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

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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.