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 293-303.


 

Second Regiment of Cavalry

Company M

 

Name

Rank

Place of Enrollment

Date of Enlistment

Date of Muster

Remarks

Charles McDermit

Captain

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Promoted Major, Nov. 13, 1861

Geo. F. Price

Captain

San Francisco

Nov. 13, 1861

Nov. 14, 1861

Promoted from 1st Lieut.; discharged at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., July 9, 1866, with company.

Geo. F. Price

1st Lieut.

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Promoted Captain, Nov. 13, 1861.

Thomas F. Wright

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Nov. 14, 1861

Nov. 14, 1861

Commissioned Major, 6th Inf., Cal. Vols., Jan. 31, 1863.

Geo. D. Conrad

1st Lieut.

C'p Douglas, U.T.

Jan. 29, 1863

Feb. 4, 1864

Promoted Captain Co. B, June 9, 1865.

Frederick Weed

1st Lieut.

In the field

Sept. 25, 1865

Nov. 26, 1865

Promoted from 2d Lieut.; mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 12, 1866, with company.

Joseph M. Woodworth

2d Lieut.

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Resigned April 19, 1862.

Royal L. Westbrook

2d Lieut.

San Francisco

April 24, 1862

April 24, 1862

Promoted from 1st Sergt.; commissioned 1st Lieut. Co. A, Jan. 21, 1863.

Frederick Weed

2d Lieut.

C'p Douglas, U.T.

Mar. 15, 1863

Feb. 4, 1864

Promoted from Reg'l Com'y Sergt.; promoted 1st Lieut., Sept. 25, 1865.

Royal L. Westbrook

1st Sergeant

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 3, 1861

Oct. 10, 1861

Promoted 2d Lieut., April 24, 1862.

Roderick R. Gates

1st Sergeant

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

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

Michael Phelan

1st Sergeant

San Francisco

Feb. 10, 1862

Feb. 4, 1864

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. At Camp Douglas, Jan. 10, 1865; mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 12, 1866, with company.

John McGilvery

1st Sergeant

Ft. Churchill, Nev.

Aug. 14, 1862

Feb. 4, 1865

Mustered out at Fort Laramie, Wy.T., Aug. 10, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Elijah W. Gordon

Q.M. Sergt.

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

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

Samuel G. Goodaker

Q.M. Sergt.

Ft. Churchill, Nev.

Aug. 12, 1862

Feb. 4, 1864

Mustered out at Fort Laramie, Wy.T., Aug. 16, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Harry E.W. Doremus

Q.M. Sergt.

San Francisco

May 11, 1863

Jan. 20, 1864

Mustered out at Salt Lake City, U.T., May 10, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Francis M. Bishop

Com'y Sergt.

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

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

John Frank

Com'y Sergt.

Ft. Churchill, Nev.

Dec. 4, 1861

Jan. 20, 1864

Transf. From Co. H, Oct. 22, 1864; must'd out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Dec. 3, 1864, ex. Of term of service.

Henry F. Tardey

Com'y Sergt.

Ft. Bridger, Wy. T.

Feb. 12, 1864

Feb. 12, 1864

Vet. Vol.; mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 12, 1866, with company.

James A. Johnson

Sergeant

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

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

David E. Booth

Sergeant

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Discharged Feb. 2, 1864, for disability.

Anthony Stevens

Sergeant

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Died at Camp Douglas, U.T., Feb. 6, 1863, of wounds received in battle of Bear River, U.T., Jan. 29, 1863.

Lorin Robbins

Sergeant

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Oct. 3, 1861

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

John B. Gass

Sergeant

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

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

Leander W. Hughes

Sergeant

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

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

John Bristow

Sergeant

C'p Conness, I.T.

Aug. 29, 1864

Sept. 16, 1864

Vet. Vol.; transf. From Co. K, Oct. 22, 1864; mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 12, 1866, with Co.

Jefferson Lincoln

Sergeant

C'p Conness, I.T.

Aug. 29, 1864

Sept. 16, 1864

Vet. Vol; transf. From Co. K, Oct. 22, 1864; died at Camp Douglas, U.T., Jan. 10, 1866, of typhoid fever.

Frank A. Farley

Sergeant

C'p Douglas, U.T.

Oct. 6, 1864

Oct. 30, 1864

Transferred from Corp. Co. H, Oct. 22, 1864; mustered out at Fort Laramie, Wy.T., Aug. 15, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Thomas Bennett

Sergeant

Ft. Bridger, Wy. T.

Mar. 29, 1865

June 21, 1865

Transferred from Co. A; reenlisted as Vet. Vol. At Fort Bridger, Wy.T., Mar. 28, 1865; mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 12, 1866, with company.

George M. Gillette

Corporal

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

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

Aaron T. Hood

Corporal

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

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

Josiah E. Neal

Corporal

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Oct. 2, 1861

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

Philip Humbert

Corporal

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

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

Alfred P. Hewitt

Corporal

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Nov. 9, 1864, expiration of term of service.

William Steele

Corporal

Red Bluff, Cal.

Sept. 18, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

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

Latham Cowgill

Corporal

Ft. Churchill, Nev.

April 18, 1862

Jan. 20, 1864

Transf'd from Co. H, Feb. 3, 1865; must'd out at Camp Douglas, U.T., April 12, 1865, ex. Of term of service.

Thompson Ridge

Corporal

Ft. Churchill, Nev.

Aug. 29, 1862

Jan. 20, 1864

Transferred from Co. H, Oct. 22, 1864; mustered out at Fort Laramie, Wy.T., Aug. 28, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Alonzo A.P.V. McCoy

Corporal

Allison Ranch, Cal.

Aug. 2, 1862

Jan. 20, 1864

Transferred from Co. K., Oct. 22, 1864; mustered out at Fort Laramie, Wy.T., Aug. 11, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Osmond Cogswell

Corporal

San Francisco

Dec. 30, 1862

Jan. 20, 1864

Transferred from Co. H, Oct. 22, 1864; mustered out at Salt Lake City, U.T., Aug. 11, 1865, expiration of term of service.

James A. Ide

Corporal

C'p Douglas, U.T.

Mar. 2, 1863

Feb. 4, 1864

Mustered out at Salt Lake City, U.T., Mar. 1, 1866, expiration of term of service.

Samuel Johnson

Corporal

C'p Douglas, U.T.

Feb. 19, 1864

Feb. 29, 1864

Vet. Vol.; transf'd from Private Co. K., Oct. 22, 1864; must'd out at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 12, 1866, with Co.

Thomas J. Holbrook

Corporal

C'p Conness, I.T.

Sept. 3, 1864

Sept. 16, 1864

Vet. Vol.; transf'd from Co. H., Oct. 22, 1864; must'd out at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 12, 1866, with Co.

Ole C. Hanson

Corporal

C'p Conness, I.T.

Sept. 4, 1864

Sept. 16, 1864

Vet. Vol.; transf'd from Co. K., Oct. 22, 1864; must'd out at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 12, 1866, with Co.

John Hearrin

Corporal

C'p Douglas, U.T.

Nov. 1, 1864

Nov. 5, 1864

Must'd out at C'p Douglas, U.T., July 12, 1866, with Co.

Warren Vose

Corporal

Ft. Bridger, Wy. T.

Nov. 22, 1864

Feb. 9, 1865

Second enlistment; first enlistment, see Privates, Co. E, 8d Inf.; mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 12, 1866, with Co.

John Stevens

Corporal

Ft. Bridger, Wy. T.

Feb. 18, 1865

Mar. 21, 1865

Second enlistment; previous service, see Privates; must'd out at C'p Douglas, U.T., July 12, 1866, with Co.

Adolph Hupfner

Bugler

Fort Jones, Cal.

Sept. 11, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

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

Edward J. Casano

Bugler

Ft. Churchill, Nev.

May 27, 1862

Jan. 20, 1864

Transferred from Co. H, Oct. 22, 1864; mustered out at Denver, Col., May 28, 1865, ex. Of term of service.

George Williams

Bugler

Ft. Churchill, Nev.

July 26, 1862

Jan. 20, 1864

Transf'd from Co. H, Oct. 22, 1864; mustered out at Ft. Laramie, Wy.T., July 27, 1865, ex. Of term of service.

Henry W. Walker

Bugler

C'p Douglas, U.T.

June 2, 1863

Jan. 20, 1864

Transf'd from Co. H, Oct. 22, 1864; mustered out at Camp Douglas, June 1, 1866,. Ex. Of term of service.

Thomas Wilkins

Bugler