California Civil War Rosters

First Regiment of Cavalry

Officers

 

Transcribed completely as appears in book, pp 87-88.
No corrections made to original text. By Kathy Sedler, May 2004.


Name

Rank

Place of Enrollment

Date of Enlistment

Date of Muster

Remarks

David Fergusson

Colonel

Tucson, A.T.

Feb. 9, 1863

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Promoted from Maj.; dismissed the service Nov. 6, 1863, per War Dept., S.O. No. 323.

Oscar M. Brown

Colonel

Sacramento, Cal.

Nov. 6, 1863

Dec. 21, 1863

Resignation accepted Dec. 31, 1865, per S.O. No. 167, Mil. Div. of the Miss., of Dec. 2, 1865.

Benjamin F. Davis

Lieut.-Col.

San Francisco

Aug. 6, 1861

Aug. 6, 1861

Resigned Nov. 1, 1861.

E.E. Eyre

Lieut.-Col.

San Francisco

Nov. 14, 1861

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Resigned Nov. 30, 1862.

Oscar M. Brown

Lieut.-Col.

San Francisco

Feb. 7, 1863

Feb. 13, 1863

Promoted Col. Nov. 6, 1863.

Clarence E. Bennett

Lieut.-Col.

Fort Craig, N.M.

Dec. 3, 1863

Dec. 31, 1863

Mustered out Oct. 19, 1866, services no longer required.

E.E. Eyre

Major

San Francisco

Aug. 24, 1861

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Promoted Lieut.-Col. Nov. 1, 1861

David Fergusson

Major

Tucson, A.T.

Nov. 14, 1861

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Promoted Col. Feb. 9, 1863.

Clarence E. Bennett

Major

San Francisco

Feb. 9, 1863

Feb. 9, 1863

Promoted Lieut.-Col. Dec. 3, 1863.

William McCleave

Maj. Bvt. Lt.-Col. U.S. Vols.

Fort West, N.M.

Feb. 9, 1863

May 28, 1863

Promoted from Capt. Co. A; mustered out Fort Union, N.M., Oct. 19, 1866, services no longer required.

Thomas J. Blakeney

Major

Fort Canby, N.M.

Feb. 14, 1863

Sept. 22, 1863

Resigned Nov. 18, 1864.

James Gorman

Major

Drum Bar’cks, Cal.

Dec. 3, 1863

Feb. 8, 1864

Resigned Feb. 27, 1866, per S.O. No. 13, Mil. Div. of the Pacific.

Emil Fritz

Maj., Bvt. Lt.-Col. U.S. Vols.

Ft. Sumner, N.M.

April 25, 1865

June 7, 1865

Promoted from Capt. Co. B; discharged at Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 16, 1866, services no longer required.

John H. Prentiss

Surgeon

San Francisco

Aug. 16, 1861

Sept. 14, 1861

Mustered out Dec. 1, 1864; expiration of term of service.

John E. Kunkler

Surgeon

Tubac, A.T.

May 30, 1865

July 3, 1866

Was Asst. Surgeon from Mar. 2, 1863, to May 29, 1865, when promoted Surg.; discharged at San Francisco, May 7, 1866, by order of Dept. Commander.

Harrison M. James

1st Lt., Adjt.

San Francisco

Sept. 20, 1861

Sept. 23, 1861

Mustered out at Santa Fe, N.M., Sept. 24, 1864, expiration of term of service.

John Abbott

1st Lt., Adjt.

Santa Fe, N.M.

Sept. 20, 1864

April 4, 1865

Dismissed the service Aug. 2, 1865, per Dept. G.O. No. 20, of 1865; promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. L.

W.S. Strong

1st Lt., Asst. Surgeon

San Francisco

Feb. 26, 1863

April 29, 1864

Resigned Jan. 31, 1865, per S.O. No. 3, Dept. of New Mexico.

James H. Coleman

1st Lt., Q.M.

San Francisco

Aug. 15, 1861

Aug. 15, 1861

Resigned June 18, 1863.

Charles T. Jennings

1st Lt., Q.M.

Stockton, Cal.

Aug. 15, 1863

Dec. 5, 1863

Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. M; mustered out at Fort Sumner, N.M., Aug. 17, 1866, services not required.

Alexander B. Johnston

1st. Lt., Com’y

San Francisco

Jan. 20, 1864

Jan. 23, 1864

Transferred from Co. F; mustered out at Santa Fe, N.M., Aug. 9, 1866, services no longer required.

Thomas H. Dawley

Sergt.-Major

San Francisco

Aug. 14, 1861

Aug. 16, 1861

Promoted from Private Co. E; mustered out at Fort Craig, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, ex. of term of service.

Henry Warren

Sergt.-Major

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Aug. 23, 1861

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Promoted to 2d Lt. Co. C; Sept. 5, 1863, Ft. West, N.M.

William R. Savage

Sergt.-Major

Stockton, Cal.

Oct. 27, 1863

Nov. 12, 1863

Promoted from Private Co. F; promoted 2d Lieut. Co. F, January 20, 1864.

Henry L. Tickner

Sergt.-Major

Sacramento, Cal.

Mar. 9, 1863

May 1, 1863

Mustered out at Fort Sumner, N.M., Mar. 9, 1866, expiration of term of service.

John S.G. Whyte

Sergt.-Major

Fort Craig, N.M.

Sept. 16, 1864

Nov. 4, 1864

Appointed Sergt.-Maj. from Co. B, Mar. 10, 1866; discharged at San Francisco, Dec. 31, 1866, per Dept. of Cal., S.O. No. 258.

Abraham W. Rapelye

Vet. Surgeon

Santa Fe, N.M.

April 18, 1865

April 18, 1865

Appointed Vet. Surg. Oct. 1, 1865, from Co. H; discharged at San Francisco, Dec. 31, 1866, per Dept. of Cal., S.O. No. 258.

Jonathan W. Palmer

Vet. Surgeon

Marysville, Cal.

Sept. 6, 1861

Sept. 9, 1861

Transferred from Co. D; mustered out at Santa Fe, N.M., Oct. 13, 1864, expiration of term of service.

John F. Hutchinson

Quar.-Sergt.

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Sept. 2, 1861

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Discharged July 27, 1864, at Fort Craig, N.M., by reason of promotion to 2d Lieut. Co. A.

R.E. Comins

Quar.-Sergt.

San Francisco

May 12, 1863

Dec. 23, 1863

Discharged at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1865, by promotion to 2d Lieut. Co. F, same Regt.

James L. Adams

Quar.-Sergt.

Marysville, Cal.

June 18, 1863

July 16, 1863

Com’y Sergt. Oct. 1, 1865, from Co. H; mustered out at Fort Sumner, N.M., June 18, 1866, ex. term of service.

John F. Gould

Com’y Sergt.

San Francisco

Aug. 14, 1861

Aug. 15, 1861

Mustered out at Fort Craig, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service.

John Townsend

Com’y Sergt.

San Francisco

June 8, 1863

June 8, 1863

Mustered out at Santa Fe, N.M., June 8, 1866, expiration of term of service.

Edward Light

Hos. Steward

San Francisco

Aug. 26, 1861

Aug. 26, 1861

Mustered out at Fort Mason, A.T., Nov. 26, 1864, and reenlisted same day as Vet. Vol. for one year; discharged at Maricopa Wells, A.T., Dec. 14, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Charles J. Croft

Hos. Steward

San Francisco

Feb. 14, 1863

Feb. 19, 1863

Promoted from Private Co. G, Aug. 27, 1863; mustered out at San Francisco, Mar. 27, 1866, ex. term of service.

George W. Wilson

Hos. Steward

Marysville, Cal.

April 14, 1863

May 1, 1863

Was Acting Hos. Steward from Nov. 10, 1865 to Mar. 1, 1866, when he was regularly appointed; mustered out at Fort Sumner, N.M., Apr. 14, 1866, ex. term of service.

Charles A. Hawes

Hos. Steward

Santa Fe, N.M.

Oct. 5, 1863

Oct. 5, 1863

Discharged at Santa Fe, N.M., Sept. 13, 1866, service no longer required.

Antonie M.E. Wideman

Chief Trump.

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Sept. 11, 1861

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Discharged Nov. 19, 1862, by War Dept., G.O. No. 201, at Santa Fe, N.M.

John Townsend

Chief Trump.

San Francisco

June 8, 1863

June 8, 1863

Appointed Chief Trumpeter from Co. F, Jan. 26, 1864; appointed Com’y Sergt., date not known.

Ronald K. Vernon

Chief Trump.

Sacramento, Cal.

May 2, 1863

May 16, 1863

Mustered out at Fort Sumner, N.M., May 2, 1866, expiration of term of service.

Charles Weir

Chief Trump.

Ft. Sumner, N.M.

Nov. 30, 1863

Dec. 21, 1863

Appointed Chief Trumpeter May 3, 1866; discharged at San Francisco, Nov. 30, 1866, ex. of term of service.

George Brandes

Sad. Sergt.

Santa Fe, N.M.

Nov. 15, 1863

Nov. 15, 1863

Discharged at Santa Fe, N.M., July 2, 1866, per Dept. S.O. No. 125, of May 30, 1866.

 


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