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 © Kathy Sedler,  pp 534-543.


 

Third Regiment of Infantry

Company B

 

NAME

RANK

PLACE OF ENROLLMENT

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

DATE OF MUSTER

REMARKS

Jeremiah B. Moore

Captain

San Francisco

Sept. 5, 1861

Oct. 31, 1861

Promoted Lieut.-Col., May 5, 1863.

Lysander Washburn

Captain

Fort Ruby, Nev.

July 27, 1864

Aug. 30, 1864

Promoted from 1st Lieut. Co. H; mustered out at San Francisco, Nov. 30, 1864, by consolidation of Regt.

Joseph C. Morrill

Captain

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Aug. 20, 1864

Aug. 20, 1864

Transferred from Co. K, on consolidation of regiment; discharged at Salt Lake City, U.T., June 14, 1866, company having fallen below one half the maximum.

Thomas B. Gateley

1st Lieut.

C’p McDougal, Cal.

Sept. 16, 1861

Sept. 16, 1861

Transferred to Regtl. Staff as R.Q.M., Nov. 9, 1862.

Thomas S. Bridges

1st Lieut.

San Francisco

Oct. 18, 1861

Oct. 31, 1861

Resigned Sept. 1, 1862.

Joseph C. Morrill

1st Lieut.

Camp Union, Cal.

Sept. 7, 1862

Jan. 21, 1864

Promoted from 2d Lieut.; transferred to Regtl. Staff, Nov. 24, 1866, as 1st Lieut. and Adjt.

William L. Ustick

1st Lieut.

Stockton, Cal.

Sept. 7, 1862

Feb. 12, 1864

Transferred from 1st Lieut. and Adjt., Dec. 2, 1863; resigned March 3, 1864.

Francis Honeyman

1st Lieut.

C’p Douglas, U.T.

April 1, 1863

April 1, 1863

Transferred from Co. G, Nov. 1, 1864, on consolidation of regiment; mustered out at Salt Lake City, U.T., April 30, 1866, expiration of term of service.

William H. Dodds

1st Lieut.

C’p Douglas, U.T.

July 27, 1864

Aug. 20, 1864

Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. F; mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Nov. 2, 1864, by consolidation of Regt.

Joseph C. Morrill

2d Lieut.

San Francisco

Sept. 15, 1861

Oct. 31, 1861

Promoted 1st Lieut. Co. B, Sept. 7, 1862.

Edward Ingham

2d Lieut.

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Dec. 12, 1862

Feb. 12, 1864

Resigned May 15, 1864.

Adoniram J. Austin

2d Lieut.

Ft. Bridger, Wy.T.

May 2, 1863

May 2, 1863

Transferred from Co. D, Nov. 1, 1864, on consolidation of regiment; mustered out June 13, 1866, company having fallen below one half the maximum.

John Arthur

1st Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 26, 1861

Sept. 26, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Union, Cal., Oct. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service.

William A. Bennett

1st Sergeant

Benicia, Cal.

Dec. 1, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Transferred from Co. K; mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service.

DeWitt C. Disc

1st Sergeant

C’p Douglas, U.T.

July 29, 1864

Aug. 4, 1864

Vet. Vol.; transferred from Corp. Co. K; discharged at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 27, 1866, with company.

Frederick C. Shaller

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 19, 1861

Sept. 19, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Union, Cal., Oct. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Thomas Jones

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

Sept. 21, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Union, Cal., Oct. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Christian Humble

Sergeant

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

Sept. 21, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Union, Cal., Oct. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Samuel P. Hatton

Sergeant

Suisun, Cal.

Oct. 7, 1861

Oct. 7, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Union, Cal., Oct. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Isaac N. Merrill

Sergeant

Sacramento, Cal.

Oct. 4, 1862

Jan. 20, 1864

Transferred from Corp. Co. D; mustered out at Denver, Col., Oct. 4, 1865, expiration of term of service.

James Ryan

Sergeant

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Dec. 23, 1862

Jan. 20, 1864

Transferred from Co. G; discharged at Denver, Col., Oct. 31, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Alfred Pensho

Sergeant

C’p Douglas, U.T.

July 20, 1864

Aug. 4, 1864

Vet. Vol.; transferred from private Co. K; discharged at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 27, 1866, with Co.

Joseph A. Coombs

Sergeant

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Aug. 22, 1864

Aug. 26, 1864

Disch’d at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 27, 1866, with Co.

Walter M. English

Sergeant

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Sept. 2, 1864

Sept. 8, 1864

Vet. Vol.; transferred from Co. A; discharged at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 27, 1866, with company.

Charles E. Jackins

Sergeant

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Sept. 25, 1864

Oct. 5, 1864

Vet. Vol.; transferred from Co. I; reenlisted for one year; mustered out at Denver, Col., Oct. 4, 1865, expiration of term of service.

James C. Fitzgerald

Sergeant

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See Co. C.

John Silverthorn

Sergeant

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See Co. C.

Charles Nelson

Corporal

San Francisco

Sept. 21, 1861

Sept. 21, 1861

Disch’d at C’p Union, Cal., April 28, 1863, for disability.

William H. Watrous

Corporal

San Francisco

Oct. 11, 1861

Oct. 11, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Union, Cal., Oct. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service.

William Scruggs

Corporal

Stockton, Cal.

Oct. 11, 1861

Oct. 11, 1861

Deserted at Camp Hooker, Cal., Sept. 6, 1862.

Barton B. Bigelow

Corporal

San Francisco

May 30, 1862

Jan. 21, 1864

Transferred from private Co. K; transferred to Co. D.

Benjamin F. Hightower

Corporal

Stockton, Cal.

Aug. 19, 1862

Aug. 19, 1862

Transferred to Co. C.

Nick Weismuller

Corporal

Stockton, Cal.

Aug. 19, 1862

Aug. 19, 1862

Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., Jan. 5, 1863.

Edwin Dawson

Corporal

Stockton, Cal.

Sept. 6, 1862

Sept. 6, 1862

Transferred from Co. C; mustered out at Denver, Col., Oct. 4, 1865, expiration of term of service.

William Conway

Corporal

Stockton, Cal.

Sept. 16, 1862

Sept. 20, 1864

Transferred from Co. D; mustered out at Denver, Col., Oct. 4, 1865, expiration of term of service.

William H. Parker

Corporal

Sacramento, Cal.

Oct. 8, 1862

Feb. 12, 1864

Transferred to Sergeant Co. D.

Thomas Tillson

Corporal

Sacramento, Cal.

Oct. 22, 1862

Oct. 22, 1862

Transferred from Co. C; mustered out at Denver, Col., Oct. 27, 1865, expiration of term of service.

George Krone

Corporal

Sacramento, Cal.

Nov. 4, 1862

Nov. 4, 1862

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Nov. 3, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Peter Johnson

Corporal

Sacramento, Cal.

Nov. 24, 1862

Nov. 24, 1862

Transferred from Co. B; discharged at Denver, Col., Oct. 31, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Thomas Bane

Corporal

Sacramento, Cal.

Dec. 3, 1862

Dec. 3, 1862

Deserted June 16, 1863; apprehended June 18, 1863; discharged at Denver, Col., Oct. 31, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Thomas Matheson

Corporal

Sacramento, Cal.

Dec. 11, 1862

Jan. 20, 1864

Transferred from Co. D; died at Camp Douglas, U.T., in hospital, Nov. 25, 1865.

George King

Corporal

Lake Tahoe, Cal.

June 19, 1863

June 19, 1863

Transferred from Co. C; mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., June 18, 1866, expiration of term of service.

George W. Doe

Corporal

C’p Douglas, U.T.

July 19, 1864

July 21, 1864

Transferred from Co. K; discharged at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 27, 1866, with company.

John C. Smith

Corporal

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Aug. 25, 1864

Aug. 26, 1864

Vet. Vol.; transferred from private Co. K; discharged at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 27, 1866, with Co.

James P. Lessenring

Corporal

Stockton, Cal.

Oct. 2, 1864

Oct. 3, 1864

Transferred from private Co. K; enlisted for one year; mustered out at Denver, Col., Oct. 4, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Thomas Byrne

Corporal

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Oct. 14, 1864

Oct. 15, 1864

Transferred from private Co. G, Dec. 15, 1865; disch’d at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 27, 1866, with Co.

Francis Dooley

Corporal

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Oct. 30, 1864

Oct. 30, 1864

Transferred from Co. K, Dec. 15, 1865; discharged at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 27, 1866, with company.

John Wingate

Corporal

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Robert Powell

Corporal

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George Crist

Corporal

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See Co. C.

Henry Whitmore

Musician

Stockton, Cal.

Nov. 4, 1861

Nov. 4, 1861

Transferred from private Co. F; deserted at Camp Union, Cal., April 5, 1863.

Allen, Samuel E.

Private

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Jan. 11, 1864

Jan. 20, 1864

Transferred from Co. D; discharged at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 27, 1866, with company.

Anderson, Neils

Private

C’p Douglas, U.T.

April 27, 1864

April 27, 1864

Transferred from Co. C; discharged at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 27, 1866, with company.

Bailey, Aldis L.

Private

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Dec. 23, 1862

Jan. 21, 1864

Transferred from Co. K; must’d out at Salt Lake City, U.T., Dec. 22, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Bailey, William

Private

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Aug. 23, 1864

Aug. 26, 1864

Transferred from Co. C; discharged at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 27, 1866, with company.

Baker, William

Private

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See Co. C.

Bessy, Avery M.

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Nov. 11, 1861

Nov. 11, 1862

Disch’d at Camp Union, Cal., Mar. 19, 1863, disability.