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 .242-250
Second Regiment of Cavalry
Company F
|
Name |
Rank |
Place of Enrollment |
Date of Enlistment |
Date of Muster |
Remarks |
|
David A. DeMerritt |
Captain |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Resigned Feb. 10, 1863, to accept commission at Captain in the 2d Mass. Cavalry. |
|
Augustus W. Starr |
Captain and Bvt. Major |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Feb. 10, 1863 |
Feb. 10, 1863 |
Commissioned 2d Lieut. Of Co. at its organization; promoted 1st Lieut. Co. H, July 23, 1862; promoted Captain Co. F, Feb. 10, 1863; mustered out at Sacramento, Cal., June 27, 1866, with company. |
|
James M. Ropes |
1st Lieut. |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Promoted Captain of Co. G, Jan. 31, 1863. |
|
William B. Hooper |
1st Lieut. |
Salt Lake, U.T. |
Jan. 31, 1863 |
Jan. 31, 1863 |
Promoted from 2d Lieut; resigned March 18, 1863, to accept a Captaincy and A.C.S., U.S. Vols. |
|
William L. Knight |
1st Lieut. |
Sacramento, Cal. |
May 1, 1863 |
May 1, 1863 |
Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. I, May 1, 1863; promoted Captain Co. D, Jan. 7, 1865. |
|
Henry A. Burnett |
1st Lieut. |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Jan. 10, 1865 |
Jan. 10, 1865 |
Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. K; mustered out at Sacramento, Cal., June 27, 1866, with company. |
|
Augustus W. Starr |
2d Lieut. |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 15, 1861 |
Promoted 1st Lieut Co. H, July 23, 1862. |
|
William B. Hooper |
2d Lieut. |
San Francisco |
July 23, 1863 |
July 23, 1862 |
Promoted 1st Lieut. Same company, Jan. 17, 1863. |
|
Harlow L. Street |
2d Lieut. |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Jan. 22, 1863 |
Jan. 31, 1863 |
Promoted from Sergt. Co. E, Jan. 22, 1863; transferred to Co. K, March 31, 1863. |
|
William W. Elliott |
2d Lieut. |
San Francisco |
Jan. 4, 1865 |
Jan. 10, 1865 |
Promoted from private Co. H; commissioned 1st Lieut. Co. K, May 4, 1865. |
|
Samuel W. Backus |
2d Lieut. |
San Francisco |
June 14, 1865 |
July 29, 1865 |
Pr'mtd from private Co. L, 2d Mass. Cav., June 14, 1865; must'd out at Sacramento, Cal., June 27, 1866, with Co. |
|
Henry A. Burnett |
2d Lieut. |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Feb. 10, 1863 |
|
Transferred from Co. K, Mar. 31, 1863; promoted 1st Lieut., Jan. 10, 1865. |
|
Henry A. Burnett |
1st Sergeant |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Commissioned 2d Lieut. Co. K, Feb. 13, 1863. |
|
James J. Billings |
1st Sergeant |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Promoted 2d Lieut. Co. H, 1st Cal. Cav., Nov. 24, 1863. |
|
William H. Baldwin |
1st Sergeant |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Mustered out at San Francisco, Sept. 24, 1865, expiration of term of service, |
|
Walter Stanley |
1st Sergeant |
Camp Bidwell, Cal. |
Nov. 23, 1863 |
April 30, 1864 |
Must'd out at Sacramento, Cal., June 27, 1866, with Co. |
|
Alexander M. Runyon |
Q.M. Sergt. |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Promoted to Regtl. Q.M. Sergt., April 18, 1862. |
|
William L. Campbell |
Q.M. Sergt. |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Promoted to Regtl. Q.M. Sergt., Jan. 16, 1862. |
|
Geo. A. Manning |
Q.M. Sergt. |
San Francisco |
Sept. 27, 1861 |
Sept. 27, 1861 |
Commissioned in Mass. Battalion, Jan. 29, 1863. |
|
Charles E. Adams |
Q.M. Sergt. |
Benicia Bar'ks, Cal. |
Nov. 25, 1861 |
Nov. 25, 1861 |
Mustered out at San Francisco, Nov. 25, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Thomas P. Carter |
Q.M. Sergt. |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Feb. 18, 1863 |
April 30, 1864 |
Mustered out at San Francisco, Feb. 18, 1866, expiration of term of service. |
|
John Smith |
Com'y Sergt. |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 23, 1864; discharged at Sacramento, Cal., June 27, 1866, with Co. |
|
Robert L. Duncan |
Com'y Sergt. |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Mustered out at San Francisco, Sept. 24, 1864, expiration of term of service; renelisted in same Co., Dec. 28, 1864; commissioned 2d Lieut. Co. K, Mar. 26, 1865. |
|
Charles H. Walcott |
Com'y Sergt. |
Columbia Hill, Cal. |
Nov. 11, 1861 |
Nov. 11, 1861 |
Promoted 2d Lieut. Co. E, Feb. 10, 1863. |
|
Henry R. Miller |
Sergeant |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Appointed Regtl. Com'y Sergt., April 18, 1862. |
|
James Contell |
Sergeant |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Transferred to Co. K, 3rd Inf., Cal. Vols., May 22, 1862. |
|
Alfred Morton |
Sergeant |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Promoted Regimental Commissary Sergt., Jan. 1, 1862. |
|
Lewis F. Samburn |
Sergeant |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Promoted 1st Lieut. Co. H, 1st Cal. Cav., Nov. 10, 1863. |
|
Horace B. Welch |
Sergeant |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Disch'd at San Francisco, July 20, 1862, for disability. |
|
Alexander B. Johnston |
Sergeant |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Promoted 1st Lieut. Co. F, 1st Cal. Cav., Sept. 12, 1863. |
|
Wm. J. Perkins |
Sergeant |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Mustered out at San Francisco, Sept. 24, 1865, expiration of term of service, |
|
Eli F. Maynard |
Sergeant |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Mustered out at San Francisco, Sept. 24, 1865, expiration of term of service, |
|
John G. Hoffer |
Sergeant |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Mustered out at San Francisco, Sept. 24, 1865, expiration of term of service, |
|
Daniel W. Thorndike |
Sergeant |
San Francisco |
Sept. 18, 1861 |
Sept. 18, 1861 |
Mustered out at San Francisco, Sept. 24, 1865, expiration of term of service, |
|
Quincy V.R. Serles |
Sergeant |
Benicia Ars'l, Cal. |
May 4, 1862 |
Dec. 8, 1863 |
Mustered out at San Francisco, May 4, 1865, expiration of term of service. |
|
Moses K. Sanburn |
Sergeant |
San Francisco |
Sept. 15, 1862 |
April 30, 1864 |
Discharged at Fort Crook, Cal., July 6, 1865, per G.O. No. 51, of 1865, Dept. of Cal. |
|
James Reynolds |
Sergeant |
San Francisco |
Oct. 20, 1862 |
April 30, 1864 |
Mustered out at San Francisco, Oct. 20, 1865, expiration of term of service. |
|
Adam J. Drahor |
Sergeant |
Washington, Cal. |
Aug. 1, 1863 |
April 30, 1864 |
Disch'd at San Francisco, Dec. 9, 1864, for disability. |
|
George Banks |
Sergeant |
Camp Bidwell, Cal. |
Oct. 16, 1863 |
April 30, 1864 |
Must'd out at Sacramento, Cal., June 27, 1866, with Co. |
|
Royal J. Farrell |
Sergeant |
Marysville, Cal. |
July 19, 1864 |
July 23, 1864 |
Com'd 2d Lieut. Co. G, 8th Inf., Cal. Vols., Dec. 27, 1864. |
|
Emile Kellner |
Sergeant |
Marysville, Cal. |
Sept. 19, 1864 |
Sept. 19, 1864 |
Must'd out at Sacramento, Cal., June 27, 1866, with Co. |
|
William H. Kent |
Corporal |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Mustered out at San Francisco, Sept. 24, 1865, expiration of term of service, |
|
Geo. W. Hogue |
Corporal |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Mustered out at San Francisco, Sept. 24, 1865, expiration of term of service, |
|
Sullivan Heath |
Corporal |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Promoted 2d Lieut. Co. M, 1st Cal. Cav., May 12, 1863. |
|
William C. Manning |
Corporal |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Commissioned in Mass. Bat., Feb. 13, 1863. |
|
Edward F. Woodward |
Corporal |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Disch'd at Camp Union, Cal., Jan. 6, 1863, for disability. |
|
Rufus H. Clements |
Corporal |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Aug. 29, 1861 |
Sept. 13, 1861 |
Disch'd at San Francisco, July 25, 1862, for disability. |
|
John L. Merriam |
Corporal |
San Francisco |
Sept. 21, 1861 |
Sept. 21, 1861 |
Transferred from Co. E, Sept. 10, 1862; promoted 1st Lieut. Co. L, 1st Cal. Cav., May 6, 1863. |
|
Samuel F. Tucker |
Corporal |
San Francisco |
Sept. 23, 1861 |
Sept. 23, 1861 |
Disch'd at C'p Union, Cal., Mar. 20, 1863, for disability. |
|
George W. Arnold |
Corporal |
San Francisco |
Sept. 23, 1861 |
Sept. 23, 1861 |
Promoted 2d Lieut. Co. G, 1st Cal. Cav., June 13, 1863. |
|
Abram L. Meek |
Corporal |
San Francisco |
July 30, 1862 |
April 30, 1864 |
Mustered out at Fort Crook, Cal., July 6, 1865, expiration of term of service. |
|
Thomas Whiting |
Corporal |
San Francisco |