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