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 651-656.
Fourth Regiment of Infantry
Company H
|
NAME |
RANK |
PLACE OF ENROLLMENT |
DATE OF ENLISTMENT |
DATE OF MUSTER |
REMARKS |
|
Charles S. Brooks |
Captain |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 1, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Resigned April 3, 1862. |
|
John M. Cass |
Captain |
Camp Union, Cal. |
April 8, 1862 |
April --, 1862 |
Promoted from 1st Lieut.; mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., April 9, 1865, expiration of term of service; remustered same date; discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with company. |
|
David J. Williamson |
1st Lieut. |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Sept. 6, 1861 |
Sept. 16, 1861 |
Transferred to Regimental Quartermaster, Nov. 2, 1862. |
|
John M. Cass |
1st Lieut. |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 1, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Promoted Captain Co. H, April 7, 1862. |
|
Edward D. Tuttle |
1st Lieut. |
Placerville, Cal. |
Nov. 25, 1862 |
--------- |
Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. A; resigned Oct. 25, 1863; afterwards served in Co. F. |
|
John Smith |
1st Lieut. |
Drum Bar’cks, Cal. |
Oct. 7, 1864 |
Oct. 28, 1864 |
Promoted from 2d Lieut; discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with company. |
|
Isaac H. Ball |
2d Lieut. |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 2, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Resigned Jan. 31, 1863. |
|
John Smith |
2d Lieut. |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Jan. 31, 1863 |
Feb. 2, 1863 |
Promoted 1st Lieut. Co. H, Oct. 6, 1864. |
|
Joseph K. Derstine |
1st Sergeant |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 13, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. Feb. 20, 1864, at Carrizo Station, Cal.; discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with company. |
|
Charles W. Gordon |
Sergeant |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 2, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 27, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
William H. McCain |
Sergeant |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 5, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 27, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Isaac M. Rich |
Sergeant |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 11, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Disch’d at Camp Drum, Cal., Jan. 23, 1863, for disability. |
|
Elias P. Stone |
Sergeant |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 11, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 17, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
George Cook |
Sergeant |
Shasta, Cal. |
Nov. 9, 1861 |
Nov. 9, 1861 |
Reenlisted as Vet. Vol. at Drum Bar’cks, Cal., Mar. 15, 1864; disch’d at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with Co. |
|
William Bickett |
Sergeant |
Camp Sigel, Cal. |
Dec. 27, 1861 |
Jan. 3, 1862 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Dec. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Merrill E. West |
Sergeant |
San Francisco |
Dec. 28, 1861 |
Dec. 28, 1861 |
Reenlisted as Vet. Vol. at Fort Yuma, Cal., Feb. 28, 1864; disch’d at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with Co. |
|
John Clifford |
Sergeant |
Auburn, Cal. |
Mar. 21, 1864 |
Mar. 29, 1864 |
Discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with Co. |
|
Theodore H. Jones |
Sergeant |
San Francisco |
July 11, 1864 |
July 11, 1864 |
Discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with Co. |
|
Nathan A. Young |
Corporal |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 2, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 27, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Henry Garrett |
Corporal |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 14, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 15, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Thomas Stewart |
Corporal |
Camp Sigel, Cal. |
Nov. 3, 1861 |
Nov. 3, 1861 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Nov. 5, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
William Jones |
Corporal |
Camp Sigel, Cal. |
Dec. 20, 1861 |
Dec. 20, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. at Drum B’ks, Cal., Mar. 15, 1864; disch’d at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with Co. |
|
William R. Darling |
Corporal |
Camp Sigel, Cal. |
Dec. 28, 1861 |
Dec. 28, 1861 |
Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. at Drum B’ks, Cal., Mar. 15, 1864; disch’d at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with Co. |
|
Charles W. Johnson |
Corporal |
Sacramento, Cal. |
Feb. 15, 1864 |
Feb. 25, 1864 |
Transferred from Co. B; discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with company. |
|
John C. Williams |
Corporal |
Nevada City, Cal. |
Aug. 2, 1864 |
Aug. 16, 1864 |
Discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with Co. |
|
John N. Best |
Corporal |
San Francisco |
Oct. 5, 1864 |
Oct. 6, 1864 |
Discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with Co. |
|
John McElroy |
Corporal |
Drum Bar’cks, Cal. |
Feb. 28, 1865 |
Feb. 28, 1865 |
Discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with Co. |
|
Richard R. Anderson |
Bugler |
Benicia, Cal. |
Feb. 11, 1863 |
Feb. 20, 1864 |
Transferred from Co. B; discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with company. |
|
George S. Wallingford |
Musician |
Camp Sigel, Cal. |
Dec. 1, 1861 |
Dec. 1, 1861 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Dec. 5, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Washington P. Patterson |
Musician |
Camp Sigel, Cal. |
Dec. 5, 1861 |
Dec. 5, 1861 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Dec. 5 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Albert M. McCurdy |
Musician |
Auburn, Cal. |
Mar. 16, 1864 |
Mar. 29, 1864 |
Discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with Co. |
|
Andrew Johnson |
Wagoner |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 9, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Disch’d at Camp Drum, Cal., Jan. 25, 1863, disability. |
|
Abeley, Frederick |
Private |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 5, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 27, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Ammerman, Andrew J. |
Private |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 12, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 15, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Andress, James M. |
Private |
Nevada City, Cal. |
Sept. 7, 1864 |
Sept. 21, 1864 |
Discharged per Special Order No. 51, Headquarters Department of Pacific, June 26, 1865. |
|
Arendt, James H. |
Private |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 5, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Reenlisted at Drum Barracks, Cal., Mar. 18, 1864, as Vet. Vol.; disch’d at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with Co. |
|
Barclay, Alexander F. |
Private |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 11, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Deserted at Camp Drum, Cal., Nov. 13, 1862. |
|
Baro, Henry F. |
Private |
Camp Sigel, Cal. |
Dec. 26, 1861 |
Jan. 3, 1862 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Dec. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Behn, Ferdinand |
Private |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 9, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Shot and killed near Fort Yuma, Cal., May 22, 1863. |
|
Bennett, Hamilton |
Private |
Drum Bar’cks, Cal. |
Feb. 7, 1865 |
Feb. 7, 1865 |
Discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with Co. |
|
Billings, Horace |
Private |
Camp Union, Cal. |
Jan. 26, 1862 |
Jan. 26, 1862 |
Disch’d at Camp Latham, Cal., Sept. 4, 1862, disability. |
|
Boyd, William R. |
Private |
Auburn, Cal. |
Mar. 22, 1864 |
April 15, 1864 |
Transferred from Co. B; discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with company. |
|
Brown, Charles |
Private |
Camp Union, Cal. |
Jan. 22, 1862 |
Mar. 7, 1864 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Jan. 22, 1865, expiration of term of service. |
|
Brown, John |
Private |
Camp Union, Cal. |
Feb. 1, 1862 |
April 27, 1865 |
Deserted from Camp Drum, Cal., Dec. 30, 1862; enlisted in Co. I, 1st Cal. Cav., Aug. 3, 1863; apprehended Mar. 13, 1864, and returned to his company; discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with company. |
|
Burnam, William |
Private |
San Francisco |
Aug. 13, 1865 |
Aug. 13, 1865 |
Discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with Co. |
|
Caldwell, William |
Private |
Camp Sigel, Cal. |
Nov. 25, 1861 |
Nov. 25, 1861 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Dec. 5, 1864, expiration of term of service; reenlisted as Vet. Vol. at Drum Barracks, Cal., Jan. 11, 1865; discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with company. |
|
Callahan, Michael |
Private |
Camp Sigel, Cal. |
Dec. 24, 1861 |
Jan. 3, 1862 |
Deserted at Fort Yuma, Cal., May 11, 1863. |
|
Campbell, William C. |
Private |
Wilmington, Cal. |
Mar. 28, 1864 |
April 14, 1864 |
Discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with Co. |
|
Caso, Charles L. |
Private |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 11, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 27, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Caswell, Thomas |
Private |
Camp Union, Cal. |
Feb. 4, 1862 |
Feb. 4, 1862 |
Dishonorably discharged Jan. 26, 1863, per S.O. No. 26, Hdqs. Dept. of Pacific. |
|
Cline, Frank |
Private |
Camp Sigel, Cal. |
Dec. 26, 1861 |
Jan. 3, 1862 |
Disch’d at Camp Drum, Cal., Mar. 4, 1863, for disability. |
|
Collins, Edward R. |
Private |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 5, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Disch’d at Camp Drum, Cal., Nov. 4, 1862, for disability. |
|
Conlan, Andrew |
Private |
Camp Union, Cal. |
Jan. 26, 1862 |
Mar. 7, 1864 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Feb. 1, 1865, expiration of term of service. |
|
Cooper, James C. |
Private |
Camp Union, Cal. |
Jan. 26, 1862 |
Mar. 7, 1864 |
Deserted Dec. 10, 1862; surrendered March 29, 1863; discharged at Drum Barracks, Cal., May 15, 1865, expiration of term of service. |
|
Cooper, John G. |
Private |
Oroville, Cal. |
Sept. 29, 1862 |
Mar. 7, 1864 |
Transferred from Corporal Co. K; discharged per S.O. No. 51, Hdqs. Dept. of Pacific, June 26, 1865. |
|
Copeland, John |
Private |
Weaverville, Cal. |
Oct. 9, 1861 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
Mustered out at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 27, 1864, expiration of term of service. |
|
Cornell, George P. |
Private |
Drum Bar’cks, Cal. |
Jan. 17, 1865 |
Jan. 18, 1865 |
Discharged at Presidio, S.F., Nov. 30, 1865, with Co. |