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 225-233.


 

Second Regiment of Cavalry

Company D

 

Name

Rank

Place of Enrollment

Date of Enlistment

Date of Muster

Remarks

Moses A. McLaughlin

Captain

San Francisco

Sept. 10, 1861

Sept. 10, 1861

Dismissed the service by sentence of G.C.M.; disa-

 

 

 

 

 

bility resulting from dismissal removed by order of

 

 

 

 

 

the President of the United States, Oct. 23, 1867.

Thomas Barker

Captain

San Francisco

Jan. 22, 1864

Feb. 25, 1864

Resigned Nov. 30, 1864; promoted from 1st Lieut., Co. G.

William L. Knight

Captain

San Francisco

Jan. 6, 1865

Jan. 13, 1865

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

 

 

 

 

 

Union, Cal., May 29, 1866, with company.

George D. French

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Sept. 10, 1861

Sept. 10, 1861

Discharged per S.O. No. 231, Dept. of Pac., Oct. 10, 1863

Allen Tillinghast

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

April 28, 1864

May 12, 1864

Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co.C; commissioned Campt.

 

 

 

 

 

Co. C., May 18, 1865.

Eli F. Maynard

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

May 18, 1865

June 8, 1865

Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co.E, June 8, 1865; mustered

 

 

 

 

 

out at Camp Union, Cal., May 29, 1866, with Co.

James C. Doughty

2d Lieut.

San Francisco

Sept. 10, 1861

Sept. 10, 1861

Promoted 1st Lieut. Co. G, June 19, 1862

Thomas Barker

2d Lieut.

Visalia, Cal.

June 19, 1862

June 19, 1862

Promoted 1st Lieut. Co. G, Feb. 1, 1863.

McKelvie J. Unger

2d Lieut.

Camp Babbitt, Cal.

Mar. 7, 1863

Mar. 7, 1863

Dismissed the service Jan. 21, 1864. See Co.B, Native

 

 

 

 

 

Cavalry.

Charles Tagge

2d Lieut.

San Francisco

Jan. 21, 1864

Jan. 12, 1865

Promoted from Sergt. Major; commissioned 1st Lieut.

 

 

 

 

 

Co.I, April 30, 1865.

Geo. H. Robinson

2d Lieut.

San Francisco

April 30, 1865

May 13, 1865

Promoted from Bugler Co. F; mustered out at Camp

 

 

 

 

 

Union, Cal., May 29, 1866, with company.

Geo. W. Suits

1st Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 10, 1861

Sept. 10, 1861

Deserted at Camp Latham, Cal., March 24, 1862.

Hugh Mewhinney

1st Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 12, 1861

Deserted at Camp Babbitt, Cal., March 15, 1863; sur-

 

 

 

 

 

rendered at Camp Douglas, U.T., April 19, 1863;

 

 

 

 

 

transferred to Co. A, Sept. 3, 1863.

Charles T. Jones

1st Sergeant

San Francisco

Oct. 4, 1861

Oct. 4, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Sept. 26, 1864, expira-

 

 

 

 

 

tion of term of service.

John Burns

1st Sergeant

San Francisco

May 4, 1864

May 5, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 229, 1866, with Co.

George O. Field

Q.M. Sergt.

San Francisco

Sept. 25, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Oct. 4, 1864, expira-

 

 

 

 

 

tion of term of service.

Fernando A. Peel

Q.M. Sergt.

San Francisco

Oct. 3, 1861

Oct. 3, 1861

Promoted 1st Lieut. And R.Q.M.

John M. McGilveray

Q.M. Sergt.

Sacramento, Cal.

June 17, 1864

June 17, 1864

Appointed Regtl. Q.M. Sergt., Aug. 1, 1865.

Henry S. Stoddard

Q.M. Sergt.

San Francisco

June 30, 1864

July 7, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 229, 1866, with Co.

Crannell Amer

Com'y Sergt.

San Francisco

Oct. 2, 1861

Oct. 2, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Oct. 4, 1864, expiration

 

 

 

 

 

of term of service.

Francis C. Green

Com'y Sergt.

Sacramento, Cal.

Oct. 4, 1864

Oct. 4, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 229, 1866, with Co.

George G. Brannan

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 10, 1861

Sept. 10, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Oct. 4, 1864, expira-

 

 

 

 

 

tion of term of service.

James Wilson

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 10, 1861

Sept. 10, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Sept. 24, 1864, expira-

 

 

 

 

 

tion of term of service.

John S. Daly

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 10, 1861

Sept. 10, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Sept. 24, 1864, expira-

 

 

 

 

 

tion of term of service.

John Mewhinney

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 12, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Sept. 24, 1864, expira-

 

 

 

 

 

tion of term of service.

James B. Lanigan

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 25, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Sept. 26, 1864, expira-

 

 

 

 

 

tion of term of service.

George W. Morse

Sergeant

San Francisco

Mar. 3, 1862

April 30, 1864

Deserted from Co. L, July 8, 1862, transferred to Co. D;

 

 

 

 

 

and restored to duty, Mar. 4, 1864; mustered out at

 

 

 

 

 

Camp Union, Cal., May 29, 1866, with company.

Frank Broggan

Sergeant

Sacramento, Cal.

Mar. 25, 1864

Mar. 25, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 29, 1866, with Co.

Houston Beal

Sergeant

Sacramento, Cal.

April 25, 1864

April 25, 1864

Absent on detached service at time of muster out of

 

 

 

 

 

company; discharge furnished June 11, 1866.

Frederick L. Farr

Sergeant

San Francisco

Aug. 30, 1864

Aug. 31, 1864

Disch'd at C'p Union, Cal., Jan. 5, 1865, for disability.

John K. Walls

Sergeant

Sacramento, Cal.

Oct. 18, 1864

Oct. --, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 229, 1866, with Co.

William W. Coons

Sergeant

Sacramento, Cal.

Oct. 20, 1864

Oct. 20, 1864

Must'd