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 257-267.


 

Second Regiment of Cavalry

Company H

 

Name

Rank

Place of Enrollment

Date of Enlistment

Date of Muster

Remarks

Daniel McLean

Captain

San Francisco

Sept. 5, 1861

Sept. 5, 1861

Remustered Jan. 5, 1865; mustered out at Presidio, S.F., April 26, 1866, with company.

Merrill E. West

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Sept. 24, 1861

Sept. 24, 1861

Resigned Oct. 15, 1861.

Geo. R. McDonald

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Sept. 25, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Transferred from Co. I; resigned May 1, 1862.

William H. Chipman

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Oct. 15, 1861

Oct. 15, 1861

Promoted from Sergt.; resigned April 9, 1862.

Ignatius S. Jenkins

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Nov. 13, 1861

Nov. 19, 1861

Transferred to 1st Lieut. And Q.M. Regtl. Staff.

Augustus W. Starr

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

July 23, 1862

 

Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. F, July 23, 1862; promoted Capt. Of Co. F, Feb. 10, 1863.

Cyrus D. Clark

1st Lieut.

C'p Douglas, U.T.

Feb. 10, 1863

Jan. 20, 1864

Mustered out at San Francisco, Jan. 5, 1865, per S.O. No. 254, Dept. of Pacific, of 1864.

Richard A. Osmer

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Mar. 8, 1865

Mar. 8, 1865

Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. K; must'd out at Presidio, San Francisco, April 26, 1866, with company.

Allen H. Bewley

2d Lieut.

San Francisco

Sept. 24, 1861

Sept. 24, 1861

Resigned Aug. 27, 1862.

Alexander N. Runyon

2d Lieut.

San Francisco

Aug. 27, 1862

Aug. 27, 1862

Promoted from R.Q.M. Sergt.; promoted 1st Lieut. Co. C, Jan. 21, 1863.

James Bradley

2d Lieut.

 

Jan. 17, 1863

Feb. 5, 1863

Promoted from 1st Sergt. Co. L; promoted 1st Lieut. Co. G, Feb. 18, 1864.

Harvey G. Wilder

2d Lieut.

Sacramento, Cal.

Jan. 6, 1864

Jan. 12, 1865

Promoted 1st Lieut. Co. G, June 24, 1865.

Horatio G. Homer

2d Lieut.

 

Nov. 4, 1865

 

Not mustered; company below the minimum.

Andrew H. Alexander

1st Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 5, 1861

Sept. 5, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Joseph Simcox

1st Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 5, 1861

Sept. 5, 1861

Deserted from Camp Douglas, U.T., Sept. 11, 1863; apprehended Nov. 28, 1863; deserted Jan. 2, 1864; surrendered at Camp Union, Cal., June 21, 1864; mustered out at San Francisco, Mar. 23, 1865, expiration of term of service.

William H. Rivers

1st Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 12, 1861

Discharged at Camp Douglas, U.T., Mar. 16, 1863, per Dept. S.O. No. 59, of March, 1863.

Benjamin Harris

1st Sergeant

San Francisco

June 6, 1862

June 20, 1864

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., April 8, 1865, at Sacramento, Cal.; reduced to the ranks, Aug. 1, 1865.

Newton Young

1st Sergeant

Sacramento, Cal.

April 3, 1865

April 5, 1865

Must'd out at Drum Bar'cks, Cal., April 20, 1866, with Co.

George P. Ham

Q.M. Sergt

San Francisco

May 17, 1864

May 18, 1864

Must'd out at Drum Bar'cks, Cal., April 20, 1866, with Co.

William H.H. McKee

Q.M. Sergt

San Francisco

Sept. 7, 1861

Sept. 7, 1861

Disch'd at Fort Churchill, Nev., Aug. 26, 1862, disability.

Stuart L. Robinson

Q.M. Sergt

San Francisco

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 12, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Demetrius W. Bracey

Q.M. Sergt

San Francisco

Dec. 12, 1864

Dec. 12, 1864

Must'd out at Drum Bar'cks, Cal., April 20, 1866, with Co.

John W. Kilgore

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 5, 1861

Sept. 5, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Philip Schaub

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 5, 1861

Sept. 5, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

William H. Chipman

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 5, 1861

Sept. 5, 1861

Promoted 1st Lieut., Oct. 15, 1861.

Charles B. Seaver

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 5, 1861

Sept. 5, 1861

Deserted at Fort Churchill, Nev., Mar. 15, 1862.

Warren S. Pierce

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 5, 1861

Sept. 5, 1861

Disch'd at Ft. Churchill, Nev., Aug. 26, 1862, disability.

John J. Russo

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 12, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Fred. Cooper

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

Sept. 21, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Albert Sinclair

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

Sept. 21, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

James Cantillon

Sergeant

San Francisco

Oct. 7, 1861

Oct. 7, 1861

Died at Camp Douglas, U.T., Feb. 4, 1863, of wounds received in battle of Bear River, U.T., Jan. 29, 1863.

John Frank

Sergeant

Ft. Churchill, Nev.

Dec. 4, 1861

Jan. 20, 1864

Transferred to Co. M, Oct. 22, 1864.

Alexander Black

Sergeant

San Francisco

Jan. 10, 1864

Jan. 11, 1864

Must'd out at Drum Bar'cks, Cal., April 20, 1866, with Co.

Timothy Connelly

Sergeant

San Francisco

Mar. 13, 1864

Mar. 14, 1864

Mustered out at Presidio, S.F., April 26, 1866, with Co.

Charles A. Colville

Sergeant

San Francisco

May 6, 1864

May 7, 1864

Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., March 7, 1865.

Charles W. Hanson

Sergeant

San Francisco

Aug. 23, 1864

Aug. 23, 1864

Must'd out at Drum Bar'cks, Cal., April 20, 1866, with Co.

Charles Wilson

Sergeant

San Francisco

June 21, 1864

July 7, 1864

Must'd out at San Francisco, April 26, 1866, with Co.

Dewey Hoover

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 2, 1864

Sept. 2, 1864

Disch'd at C'p Union, Cal., Sept. 1, 1865, for disability.

James Jameson

Sergeant

San Francisco

Oct. 8, 1864

Oct. 12, 1864

Must'd out at Drum Bar'cks, Cal., April 20, 1866, with Co.

Calvin R. Prouty

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 5, 1861

Sept. 5, 1861

Deserted at Fort Churchill, Nev., April 15, 1862; surrendered May 6, 1865; disch'd at C'p Union, Cal., Feb. 1, 1866, per Dept. of Cal., S.O. No. 19, of Jan. 27, 1866.

William Aulls

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 5, 1861

Sept. 5, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Charles J. Hill

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 7, 1861

Sept. 7, 1861

Deserted at Fort Churchill, Nev., March 17, 1862; surrendered while in Co. H, 6th Inf., Cal. Vols., April 16, 1865, and transferred back to company; deserted again Sept. 10, 1865, while en route from Camp Union, Cal., to Drum Barracks, Cal.

John Mathews

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 10, 1861

Sept. 10, 1861

Deserted at Camp Alert, Cal., Oct. 19, 1861.

Gilbert B. Rickers

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 10, 1861

Sept. 10, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Frank C. Badger

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 13, 1861

Sept. 13, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Russell Cossett

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 16, 1861

Sept. 16, 1861

Deserted at Fort Churchill, Nev., June 10, 1862.

Andrew M.C. Kilgore

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 20, 1861

Sept. 20, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

John Barry

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

Sept. 21, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Frederick T. Jackman

Corporal

San Francisco

Oct. 4, 1861

Oct. 4, 1861

Deserted at Fort Churchill, Nev., May 15, 1862.

Patrick Frawley

Corporal

San Francisco

Oct. 14, 1861

Oct. 14, 1861

Died at Camp Douglas, U.T., Feb. 9, 1863, of wounds received in battle of Bear River, Jan. 29, 1863.

Frank A. Farley

Corporal

Ft. Churchill, Nev.

Aug. 28, 1862

Jan. 20, 1864

Promoted to Sergeant Co. M.

John Holland

Corporal

Ft. Churchill, Nev.