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, June 2004, pp 885-887.
AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF THE STATIONS OCCUPIED BY
CALIFORNIA TROOPS
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A
Alert, Camp..........................................................................................................
...........San Francisco, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth, Mission and
Folsom Streets.
Anderson, Camp....................................................Humboldt County, California.
B
Black, CampParadise Valley, Nevada.
Breckenridge, Fort ..............................................................................................
... (afterward Fort Stanford) San Pedro River, A.T. (near confluence with Gila).
Barrett, Fort....................................................................Pimos Villages, Arizona.
Buchanan, Fort...............................................Southern part of Arizona Territory.
Bridger, Fort...........................................................................Wyoming Territory.
Baker, Camp................................................................Near Jacksonville, Oregon.
Baker, Fort..............................................................Humboldt County, California.
Bidwell, Camp...................................................................Near Chico, California.
Bidwell, Fort.................................................................Modoc County, California.
Bliss, Fort..............................................................................Near Franklin, Texas.
Bragg, Fort...............................................................Humboldt County, California.
Babbitt, Camp...................................................................Near Visalia, California.
Bascom, Fort..........................................................Northeast part of New Mexico.
Bowie, Fort.................................................................................Arizona Territory.
C
Churchill, Fort.................................................Near sink of Carson River, Nevada.
Crook, Fort...............................................................Humboldt County, California.
Crittenden, Fort .........................(old Camp Floyd)Near Salt Lake, Utah Territory.
Craig, Fort...........................................................................................New Mexico.
Carleton, Camp.....................................................Near San Bernardino, California.
Conness, Camp (or Connor).............................................................Idaho Territory.
Clarke, Camp.........................................................Near Prescott, Arizona Territory.
Curtis, Camp..................................................Arcata, Humboldt County, California.
Colville, Fort...........................................................................Washington Territory.
Cady, Camp.............................................................................Washington Territory.
Cady, Camp.................................................................On Mojave River, California.
Connor, Camp (or Conness)..............................................................Idaho Territory.
Cummings, Fort.....................................................................Southern New Mexico.
D
Douglas, Camp ............................................... (Near Salt Lake City) Utah Territory.
Downey, Camp...Near Oakland Point, California (where railroad shops now stand).
Drum, Camp......................................To October, 1863 - afterwards Drum Barracks.
Drum Barracks..............................................................Near Wilmington, California.
Davis, Fort.............................................................................................Central Texas.
F
Fillmore, Fort.................................................................................In New Mexico.
Franklin...................................................................................Now El Paso, Texas.
G
Gaston, Fort............................................................Humboldt County, California.
Grant, Camp............................................................Humboldt County, California.
Grant, Camp...............................................................................Arizona Territory.
Goodwin, Fort...................................................On Gila River, Arizona Territory.
H
Haskins, Fort..............................................................................................Oregon.
Hart's Mills...........................................................................Near Franklin, Texas.
Humboldt, Fort........................................................Humboldt County, California.
Hooker, Camp................................................................Near Stockton, California.
Halleck, Camp................................................................Near Stockton, California.
J
Johnson, Camp.............................................................Near Mesilla, New Mexico.
Jaqua, Camp..............................................................Humboldt County, California.
K
Kellogg, Camp..........................................................................................................
Klamath, Fort.................................................................................Southern Oregon.
L
Lincoln, Camp............................................................Humboldt County, California.
Latham, Camp ..........................................................................................................
....At Cienega, about half way between Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California.
Leonard, Camp.................................................................Near Fort Quitman, Texas.
Lyon, Camp......................................Near Hunter's Point, San Francisco, California.
Lippitt, Fort.................................................................On Humboldt Bay, California.
Lincoln, Camp...........................................................Near La Paz, Arizona Territory.
Larned, Fort..................................................................Near Arkansas River, Kansas.
Lowell, Camp............................................................Near Tucson, Arizona Territory.
M
McDougal, Camp................................................................Near Stockton, California.
Merchant, Camp............................................Near Lake Merritt, Oakland, California.
Morris, Camp............................ (Co. K, First Cav.) near San Bernardino, California.
Mojave, Fort.....................................................................................Arizona Territory.
Miembres, Camp..................................................................In Southern New Mexico.
McLane, Fort........................................................................In Southern New Mexico.
McDowell, Camp.............................................................................Arizona Territory.
McRae, Fort..............................................................At Ojo del Muerte, New Mexico.
Marcy, Fort...............................................................................Santa Fe, New Mexico.
McDermit, Fort..................................................................................Northern Nevada.
Miller, Fort...........................................................................Fresno County, California.
N
Navajo, Fort................................................................................................New Mexico.
Nichols, Camp..............................................................At Cedar Bluff, Indian Territory.
Q
Quitman, Fort.................................................................................Northwestern Texas.
R
Ruby, Fort...........................................................................................................Nevada.
S
Stanford, Camp................................................................................Stockton, California.
Seward, Fort......................................................................Humboldt County, California.
Sumner, Fort ...................................................Near Presidio, San Francisco, California.
Sigel, Camp...............................................................................Near Auburn, California.
Stevens, Fort.....................................................Near mouth of Columbia River, Oregon.
Stanford, Fort (formerly Fort Breckinridge) ...................................................................
................................................................Near confluence of San Pedro and Gila Rivers.
Selden, Fort................................On Rio Grande, New Mexico, near southern boundary.
Stanton, Fort....................................................................................Eastern New Mexico.
San Elizario.......................................................................................Northwestern Texas.
Sumner, Fort......................................................................On Pecos River, New Mexico.
T
Ter-Waw, Fort.....................................................................Humboldt County, California.
Tejon, Fort...................................................................................Kern County, California.
Thorn, Fort.....................................................................................Southern New Mexico.
Thomas, Camp......................................................................On Gila River, New Mexico.
U
Union, Camp..................................................................................Sacramento, California.
Union, Fort......................................................................................Northern New Mexico.
V
Vancouver, Fort................................................................................Washington Territory.
Verde, Camp............................................................................................Arizona Territory.
W
Wright, Camp................Oak Grove, San Diego County, California, near Warner's Ranch.
Wright, Fort..................................................Round Valley, Humboldt County, California.
Wingate, Fort........................................................................Northern part of New Mexico.
West, Fort........................................................On headwaters of Gila River, New Mexico.
Whipple, Fort....................................................................................Near Prescott Arizona.
Wright, Camp...............................................................................................Eastern Oregon.
Y
Yamhill, Fort ...........................................................................................................Oregon.