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 275-283.


 

Second Regiment of Cavalry

Company K

 

Name

Rank

Place of Enrollment

Date of Enlistment

Date of Muster

Remarks

Samuel P. Smith

Captain

El Dorado, Cal.

Sept. 27, 1861

Sept. 27, 1861

Promoted Major, May 9, 1865.

Harlow L. Street

Captain

San Francisco

April 30, 1865

May 9, 1865

Promoted from 1st Lieut.; discharged at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with company.

Darwin Chase

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Sept. 27, 1861

Sept. 27, 1861

Died Feb. 4, 1863, of wounds received in the battle of Bear River, U.T., Jan. 20, 1863.

John Quinn

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Feb. 5, 1863

Feb. 5, 1863

Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. L; promoted Capt. Co. E, Mar. 9, 1864.

Harlow L. Street

1st Lieut.

C'p Douglas, U.T.

Mar. 9, 1864

Mar. 9, 1864

Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. F, May 4, 1865.

William W. Elliott

1st Lieut.

 

April 30, 1865

May 6, 1865

Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. F, May 6, 1865; mustered out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with company.

Cyrus D. Clark

2d Lieut.

San Francisco

Sept. 27, 1861

Sept. 27, 1861

Promoted 1st Lieut. Co. H, Feb. 10, 1863.

Henry A. Burnett

2d Lieut.

San Francisco

Feb. 10, 1863

Feb. 13, 1863

Promoted from Sergt. Co. F; promoted 1st Lieut. Co. F, Feb. 6, 1865.

Richard A. Osmer

2d Lieut.

San Francisco

Mar. 9, 1864

Mar. 9, 1864

Promoted from private Co. G; commissioned 1st Lieut. Co. H, March 6, 1865.

Robert L. Duncan

2d Lieut.

 

Mar. 2, 1865

Mar. 25, 1865

Promoted from Sergt. Co. F; mustered out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with company.

Percy Lane

1st Sergt.

San Francisco

Oct. 2, 1861

Oct. 2, 1861

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

John Daily

1st Sergt.

San Francisco

July 17, 1862

Jan. 20, 1864

Discharged at Camp Union, Cal., June 26, 1865, per G.O. No. 51, Dept. of Pacific.

Absalom Harrlick

Q.M. Sergt.

San Francisco

Oct. 2, 1861

Oct. 2, 1861

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

Charles M. Murray

Q.M. Sergt.

Sacramento, Cal.

Dec. 2, 1864

Dec. 2, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with Co.

David F. Seeley

Com'y Sergt.

Virginia City, Nev.

Aug. 11, 1862

Jan. 20, 1864

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Aug. 18, 1864, at Camp Conness, I.T.; discharged at Camp Union, Cal., Feb. 12, 1865, for disability.

James W. Knapp

Com'y Sergt.

Marysville, Cal.

Mar. 31, 1864

Mar. 31, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with Co.

Sylvanus S. Longley

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 27, 1861

Sept. 27, 1861

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

Pirie B. Denny

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 27, 1861

Sept. 27, 1861

Promoted 2d Lieut. Co. L, Feb. 4, 1863.

Nathan D. Burlingham

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 27, 1861

Sept. 27, 1861

Deserted at C'p Ogden, Sacramento, Cal., July 25, 1862.

Charles B. Howe

Sergeant

San Francisco

Oct. 2, 1861

Oct. 2, 1861

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

Nathaniel Kinsley

Sergeant

San Francisco

Oct. 2, 1861

Oct. 2, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 9, 1864, expiration of term of service.

George D. Conrad

Sergeant

San Francisco

Oct. 10, 1861

Oct. 10, 1861

Promoted 2d Lieut. Co. G, July 21, 1862.

William L. Beach

Sergeant

San Francisco

Dec. 8, 1861

Dec. 18, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Dec. 18, 1864, expiration of term of service.

James McKown

Sergeant

Camp Alert, Cal.

April 1, 1862

Jan. 20, 1864

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 12, 1865, at San Francisco; must'd out at C'p Union, Cal., May 18, 1866,.with Co.

William Rollins

Sergeant

Marysville, Cal.

April 11, 1864

April 11, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with Co.

Charles Langley

Sergeant

San Francisco

Oct. 13, 1864

Oct. 15, 1864

Mustered out at San Francisco, May 18, 1866, with Co.

Albert Y. Smith

Sergeant

San Francisco

Dec. 27, 1864

Dec. 27, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with Co.

William M. Mitchell

Sergeant

San Francisco

Dec. 28, 1864

Dec. 30, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with Co.

Martin Smith

Sergeant

San Francisco

Jan. 3, 1865

Jan. 3, 1865

Deserted at Smoke Creek, Nev., Oct. 26, 1865.

Richard M. Jersey

Sergeant

Sacramento, Cal.

Mar. 15, 1865

Mar. 16, 1865

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with Co.

Samuel R. Seaver

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 27, 1861

Sept. 27, 1861

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

William L. White

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 27, 1861

Sept. 27, 1861

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

Charles H. Wetherwax

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 27, 1861

Sept. 27, 1861

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

Jno. T. Del Dearing

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 27, 1861

Sept. 27, 1861

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

Benjamin Landis

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 27, 1861

Sept. 27, 1861

Discharged at Camp Douglas, U.T., May 28, 1863, for disability caused from wounds received in the battle of Bear River, Jan. 29, 1863.

Patrick H. Kelly

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 27, 1861

Sept. 27, 1861

Musteered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 9, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Walter B. Welton

Corporal

San Francisco

Oct. 2, 1861

Oct. 2, 1861

Discharged at Camp Douglas, U.T., May 28, 1863, for disability caused from wounds received in the battle of Bear River, Jan. 29, 1863.

James R. Hunt

Corporal

San Francisco

Oct. 2, 1861

Oct. 2, 1861

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

Henry Bick

Corporal

Placerville, Cal.

Mar. 29, 1864

April 9, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with Co.

Oscar P. Dodge

Corporal

Marysville, Cal.

Mar. 29, 1864

Mar. 29, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with Co.

Frederick Stanley

Corporal

Marysville, Cal.

Mar. 31, 1864

Mar. 31, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with Co.

Julius H. Erick

Corporal

Marysville, Cal.

April 11, 1864

April 11, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with Co.

Etienne Volpillac

Corporal

San Francisco

June 14, 1864

June 14, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with Co.

Hiram Dunham

Corporal

Sacramento, Cal.

Oct. 19, 1864

Oct. 19, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with Co.

Jacob Van Scoyk

Corporal

Sacramento, Cal.

Dec. 23, 1864

Dec. 24, 1864

Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., July 22, 1865.

Joseph Kelly

Corporal

San Francisco

Dec. 27, 1864

Dec. 27, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with Co.

Andrew Krouse

Corporal

Sacramento, Cal.

Feb. 16, 1865

Feb. 16, 1865

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with Co.

Frank W. Mundt

Bugler

San Francisco

Sept. 27, 1861

Sept. 27, 1861

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

Charles W. Reinhardt

Bugler

San Francisco

July 20, 1862

Jan. 20, 1864

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Aug. 18, 1867, at Camp Conness, I.T.; discharged at Camp Union, Cal., Feb. 1, 1866, per Dept. of Cal., S.O. No. 19, of Jan. 27, 1866.

Bisento Corrilla

Bugler

San Francisco

June 2, 1864

June 3, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with Co.

Skillman G. Clark

Bugler

Sacramento, Cal.

Dec. 3, 1864

Dec. 3, 1864

Must'd out at Camp Union, Cal., May 18, 1866, with Co.

Jacob H. Sprout

Farrier

Sacramento, Cal.