.

Fort Crook, Cal.

Mar. 9, 1863

Mar. 9, 1863

Promoted 1st Lieut. Co. D, May 6, 1864.

James C. Roley

2d Lieut.

San Francisco

Mar. 2, 1863

Mar. 30, 1865

Mustered out May 30, 1865, per Dept. of Cal., S.O. No.

 

 

 

 

 

77, of 1866.

Matthew H. Marsland

1st Sergt

San Francisco

Oct. 10, 1861

Oct. 10, 1861

Promoted 1st Lieut., Oct. 26, 1861.

Peter Conery

1st Sergt

San Francisco

Oct. 10, 1861

Oct. 10, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Oct. 13, 1864, expira-

 

 

 

 

 

tion of term of service.

Frederick Kuhn

1st Sergt

San Francisco

Oct. 15, 1864

Oct. 17, 1864

Vet. Vol.; former service, see Corporals; discharged at

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco, Oct. 15, 1865, ex. Of term of service.

Milton J. Robinson

1st Sergt

San Francisco

Dec. 29, 1864

Dec. 29, 1864

Vet. Vol.; former service, see Privates; discharged at

 

 

 

 

 

Camp Union, Cal., May 30, 1866 with company.

Benjamin F. Hunsaker

Q.M. Sergt

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

Sept. 21, 1861

Deserted at Fort Crook, Cal., Nov. 10, 1862.

Josiah Countryman

Q.M. Sergt

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

Sept. 21, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Oct. 13, 1864, expira-

 

 

 

 

 

tion of term of service.

James E. Mason

Q.M. Sergt

San Francisco

Nov. 10, 1864

Nov. 15, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 30, 1866, with Co.

Charles Hedeman

Com'y Sergt

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

Sept. 21, 1861

Reenlisted as Vet. Vol. At Fort Crook, Cal., Jan 4, 1864;

 

 

 

 

 

disch'd at Ft. Crook, Cal., April 10, 1865, for disability.

Palle F. Herlowe

Com'y Sergt

San Francisco

Oct. 18, 1864

Oct. 18, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 30, 1866, with Co.

Henry K. Anthony

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

Sept. 21, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Oct. 13, 1864, expira-

 

 

 

 

 

tion of term of service.

Andrew Torg Curtis

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

Sept. 21, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Oct. 13, 1864, expira-

 

 

 

 

 

tion of term of service.

Frederick Sturm

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 24, 1861

Sept. 24, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Oct. 13, 1864, expira-

 

 

 

 

 

tion of term of service.

John F. Wall

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 28, 1861

Sept. 28, 1861

Reenlisted as Vet. Vol. Dec. 23, 1863 at San Francisco.

 

 

 

 

 

For final discharge, see Privates.

Charles R. Rund

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 30, 1861

Sept. 30, 1861

Died of typhoid fever at Fort Crook, Cal., Dec. 6, 1863.

Myron E. Goodell

Sergeant

San Francisco

Oct. 4, 1861

Oct. 4, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Oct. 13, 1864, expira-

 

 

 

 

 

tion of term of service.

James H. Thompson

Sergeant

San Francisco

Dec. 24, 1863

Dec. 24, 1863

Vet. Vol.; former service, see Privates; discharged at

 

 

 

 

 

Camp Union, Cal., May 30, 1866 with company.

Charles C. De Castro

Sergeant

San Francisco

Dec. 24, 1863

Dec. 24, 1863

Vet. Vol.; former service, see Privates; mustered out

 

 

 

 

 

at Camp Union, Cal., May 30, 1866 with company.

Charles T. Jones

Sergeant

San Francisco

Oct. 24, 1864

Oct. 24, 1864

Died at Fort Crook, Cal., April 8, 1865

George Ebner

Sergeant

San Francisco

Nov. 7, 1864

Nov. 7, 1864

Vet. Vol.; former service, see Privates; mustered out

 

 

 

 

 

at Camp Union, Cal., May 30, 1866 with company.

Frederick Johnson

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

Sept. 21, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Oct. 13, 1864, expira-

 

 

 

 

 

tion of term of service.

Joseph C. Rice

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

Sept. 21, 1861

Deserted at Fort Crook, Cal., Aug. 10, 1862.

Frederick Kuhn

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

Sept. 21, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Oct. 13, 1864, expira-

 

 

 

 

 

tion of term of service; reenlisted at a Vet. Vol. For one year,