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 |