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 752-755.
Sixth Regiment of Infantry
Company H
|
Name |
Rank |
Place of Enrollment |
Date of Enlistment |
Date of Muster |
Remarks |
|
Joseph S. Knower |
Captain |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Mar. 4, 1864 |
Mar. 4, 1864 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Washington Bruce |
1st Lieut. |
Benicia, Cal. |
Dec. 30, 1863 |
Dec. 30, 1863 |
Commissioned Captain Co. E, April 23, 1865. |
|
Ferdinand Smith |
1st Lieut. |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
April 24, 1865 |
April 24, 1865 |
Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. F; resigned Sept. 11, 1865. |
|
John H. Coster |
1st Lieut. |
San Francisco |
Sept. 20, 1865 |
Sept. 20, 1865 |
Transferred to Co. I, 7th Inf., Nov. 18, 1865. |
|
John M. Shrader |
2d Lieut. |
Benicia, Cal. |
Mar. 4, 1864 |
Mar. 4, 1864 |
Resigned Sept. 20, 1864. |
|
William R. Honey |
2d Lieut. |
San Francisco |
Nov. 29, 1864 |
Nov. 29, 1864 |
Promoted from Sergt. Co. A; commissioned 1st Lieut. And Adjt. 2d Cav., Cal. Vols., April 30, 1865. |
|
Frederick Manners |
2d Lieut. |
San Francisco |
May 26, 1865 |
Oct. 8, 1865 |
Must'd out at Benicia B'ks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Nathaniel G. Tobey |
1st Sergeant |
Columbia, Cal. |
Mar. 5, 1863 |
Mar. 27, 1863 |
Commissioned 2d Lieut. Co. K, Mar. 23, 1865. |
|
James H. Duncan |
1st Sergeant |
Columbia, Cal. |
Mar. 13, 1863 |
Mar. 21, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Joseph A. Gilman |
Sergeant |
Columbia, Cal. |
Feb. 23, 1863 |
Mar. 27, 1863 |
Promoted 2d Lieut. Co. B, Nov. 27, 1864. |
|
James Homer |
Sergeant |
Columbia, Cal. |
Feb. 23, 1863 |
Mar. 27, 1863 |
Promoted 2d Lieut. Co. G, Dec. 14, 1864. |
|
Charles P. Sherwood |
Sergeant |
Columbia, Cal. |
Feb. 23, 1863 |
Mar. 27, 1863 |
Promoted 2d Lieut. Co. K, Sept. 2, 1864. |
|
Daniel H. Holt |
Sergeant |
Columbia, Cal. |
Mar. 3, 1863 |
Mar. 27, 1863 |
Promoted 2d Lieut. Co. F, 8th Inf., Feb. 6, 1865. |
|
Chauncey B. Leach |
Sergeant |
Columbia, Cal. |
Mar. 27, 1863 |
Mar. 27, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Thomas A. Hutchison |
Sergeant |
Jamestown, Cal. |
April 4, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
George Perkins |
Sergeant |
Columbia, Cal. |
July 1, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Henry D. King |
Sergeant |
Sonora, Cal. |
Dec. 15, 1863 |
Dec. 30, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Lindley H. Allen |
Corporal |
Columbia, Cal. |
Mar. 11, 1863 |
Mar. 27, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
George Gage |
Corporal |
Jamestown, Cal. |
Mar. 30, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Armstrong Hutchinson |
Corporal |
Jamestown, Cal. |
April 4, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
George B. Haigh |
Corporal |
Big Oak Flat, Cal. |
June 16, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
James M. Stockton |
Corporal |
Coulterville, Cal. |
July 19, 1863 |
Aug. 14, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
John Rowen |
Corporal |
San Francisco |
Oct. 9, 1863 |
Oct. 10, 1863 |
Deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., July 9, 1864. |
|
John St. Clair |
Musician |
San Francisco |
Sept. 6, 1863 |
Sept. 8, 1863 |
Deserted from Benicia Barracks, Cal., Sept. 19, 1864; apprehended Sept. 21, 1864, and again deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., Sept. 9, 1865. |
|
James Dobson |
Musician |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Jan. 28, 1864 |
Jan. 28, 1864 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Aitken, James |
Private |
San Francisco |
Sept. 28, 1863 |
Sept. 29, 1863 |
Deserted from Benicia Barracks, Cal., May 16, 1865. |
|
Bedford, George M. |
Private |
San Francisco |
Oct. 9, 1863 |
Oct. 10, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Bennett, George W. |
Private |
San Francisco |
Oct. 16, 1863 |
Oct. 16, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Bennett, James |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Aug. 23, 1864 |
Sept. 3, 1864 |
Deserted from Benicia Barracks, Cal., Aug. 5, 1865. |
|
Best, Oliver W. |
Private |
Columbia, Cal. |
June 11, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Blume, Henry |
Private |
San Francisco |
Feb. 27, 1864 |
Feb. 27, 1864 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Burkholder, Robert |
Private |
San Francisco |
Sept. 28, 1863 |
Sept. 29, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Casey, George |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
July 8, 1864 |
Aug. 17, 1864 |
Deserted Nov. 19, 1864, at Benicia Barracks, Cal. |
|
Cohn, John H. |
Private |
Columbia, Cal. |
June 15, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Colman, Henry |
Private |
San Francisco |
Oct. 9, 1863 |
Oct. 10, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Connelly, Thomas |
Private |
Jamestown, Cal. |
Mar. 30, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Cowles, Frederick H. |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Mar. 11, 1865 |
April 22, 1865 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Cramer, John W.H. |
Private |
Coulterville, Cal. |
July 8, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Deserted May 18, 1865, from steamer guard. |
|
Crawford, James C. |
Private |
San Francisco |
Oct. 26, 1863 |
Oct. 27, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Davenport, John A. |
Private |
Columbia, Cal. |
Feb. 26, 1863 |
Mar. 27, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Davis, Samuel N. |
Private |
Murphys, Cal. |
Nov. 11, 1863 |
Dec. 7, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Detlow, Thomas G. |
Private |
San Francisco |
Sept. 20, 1864 |
Sept. 21, 1864 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Douglas, Robert A. |
Private |
Columbia, Cal. |
Mar. 14, 1863 |
Mar. 27, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Evans, William |
Private |
San Francisco |
Oct. 29, 1863 |
Nov. 5, 1863 |
Deserted from Benicia Barracks, Cal., July 10, 1864; apprehended Mar. 9, 1865; discharged at Benicia Barracks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with company. |
|
Farlin, Michael |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Jan. 6, 1865 |
Feb. 28, 1865 |
Deserted March 20, 1865, at Benicia Barracks, Cal. |
|
Ferguson, George |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
April 8, 1865 |
April 22, 1865 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Flint, Robert |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Dec. 15, 1863 |
Dec. 30, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Frohlich, David |
Private |
San Francisco |
Feb. 27, 1864 |
Feb. 29, 1864 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Gibson, Joseph |
Private |
San Francisco |
Nov. 28, 1863 |
Nov. 30, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Gilmore, James |
Private |
San Francisco |
Dec. 2, 1863 |
Dec. 7, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Gordon, John G. |
Private |
San Francisco |
Oct. 19, 1863 |
Oct. 30, 1863 |
Deserted Sept. 19, 1864, at Benicia, Cal.; apprehended Mar. 10, 1865; deserted again Sept. 21, 1865, at Angel Island, Cal., from confinement. |
|
Haley, John |
Private |
Columbia, Cal. |
July 5, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Hamilton, Charles |
Private |
Sonora, Cal. |
Nov. 12, 1863 |
Dec. 7, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Hanna, James |
Private |
Columbia, Cal. |
July 20, 1863 |
Aug. 14, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Hannan, John |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
July 17, 1864 |
Aug. 17, 1864 |
Deserted Dec. 12, 1864, at Benicia Barracks, Cal. |
|
Hart, James |
Private |
San Francisco |
Oct. 20, 1863 |
Dec. 7, 1863 |
Deserted Mar. 1, 1864, at Benicia Barracks, Cal. |
|
Hayes, George |
Private |
Big Oak Flat, Cal. |
May 28, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Hill, Harry |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Nov. 29, 1864 |
Dec. 31, 1864 |
Transferred as a deserter from Co. H, 2d Cav., April 16, 1865. See Corp. Charles J. Hill. |
|
Jones, John G. |
Private |
Columbia, Cal. |
Mar. 4, 1863 |
Mar. 27, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Leins, John F. |
Private |
Big Oak Flat, Cal. |
May 30, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Surrendered from desertion at S.F., Sept 7, 1865; discharged at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Lewis, John |
Private |
San Francisco |
Oct. 16, 1863 |
Oct. 16, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Lewis, John H. |
Private |
San Francisco |
Feb. 19, 1864 |
Feb. 19, 1864 |
Deserted June 15, 1864, at Benicia Barracks, Cal. |
|
Loftus, Anthony |
Private |
San Francisco |
Nov. 4, 1863 |
Nov. 5, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Longhurst, William |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Aug. 21, 1864 |
Sept. 3, 1864 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Malcolm, William H. |
Private |
Big Oak Flat, Cal. |
June 24, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Martin, John A. |
Private |
San Francisco |
Oct. 23, 1863 |
Oct. 24, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
McCall, Henderson |
Private |
Columbia, Cal. |
July 13, 1863 |
Aug. 14, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
McDonald, William |
Private |
San Francisco |
Nov. 15, 1863 |
Nov. 18, 1863 |
Dishonorably discharged per G.O. No. 5, Dept. of Cal., Dec. 28, 1864. |
|
McGarvey, Thomas |
Private |
San Francisco |
Jan. 11, 1864 |
Jan. 12, 1864 |
Discharged for disability, Aug. 20, 1864. |
|
McGreevy, Patrick |
Private |
San Francisco |
Feb. 29, 1864 |
Mar. 1, 1864 |
Deserted Nov. 12, 1864, from Benicia Barracks, Cal., appreh'd and returned to duty, Feb. 6, 1865; disch'd at Benicia Barracks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
McNeile, William |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Jan. 6, 1864 |
Jan. 29, 1864 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
McWilliams, Borden |
Private |
San Francisco |
Oct. 24, 1863 |
Oct. 27, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Miller, William H. |
Private |
San Francisco |
Feb. 10, 1864 |
Feb. 14, 1864 |
Deserted Feb. 14, 1864; apprehended March 29, 1864; deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., Sept. 16, 1865. |
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Mitchell, William R. |
Private |
San Francisco |
Jan. 14, 1864 |
Jan. 20, 1864 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
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Morrison, Benjamin F. |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Feb. 14, 1864 |
Mar. 4, 1864 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
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Mulligan, Michael |
Private |
Big Oak Flat, Cal. |
July 3, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Percey, Robert |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Feb. 14, 1864 |
Mar. 4, 1864 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
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Philbrick, Edgar C. |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Dec. 15, 1864 |
Dec. 31, 1864 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
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Potter, William E. |
Private |
San Francisco |
Feb. 27, 1864 |
Feb. 27, 1864 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Preston, William T. |
Private |
Columbia, Cal. |
July 3, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Purcell, Charles |
Private |
San Francisco |
Feb. 15, 1864 |
Feb. 16, 1864 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Reed, John |
Private |
Big Oak Flat, Cal. |
June 16, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Deserted Feb. 7, 1864; apprehended May 3, 1864, and returned to duty; discharged at Benicia Barracks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with company. |
|
Reed, Lewis D. |
Private |
Big Oak Flat, Cal. |
June 16, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Rice, Francis C. |
Private |
San Francisco |
Feb. 23, 1864 |
Feb. 23, 1864 |
Deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., March 16, 1864. |
|
Richardson, Thomas |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Dec. 3, 1863 |
Dec. 7, 1863 |
Dishonorably discharged Feb. 11, 1865, at Alcatraz Island, Cal., per G.O. No. 11, of 1864. |
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Robinson, Joseph |
Private |
Marysville, Cal. |
Oct. 6, 1863 |
Mar. 4, 1864 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Saunders, Charles |
Private |
San Francisco |
Oct. 3, 1863 |
Oct. 7, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Schmidt, Ludwig |
Private |
San Francisco |
Nov. 4, 1863 |
Nov. 6, 1863 |
Dropped as a deserter from Co. D, 1st W.T. Inf. |
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Scott, James |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Aug. 30, 1864 |
Sept. 3, 1864 |
Deserted Sept. 24, 1864, at Benicia Barracks, Cal. |
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Shale, Charles |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Dec. 1, 1864 |
Oct. 20, 1864 |
Deserted May 11, 1865, at Benicia Barracks, Cal. |
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Shaw, Alfred |
Private |
Mariposa, Cal. |
Sept. 28, 1863 |
Oct. 20, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Shephard, Benjamin F. |
Private |
San Francisco |
Feb. 27, 1864 |
Feb. 27, 1864 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Sherry, Thomas |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
June 8, 1864 |
Sept. 3, 1864 |
Deserted March 31, 1865, at Benicia Barracks, Cal. |
|
Sherry, David |
Private |
San Francisco |
Nov. 7, 1863 |
Nov. 9, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
|
Smith, Edward |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Sept. 13, 1864 |
Nov. 5, 1864 |
Dropped as a deserter from U.S. steamer "Saranac." |
|
Smith, George W. |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Nov. 28, 1863 |
Dec. 7, 1863 |
Dropped as a deserter from U.S. sloop of war "Cyane," March 11, 1865. |
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Smith, Henry |
Private |
Columbia, Cal. |
Mar. 25, 1863 |
Mar. 27, 1863 |
Deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., March 13, 1864. |
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Smith, Thomas |
Private |
San Francisco |
Dec. 30, 1863 |
Jan. 29, 1864 |
Dropped as a deserter from Co. F, 1st U.S. Dragoons. |
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Snider, Adam |
Private |
San Francisco |
Aug. 30, 1863 |
Sept. 1, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
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Thistle, James |
Private |
San Francisco |
Oct. 20, 1863 |
Sept. 23, 1863 |
Deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., Feb. 25, 1864. |
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Thom, James |
Private |
Sonora, Cal. |
Oct. 27, 1863 |
Oct. 31, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
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Ward, Marcus L. |
Private |
Columbia, Cal. |
June 8, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
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Welsh, John |
Private |
Sonora, Cal. |
Dec. 17, 1863 |
Dec. 30, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
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West, William |
Private |
Columbia, Cal. |
July 3, 1863 |
July 12, 1863 |
Disch'd at Benicia Bar'cks, Cal., Oct. 25, 1865, with Co. |
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Wilson, Robert |
Private |
San Francisco |
Sept. 22, 1863 |
Sept. 22, 1863 |
Deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., July 4, 1865. |
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Wright, John |
Private |
Benicia B'ks, Cal. |
Sept. 14, 1864 |
Nov. 14, 1864 |
Deserted at Benicia Barracks, Cal., Jan. 30, 1865. |