California Civil War Rosters

First Battalion of Veteran Infantry

Company A

 

“Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 To 1867.” 1890. Pages 385-389

Transcribed by Bonnie Phelan, June 2004.


Name

Rank

Place of Enrollment

Date of Enlistment

Date of Muster

Remarks

Erastus W. Wood

Captain

Santa Fe, N.M.

Nov. 1, 1864

May 12, 1865

Promoted from 1st Lieut., Co. A, 1st Inf., Cal. Vols.; discharged at Santa Fe, N.M., Sept. 26, 1866, with Co.

Robert Edmiston

1st Lieut.

Ft. Sumner, N.M.

May 17, 1865

June 14, 1865

Commissioned from 2d Lieut., vice Wood, promoted; discharged at San Francisco, Dec. 31, 1866, by final muster out of regiment.

Robert Edmiston

2d Lieut.

Fort Craig, N.M.

April 27, 1863

April 27, 1863

Commissioned from 1st Sergt. Co. K, 1st Inf., Cal. Vols.; promoted 1st Lieut. at Fort Sumner, N.M., May 17, 1865.

George W. Sanders

1st Sergt.

Fort Union, N.M.

Dec. 10, 1863

Dec. 10, 1863

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; discharged at Ft. Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Joseph Daniels

Sergeant

Fort Union, N.M.

Feb. 18, 1864

Feb. 18, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; discharged at Ft. Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Joseph B. Chichester

Sergeant

Santa Fe, N.M.

Feb. 28, 1864

Feb. 28, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; discharged at Ft. Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

David F. Zea

Sergeant

Santa Fe, N.M.

Mar. 31, 1864

Mar. 31, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; discharged at Ft. Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Samuel P. Earl

Corporal

Fort Union, N.M.

Feb. 4, 1865

Feb. 7, 1865

First enlisted in Co. K, 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Dec. 4, 1861; discharged at Ft. Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Melvin Pool

Corporal

Fort Craig, N.M.

Feb. 24, 1864

April 25, 1864

Vet. Vol.; transferred from Co. E, 1st Vet. Inf.; discharged at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Woodson W. Winchell

Corporal

Santa Fe, N.M.

Feb. 27, 1864

Feb. 27, 1864

Vet. Vol.; Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

John Miller

Corporal

Fort Union, N.M.

Mar. 30, 1864

Mar. 30, 1864

Vet. Vol.; Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Oct. 20, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Stephen C. McElroy

Corporal

Santa Fe, N.M.

Mar. 31, 1864

Mar. 31, 1864

Vet. Vol.; Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Thomas Manley

Corporal

Santa Fe, N.M.

Mar. 31, 1864

Mar. 31, 1864

Vet. Vol.; Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Andrew J. Simpson

Musician

Fort Union, N.M.

Dec. 7, 1863

Dec. 7, 1863

Vet. Vol.; Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

John H. Van Order

Musician

Fort Union, N.M.

Dec. 9, 1863

Dec. 9, 1863

Vet. Vol.; Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Ales, William H.

Private

Fort Union, N.M.

Nov. 18, 1864

Jan. 6, 1865

Transferred to Co. B, May 1, 1865.

Andrews, Stiles B.

Private

Fort Union, N.M.

Dec. 15, 1863

Dec. 15, 1863

Vet. Vol.; Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Bannaghan, Michael

Private

Santa Fe, N.M.

Feb. 27, 1864

Feb. 27, 1864

Vet. Vol.; Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 16, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Baxter, Thomas

Private

Fort Craig, N.M.

Feb. 24, 1864

April 25, 1864

Vet. Vol.; Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Apr. 10, 1866, for disab’ty.

Beaver, Henry

Private

Santa Fe, N.M.

Feb. 27, 1864

Feb. 27, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; discharged at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Benny, Henry

Private

Fort Union, N.M.

Dec. 12, 1863

Dec. 12, 1863

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Bernhart, John M.

Private

Fort Union, N.M.

Mar. 30, 1864

Mar. 30, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Jan. 3, 1862; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Brady, Patrick

Private

Santa Fe, N.M.

Mar. 31, 1864

Mar. 31, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Conover, Addison V.D.

Private

Los Pinos, N.M.

Mar. 28, 1864

April 25, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 16, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Contrillas, Rafael

Private

Las Cruces, N.M.

Jan. 19, 1865

Jan. 20, 1865

Transferred from Co. C; discharged at Fort Sumner, N.M., Aug. 3, 1866, for disability.

Dalton, William

Private

Fort Union, N.M.

Dec. 10, 1863

Dec. 10, 1863

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 25, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Darling, George

Private

Fort Union, N.M.

Feb. 18, 1864

Feb. 18, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Dugid, George

Private

Fort Union, N.M.

Dec. 14, 1863

Dec. 14, 1863

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Edmunds, Harvey

Private

Santa Fe, N.M.

Feb. 27, 1864

Feb. 27, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Gardner, William

Private

Fort Union, N.M.

Jan. 16, 1865

Feb. 17, 1865

Transferred from Co. B, 1st Inf., Cal. Vols.; mustered out at Fort Sumner, N.M., Jan. 31, 1866, expiration of term of service.

Gould, Frank

Private

Los Pinos, N.M.

Mar. 28, 1864

April 25, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 16, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Gorrie, Robert

Private

Santa Fe, N.M.

Mar. 31, 1864

Mar. 31, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Gors, Henry

Private

Fort Craig, N.M.

Jan. 20, 1864

April 25, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 16, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Hanks, Julius D.

Private

Fort Craig, N.M.

Feb. 24, 1864

April 25, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 16, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Hoagg, Augustus

Private

Santa Fe, N.M.

Mar. 31, 1864

Mar. 31, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Keatley, William

Private

Fort Union, N.M.

Mar. 30, 1864

Mar. 30, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Dec. 28, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Kenny, Joseph

Private

Fort Craig, N.M.

Feb. 24, 1864

April 25, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 16, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Kohlman, Charles

Private

Ft. Whipple, A.T.

July 10, 1864

July 31, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 16, 1861; discharged at San Francisco, Dec. 31, 1866, by final muster out of regiment.

La Bieau, Alexander W.

Private

Los Pinos, N.M.

Mar. 28, 1864

April 25, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 16, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Aub. 8, 1865, disability.

Langdon, Joseph H.

Private

Fort Craig, N.M.

Jan. 20, 1864

April 25, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 16, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Lorr, Anthony

Private

Fort Craig, N.M.

Jan. 20, 1864

April 25, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 16, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Loughnan, Jeremiah

Private

Fort Union, N.M.

Feb. 14, 1865

Feb. 28, 1865

First enlistment in Co. K, 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Jan. 8, 1862; discharged at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with company.

Malcom, Walter

Private

Fort Union, N.M.

Dec. 15, 1863

Dec. 15, 1863

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

McCormick, James

Private

Los Pinos, N.M.

Mar. 28, 1864

April 25, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 16, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

McGill, William

Private

Fort Union, N.M.

Nov. 21, 1864

Jan. 3, 1865

Enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 16, 1861; deserted at Fort Sumner, N.M., Nov. 10, 1865.

McGinnis, John C.

Private

Franklin, Texas

Jan. 1, 1864

Jan. 2, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Nov. 5, 1861; disch’d at Los Pinos, N.M., Sept. 17, 1866, with Co.

McGonagle, Joseph B.

Private

Santa Fe, N.M.

Feb. 27, 1864

Feb. 27, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

McGregor, Archibald

Private

Fort Union, N.M.

Oct. 4, 1864

Jan. 12, 1865

Enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 16, 1861; reenlisted for two years; discharged at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with company.

McHenry, James P.

Private

Santa Fe, N.M.

Feb. 27, 1864

Feb. 27, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; must’d out at Santa Fe, N.M., May 24, 1866, per Dept. S.O. No. 97, dated St. Louis, Mo., April 23, 1866.

McPartland, Andrew

Private

Fort Union, N.M.

Dec. 17, 1863

Dec. 17, 1863

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Mercer, Francis

Private

Santa Fe, N.M.

Feb. 27, 1864

Feb. 27, 1864

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Moore, Stephen

Private

Los Pinos, N.M.

Aug. 21, 1864

Feb. 28, 1865

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; transferred from Co. E, 1st Inf.; discharged at Fort Sumner, N.M., Aug. 12, 1865, for disability.

Moran, John

Private

Santa Fe, N.M.

April 5, 1865

April 6, 1865

First enlistment Co. K, Jan. 23, 1862; discharged at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with company.

Morehead, Benjamin

Private

Fort Union, N.M.

Dec. 10, 1863

Dec. 10, 1863

Vet. Vol.; enlisted in 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., Aug. 15, 1861; disch’d at Fort Union, N.M., Sept. 9, 1866, with Co.

Morrison, Joseph

Private