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 491-498.


 

Second Regiment of Infantry

Company I

 

Name

Rank

Place of Enrollment

Date of Enlistment

Date of Muster

Remarks

Edward R. Theller

Captain

San Francisco

Oct. 15, 1861

Oct. 25, 1861

Remustered Oct. 15, 1864; discharged at Presidio, S.F., May 10, 1866, with company.

George W. Harris

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Oct. 15, 1861

Oct. 15, 1861

Resigned Jan. 1, 1862.

Alfred Morton

1st Lieut.

Santa Barbara, Cal.

Jan. 1, 1862

Jan. 8, 1862

Promoted Captain Co. K, Feb. 14, 1863.

Chauncey P. Fairchild

1st Lieut.

Ft. Humboldt, Cal.

Oct. 2, 1862

Feb. 26, 1864

Transferred from Co. A, July 1, 1863; promoted Captain Co. B, Dec. 9, 1864, at San Francisco.

William F.R. Schindler

1st Lieut.

Fort Gaston, Cal.

Feb. 12, 1863

Feb. 27, 1083

Promoted from 2d Lieut.; transferred to Regtl. Staff, March 28, 1863, as Q.M.

John J. Shepheard

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Mar. 27, 1863

Mar. 27, 1863

Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. G; transferred to Co. A, July 1, 1863.

John C. Innes

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

July 6, 1864

July 6, 1864

Transferred from Co. G; mustered out at Presidio, S.F., May 23, 1866, with company.

Francis Bellou

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Dec. 12, 1864

Dec. 16, 1864

Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. A, 6th Inf.; transferred to Co. G, Dec. 17, 1864.

John H. Coster

1st Lieut.

 

Nov. 13, 1865

 

Never mustered in; company below minimum number; commission revoked and recommissioned as 2d Lieut. Co. I, 7th Inf.

William F.R. Schindler

2d Lieut.

San Francisco

Oct. 25, 1861

Oct. 25, 1861

Promoted 1st Lieut., Feb. 27, 1863

James H. Delaney

2d Lieut.

Ft. Humboldt, Cal.

Feb. 27, 1863

Mar. 9, 1864

Promoted from 1st Sergt. Co. E; promoted 1st Lieut. Co. H, Oct. 5, 1864, at San Francisco.

James A. Grant

2d Lieut.

San Francisco

June 8, 1864

Jan. 26, 1865

Mustered out at Presidio, S.F., May 10, 1866, with Co.

William C. Piggott

2d Lieut.

San Francisco

Nov. 12, 1864

Nov. 12, 1864

Promoted from Sergt.-Major; resigned Dec. 21, 1864.

William C. Piggott

1st Sergeant

San Francisco

Oct. 15, 1861

Nov. 1, 1861

Transferred to Non-Com. Staff as Sergt.-Major, May 1, 1863.

John M. Maloney

1st Sergeant

San Francisco

Nov. 1, 1861

Nov. 1, 1861

Promoted 2d Lieut. Co. C, Oct. 4, 1862.

Charles W. Williams

1st Sergeant

San Francisco

Nov. 8, 1861

Nov. 8, 1861

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 27, 1864, at Fort Humboldt, Cal.; mustered out at Presidio, S.F., May 10, 1866, with company.

Charles Bartlett

1st Sergeant

San Francisco

Oct. 28, 1861

Oct. 28, 1861

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 27, 1864, at Fort Humboldt, Cal.; mustered out at Presidio, S.F., May 10, 1866, with company.

Charles F. Morehouse

Sergeant

San Francisco

Nov. 5, 1861

Nov. 5, 1861

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 27, 1864, at Fort Humboldt, Cal.; transferred to Non-Com. Staff as Sergt.-Major, Nov. 30, 1864.

Elliott G. Cole

Sergeant

San Francisco

Nov. 9, 1861

Nov. 9, 1861

Reenlisted as Vet. Vol. At Ft. Humboldt, Cal., Feb. 27, 1864; disch'd at Presidio, S.F., May 10, 1866, with Co.

Henry R. Mathews

Sergeant

San Francisco

Nov. 16, 1861

Nov. 16, 1861

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Jan. 20, 1864; promoted 2d Lieut. In 6th Inf., Cal. Vols., Sept. 1, 1864, at San Francisco.

James Knapp

Sergeant

San Francisco

Dec. 19, 1861

Dec. 19, 1861

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 19, 1864; deserted at Fort Humboldt, Cal., July 4, 1864, while on furlough.

William McCabe

Sergeant

San Francisco

Dec. 19, 1861

Dec. 19, 1861

Discharged at Presidio, S.F., Dec. 19, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Michael O'Brien

Sergeant

San Francisco

Mar. 12, 1862

Feb. 27, 1864

Discharged at Presidio, S.F., Mar. 12, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Adam M. Perry

Sergeant

Camp Curtis, Cal.

Nov. 3, 1862

Dec. 7, 1863

Transf'd from Non-Com . Staff, Aug. 16, 1865; disch'd at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 3, 1865, ex. Of term of service.

Henry Gundlach

Sergeant

Fort Gaston, Cal.

Feb. 27, 1864

Feb. 27, 1864

Vet. Vol from Co. H; discharged at Fort Yuma, Cal., April 1, 1866, per Dept. Cal., S.O. of Mar. 3, 1866.

Henry H. Markley

Sergeant

San Francisco

April 28, 1864

April 29, 1864

Transferred to Non-Com. Staff, Aug. 16, 1865.

Charles Coyle

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1864

Sept. 21, 1864

Discharged at Presidio, S.F. May 10, 1866, with Co.

Robert Welsh

Corporal

San Francisco

Oct. 2, 1864

Oct. 6, 1864

Discharged at Presidio, S.F. May 10, 1866, with Co.

John C. Innes

Corporal

San Francisco

Oct. 28, 1861

Oct. 28, 1861

Transf. To Non-Com. Staff as Sergt.-Maj., Jan. 20, 1863.

Geo. B. Holcomb

Corporal

San Francisco

Oct. 31, 1861

Oct. 31, 1861

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 27, 1864; deserted at Fort Humboldt, Cal., June 4, 1864.

John Murray

Corporal

San Francisco

April 26, 1864

April 29, 1864

Discharged at Presidio, S.F. May 10, 1866, with Co.

Frederick Brady

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 3, 1864

Sept. 5, 1864

Discharged at Presidio, S.F. May 10, 1866, with Co.

John Welch

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 30, 1864

Oct. 1, 1864

Deserted at C'p No. 5 while en route to Ft. Yuma, Cal.

Richard Murphy

Corporal

San Francisco

Oct. 15, 1864

Oct. 15, 1864

Discharged at Presidio, S.F. May 10, 1866, with Co.

Samuel M. Parker

Corporal

Sacramento, Cal.

Jan. 4, 1865

Jan. 4, 1865

Discharged at Presidio, S.F. May 10, 1866, with Co.

David F. Walthour

Corporal

Sacramento, Cal.

Jan. 12, 1865

Jan. 12, 1865

Discharged at Presidio, S.F. May 10, 1866, with Co.

James W. Folsom

Corporal

San Francisco

Aug. 30, 1864

Aug. 30, 1864

Discharged at Presidio, S.F. May 10, 1866, with Co.

Abrams, Evans

Private

San Francisco

Oct. 31, 1861

Oct. 31, 1861

Mustered out at Presidio, S.F., with company.

Anderson, Christian

Private

San Francisco

Jan. 6, 1865

Jan. 6, 1865

Discharged at Presidio, S.F., Oct. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Andrews, Theodore R.

Private

San Francisco

Nov. 28, 1861

Nov. 28, 1861

Transferred to Co. E, Jan. 13, 1865.

Atkinson, Charles

Private

San Francisco

Nov. 28, 1861

Nov. 28, 1861

Discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 28, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Attara, Antonio

Private

San Francisco

Nov. 18, 1861

Nov. 18, 1861

Disch'd at Fort Gaston, Cal., Nov. 27, 1862, disability.

Bacon, Joseph N.

Private

San Francisco

Oct. 25, 1861

Oct. 25, 1861

Disch'd at Fort Gaston, Cal., April 18, 1863, disability.

Baker, William

Private

San Francisco

Dec. 12, 1861

Dec. 12, 1861

Deserted at Santa Barbara, Cal., March 8, 1862; apprehended March 12, 1862; deserted at Fort Humboldt, Cal., July 25, 1862, from confinement while undergoing sentence of G.C.M.

Beasely, Charles C.

Private

Sacramento, Cal.

Mar. 27, 1865

Mar. 27, 1865

Deserted at Presidio, S.F., Aug. 17, 1865.

Berry, Robert

Private

San Francisco

Oct. 13, 1864

Oct. 15, 1864

Discharged at Presidio, S.F. May 10, 1866, with Co.

Bradley, Michael

Private

San Francisco

July 1, 1864

July 8, 1864

Discharged at Fort Yuma, Cal., April 1, 1866, per Dept. of Cal., S.O. of March 3, 1866.

Brien, John

Private

San Francisco

Sept. 22, 1864

Sept. 23, 1864

Died of disease, March 28, 1866, while en route to Fort Yuma, Cal., from Fort Grant, A.T.

Broadbent, John

Private

San Francisco

Nov. 15, 1861

Nov. 15, 1861

Deserted at Fort Gaston, Cal., July 16, 1863.

Bunyan, John

Private

San Francisco

July 9, 1864

July 11, 1864

Discharged at Presidio, S.F. May 10, 1866, with Co.

Burner, Jacob W.

Private

Fort Gaston, Cal.

Feb. 27, 1864

Feb. 27, 1864

Vet. Vol. From Co. H; discharged at Presidio, S.F., May 10, 1866, with company.

Campbell, Alexander

Private

San Francisco