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 589-594.


 

Third Regiment of Infantry

Company K

 

NAME

RANK

PLACE OF ENROLLMENT

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

DATE OF MUSTER

REMARKS

Samuel W. Hoyt

Captain

La Grange, Cal.

Oct. 10, 1861

Oct. 10, 1861

Resigned March 31, 1863.

John F. Staples

Captain

C’p Douglas, U.T.

April 21, 1863

Jan. 20, 1864

Promoted from 1sst Lieut. Co. A; resigned Feb. 29, 1864.

Joseph C. Morrill

Captain

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Aug. 20, 1864

Aug. 20, 1864

Promoted from 1st Lieut. and Adjt.; transferred to Co. B, by consolidation of regiment.

Michael McDermott

1st Lieut.

Benicia, Cal.

Oct. 2, 1861

Oct. 4, 1861

Promoted from private; died at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 17, 1863.

Charles Billig

1st Lieut.

C’p Douglas, U.T.

July 27, 1864

Aug. 26, 1864

Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. D; mustered out Oct. 31, 1864, by consolidation of regiment.

Albert Ripley

2d Lieut.

Benicia, Cal.

Dec. 3, 1861

Dec. 26, 1861

Promoted from private; dismissed April 9, 1862.

Caleb Gilman

2d Lieut.

Benicia, Cal.

April 11, 1862

Feb. 12, 1864

Promoted from 1st Sergt.; commissioned 1st Lieut. and transferred to Co. H, July 2, 1864.

Caleb Gilman

1st Sergeant

Dom Pedro Bar

Oct. 10, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Promoted 2d Lieut., April 9, 1862, at Benicia, Cal.

Charles F. Williams

1st Sergeant

Columbia, Cal.

Nov. 1, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Francis M. Griffin

1st Sergeant

Columbia, Cal.

Nov. 1, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Promoted 2d Lieut. and transferred to Co. A, Dec. 12, 1862, at Camp Douglas, U.T.

Adoniram J. Austin

1st Sergeant

Stockton, Cal.

Nov. 2, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Promoted 2d Lieut. and transferred to Co. I, May 17, 1863, at Camp Douglas, U.T.

Algeray Ramsdell

Sergeant

Coulterville, Cal.

Oct. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 14, 1864, expiration of term of service.

William A. McQueen

Sergeant

Sonora, Cal.

Oct. 31, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Died at Fort Ruby, Nev., Oct. 1, 1862.

George W. King

Sergeant

La Grange, Cal.

Nov. 7, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., June 2, 1862.

Solomon Squires

Sergeant

Dom Pedro Bar

Nov. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Transferred to Co. D.

John Silverthorn

Sergeant

San Francisco

May 31, 1862

Jan. 21, 1863

Transferred to Co. C.

John W. Gildersleeve

Corporal

Jenny Lind, Cal.

Sept. 25, 1861

Oct. 31, 1861

Transferred from Co. H; mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Charles Godbold

Corporal

San Francisco

Oct. 3, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

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

James Urquhart

Corporal

Stockton, Cal.

Oct. 7, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 6, 1864, expiration of term of service.

DeWitt C. Disc

Corporal

Coulterville, Cal.

Oct. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 25, 1864; promoted Sergt. Co. B.

George C. Witters

Corporal

San Francisco

Nov. 8, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., April 28, 1862.

John Borland

Corporal

San Francisco

Nov. 11, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Transferred to Co. D.

Hiram G. Tuttle

Corporal

Columbia, Cal.

Nov. 16, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Transferred to Co. D.

Robert Powell

Corporal

San Francisco

July 10, 1862

Jan. 21, 1863

Transferred to Co. C.

James Pardee

Drummer

San Francisco

Jan. 24, 1862

Jan. 21, 1863

Transferred to private Co. D.

Adams, Robert

Private

Sonora, Cal.

Nov. 19, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Deserted at Fort Churchill, Nev., Aug. 8, 1862.

Bailey, Aldis L.

Private

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Dec. 23, 1862

Jan. 21, 1864

Transferred to Co. B.

Baker, John A.

Private

Sacramento, Cal.

Jan. 4, 1862

Jan. 4, 1862

Killed in battle with Indians, Bear River, Jan. 29, 1863.

Barker, Greenlief G.

Private

Sonora, Cal.

Oct. 10, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

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

Barron, William

Private

Sonora, Cal.

Jan. 11, 1862

Jan. 11, 1862

Transferred from Co. C; transferred to Co. D.

Bennett, Orrin

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Jan. 1, 1862

Jan. 1, 1862

Deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., April 28, 1862.

Bigelow, Barton B.

Private

San Francisco

May 30, 1862

Jan. 21, 1863

Transferred to Corporal Co. B.

Bond, Newton

Private

Sonora, Cal.

Nov. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Jan. 9, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Bourasso, Francis L.

Private

Columbia, Cal.

Oct. 20, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 19, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Branch, Frank W.

Private

Copperopolis, Cal.

Nov. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Died at Camp Douglas, U.T., Nov. 18, 1863.

Burkley, William

Private

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Aug. 13, 1864

Aug. 26, 1864

Transferred to Co. B.

Burnes, Rodman

Private

Benicia, Cal.

Jan. 20, 1862

Jan. 22, 1862

Disch’d at C’p Douglas, U.T., May 1, 1863, disability.

Burnett, David H.

Private

San Francisco

Nov. 18, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Transferred from Co. I; discharged at Camp Halleck, Cal., July 11, 1862, for disability.

Butcher, Marion

Private

Sonora, Cal.

Oct. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 14, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Carey, Peter

Private

Coulterville, Cal.

Nov. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Jan. 9, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Carlton, William

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Feb. 25, 1862

Feb. 27, 1862

Deserted at Camp Douglas, U.T., Nov. 1, 1863.

Carrick, William

Private

Coulterville, Cal.

Oct. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., April 4, 1862.

Contell, James

Private

Sacramento, Cal.

Aug. 2, 1861

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Transferred from Co. F, 2d Cav.; transferred to N.C. S., May 23, 1862.

Coray, Eliakim

Private

Coulterville, Cal.

Oct. 10, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Disch’d at Camp Halleck, Cal., July 11, 1862, disability.

Cotton, Edward

Private

Columbia, Cal.

Oct. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 14, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Craft, John A.

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Feb. 1, 1862

Jan. 21, 1863

Transferred to Co. D.

Cramer, John

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Oct. 11, 1861

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Transferred from Co. F; dishonorably discharged at Stockton, Cal., Nov. 25, 1861.

Davidson, George

Private

San Francisco

May 30, 1862

Jan. 21, 1863

Transferred to Co. C.

Dearin, Robert

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Dec. 19, 1861

Dec. 19, 1861

Deserted at Camp Halleck, Cal., June 21, 1862.

Desmond, Cornelius

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Nov. 1, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Jan. 9, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Dillon, William

Private

Coulterville, Cal.

Nov. 13, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Transferred to Co. D.

Dodge, John

Private

San Francisco

Nov. 11, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Deserted at Camp Halleck, Cal., June 18, 1862.

Donaghue, Daniel

Private

Stockton, Cal.

June 18, 1862

Jan. 21, 1863

Transferred to Co. C.

Donnelly, Bernard

Private

Bear Valley, Cal.

Nov. 2, 1861

Nov. 15, 1861

Transferred to Co. C, April 1, 1862.

Dooley, Francis

Private

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Oct. 30, 1864

Oct. 30, 1864

Transferred to Corporal Co. B.

Dozier, Alexander T.

Private

Coulterville, Cal.

Nov. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Deserted at Camp Halleck, Cal., June 20, 1862.

Epperson, James E.

Private

Columbia, Cal.

Nov. 16, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Transferred to Co. D.

Farnham, William H.

Private

Bear Valley, Cal.

Oct. 16, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 15, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Fleming, Arthur

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Nov. 16, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Appointed Hospital Steward, per R.O. No. 14.

Forbester, Archibald

Private

Fort Ruby, Nev.

Feb. 21, 1864

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Vet. Vol.; transferred from Co. E; transferred to Co. B.

Forehand, Gehile H.

Private

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Dec. 15, 1862

Jan. 21, 1863

Transferred to Co. B.

German, Joseph

Private

San Francisco

Nov. 2, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Nov. 1, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Graham, John

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Nov. 8, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Deserted at Camp Douglas, U.T.,  Sept. 2, 1863.

Gregg, William D.

Private

Benicia, Cal.

Feb. 13, 1862

Feb. 13, 1862

Dishonorably discharged Oct. 9, 1862, per S.O. No. 178, Dept. of Pacific.

Hall, Alesci Ira

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Nov. 27, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Deserted at Camp Halleck, Cal., June 20, 1862.

Hamilton, Charles

Private

Sonora, Cal.

Nov. 16, 1861

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Transferred from Co. E; dishonorably discharged at Stockton, Cal., Nov. 25, 1861.

Hammond, William

Private

Dom Pedro Bar

Nov. 10, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Disch’d at Fort Churchill, Nev., Aug. 11, 1862, disability.

Hastler, William

Private

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Aug. 10, 1864

Aug. 26, 1864

Transferred to Co. B.

Haywood, John

Private

Coulterville, Cal.

Oct. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 14, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Heath, Charles W.

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Nov. 2, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at San Francisco, Jan. 9, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Hensley, John

Private

Ft. Ter-Waw, Cal.

Feb. 14, 1862

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Transferred from Co. C; deserted at Camp Douglas, U.T., Nov. 1, 1863.

Herron, Cornelius J.

Private

San Francisco

Oct. 7, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 6, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Hicks, William P.

Private

Coulterville, Cal.

Nov. 10, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Transferred to Co. D.

Howell, Thomas

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Nov. 13, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Transferred to Co. D.

Hoyt, Ebenezer C.

Private

Sonora, Cal.

Oct. 10, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

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

Hughes, Stuart

Private

Bear Valley, Cal.

Oct. 28, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Discharged at Camp No. 46, Oct. 17, 1862, for disability.

Hutson, William

Private

Sacramento, Cal.

Jan. 4, 1862

Jan. 4, 1862

Mustered out at San Francisco, Jan. 9, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Johnston, John L.

Private

Copperopolis, Cal.

Oct. 20, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Deserted at Camp Halleck, Cal., June 18, 1862.

Jones, William B.

Private

Stockton, Cal.

July 1, 1862

Jan. 21, 1863

Transferred to Co. C.

Kausler, Charles

Private

Bear Valley, Cal.

Nov. 2, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., May 29, 1862.

Kasson, Elijah

Private

Bear Valley, Cal.

Oct. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 14, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Keene, George

Private

Ft. Ter-Waw, Cal.

Feb. 13, 1862

Jan. 20, 1864

Transferred from Co. C; transferred to Co. D.

Keller, Jefferson D.

Private

San Francisco

Oct. 3, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. at Camp Douglas, U.T., Feb. 27, 1864; transferred to Co. I.

Lawless, William

Private

Stockton, Cal.

April 25, 1862

Jan. 21, 1863

Transferred  to Co. C.

Leesenring, James P.

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Nov. 11, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Reenlisted for one year as a Vet. Vol. at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 2, 1864; transferred to Corporal Co. B.

Leonard, David C.

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Nov. 16, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., April 2, 1862.

Livingston, Frederick

Private

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Aug. 1, 1864

Aug. 4, 1864

Vet. Vol.; transf’d from Co. H; transf’d to Co. B.

Manning, John

Private

Benicia, Cal.

April 3, 1862

Jan. 21, 1863

Transferred to Co. C.

Marsh, James

Private

San Francisco

Jan. 24, 1862

Jan. 25, 1862

Transferred to Co. E.

Masson, Horatio J.

Private

Mound Spring, Cal.

Nov. 4, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Disch’d at Camp Halleck, Cal., July 11, 1862, disability.

McBean, John A.

Private

San Francisco

Oct. 3, 1861

Oct. 4, 1861

Transferred from Co. G; mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

McDermott, Michael

Private

San Francisco

Oct. 2, 1861

Oct. 4, 1861

Promoted 1st Lieut. at Benicia, Cal., Dec. 3, 1861

McGuire, John

Private

Coulterville, Cal.

Nov. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Deserted at Camp Halleck, Cal., June 18, 1862.

McMahon, William B.

Private

Coulterville, Cal.

Nov. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., April 28, 1862.

Murphy, Thomas J.B.

Private

Benicia, Cal.

Dec. 21, 1861

Dec. 21, 1861

Deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., Jan. 25, 1862.

Paul, William W.

Private

San Francisco

Oct. 8, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Dishonorably discharged at Alcatraz Island, Cal., June 27, 1862.

Pensho. Alfred

Private

Benicia, Cal.

Nov. 28, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. at Camp Douglas, U.T., July 28, 1864; transferred to Sergeant Co. B.

Randall, Arthur F.H.

Private

San Francisco

Sept. 28, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

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

Rappley, Jasper S.

Private

Coulterville, Cal.

Nov. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. at Camp Douglas, U.T., Sept. 3, 1864; transferred to Co. B.

Ray, James

Private

Benicia, Cal.

April 4, 1862

Jan. 21, 1863

Transferred to Co. C.

Rhodes, William

Private

Stockton, Cal.

July 3, 1862

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Transferred to Co. C.

Richards, William H.

Private

Sonora, Cal.

Oct. 20, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Deserted at Fort Churchill, Nev., Aug. 8, 1862.

Ripley, Albert

Private

Coulterville, Cal.

Oct. 12, 1861

Nov. 2, 1861

Promoted 2d Lieut. at Benicia B’ks., Cal., Dec. 3, 1861.

Sawtelle, George L.

Private

Columbia, Cal.

Nov. 1, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Scholes, James

Private

Coulterville, Cal.

Nov. 1, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Deserted at Fort Churchill, Nev., Aug. 18, 1862.

Seaver, Eben M.

Private

San Francisco

Oct. 27, 1861

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Appointed to 3d Class Musician, Dec. 2, 1861.

Shelling, Jacob D.

Private

San Francisco

Sept. 26, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Transferred to 1st Sergeant Co. I, 4th Inf., Cal. Vols.

Slaughter, Edward

Private

Sonora, Cal.

Oct. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 14, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Smith, John C.

Private

Columbia, Cal.

Nov. 16, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. at Camp Douglas, U.T., Aug. 25, 1864; transferred to Co. B.

Smith, Samuel

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Jan. 5, 1862

Jan. 5, 1862

Mustered out at San Francisco, Jan. 9, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Stevens, James D.

Private

Bear Valley, Cal.

Nov. 1, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Disch’d at Camp No. 8, Cal., July 16, 1862, disability.

St. John, William

Private

La Grange, Cal.

Oct. 12, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 11, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Sylva, Manuel

Private

Copperopolis, Cal.

Nov. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. at Camp Douglas, U.T., Sept. 3, 1864; transferred to Co. B.

Thomas, Samuel J.W.

Private

San Francisco

Dec. 1, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Killed in battle with Indians, at Bear River, Jan. 29, 1863.

Thompson, Joseph H.

Private

Coulterville, Cal.

Oct. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 14, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Thompson, Oliver E.

Private

C’p Douglas, U.T.

Dec. 26, 1862

Jan. 21, 1863

Transferred to Co. B.

Ticknor, Giles W.

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Feb. 17, 1862

Jan. 21, 1863

Transferred to Co. D.

Tighe, Peter

Private

La Grange, Cal.

Nov. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Transferred to Co. D.

Trull, John G.

Private

Coulterville, Cal.

Nov. 10, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., April 28, 1862.

Vance, William H.

Private

Bear Valley, Cal.

Nov. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Transferred to Co. C.

Van Tassel, Levi

Private

San Francisco

Sept. 20, 1861

Dec. 3 1861

Transferred from Co. F; discharged at Benicia, Cal., April 10, 1862, for disability.

Walcott, Charles H.

Private

Columbia, Cal.

Nov. 11, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Transferred to Co. F, 2d Cal. Cav.

Walker, Samuel

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Nov. 1, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Dishonorably discharged at Benicia, Cal., Oct. 9, 1862, per S.O. 178, Dept. of Pacific.

Walker, Thomas B.

Private

Stockton, Cal.

May 18, 1862

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Transferred from Co. C; discharged at Camp Douglas, U.T., May 1, 1863, for disability.

Ward, Hiram E.

Private

Benicia, Cal.

Feb. 22, 1862

Feb. 23, 1862

No further record.

Watkins, Edward

Private

Bear Valley, Cal.

Nov. 4, 1861

Nov. 11, 1861

Transferred to Co. E.

Way, William G.

Private

Benicia, Cal.

May 10, 1862

Jan. 21, 1863

Transferred to Co. C.

White, Henry

Private

San Francisco

Oct. 1, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Dishonorably discharged at Camp Halleck, Cal., Sept. 20, 1862, per S.O. No. 166, Dept. of Pacific.

Whiting, Charles

Private

Benicia, Cal.

April 2, 1862

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Deserted at Carson City, Nev., Aug. 5, 1862.

Whiting, George J.

Private

Benicia, Cal.

Jan. 29, 1862

Jan. 30, 1862

Deserted at Carson City, Nev., Aug. 5, 1862.

Wilson, John L.

Private

Stockton, Cal.

Nov. 10, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Transferred from Co. E; deserted at Camp Halleck, Cal., June 18, 1862.

Wingate, John

Private

C’p Halleck, Cal.

July 1, 1862

Jan. 21, 1863

Transferred to Corporal Co. C.

Wolverton, Lewis

Private

Coulterville, Cal.

Oct. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 14, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Woodward, Charles

Private

Coulterville, Cal.

Oct. 15, 1861

Dec. 3, 1861

Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., Oct. 14, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Young, Charles

Private

San Francisco

July 3, 1862

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Deserted at Fort Churchill, Nev., Aug. 18, 1862.

 

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