California Civil War Rosters First Regiment of Cavalry Company M From the book “Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867” by Brig.-Gen. Richard H. Orton, pub. 1890 pp 89-97 Transcribed by Kathy Sedler, May 2004 This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://calarchives4u.com/ These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. Name Rank Enrollment Enlistment Muster Remarks Gilbert T. Witham Captain Sacramento, Cal. Mar. 6, 1863 May 16, 1863 Resigned Feb. 28, 1865. A.H. French Captain --------- Feb. 28, 1865 --------- Declined June 15, 1865. Richard H. Orton Captain Ft. Sumner, N.M. Aug. 14, 1865 Oct. 15, 1865 Originally enrolled at San Francisco Mar. 7, 1863, as 2d Lieut. Co. F; promoted 1st Lieut. Co. F, Jan. 28, 1864; promoted Capt. Oct. 15, 1865; must’d out at San Francisco, Jan. 4, 1867, per S.O. No. 258, Dept. of Cal. Rufus C. Vose 1st Lieut. Stockton, Cal. May 16, 1863 May 16, 1863 Promoted Capt. Co. H, Dec. 31, 1864. Geo. W. Arnold 1st Lieut. Stockton, Cal. Nov. 18, 1864 Feb. 20, 1865 Promoted from 2d Lieut.; resigned Mar. 31, 1865. James J. Billings 1st Lieut. Sacramento, Cal. Oct. 28, 1865 Oct. 28, 1865 Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. H; mustered out at San Francisco, Dec. 31, 1866, with detac Sullivan Heath 2d Lieut. Stockton, Cal. May 16, 1863 May 16, 1863 Promoted from Corp. Co. F, 2d Cav., Cal. Vols.; transferred to Co. K, 1st Cal. Cav., Aug. 8, 1863. Charles T. Jennings 2d Lieut. Stockton, Cal. May 16, 1863 May 16, 1863 Transferred from Co. H, 1st Cal. Cav.; promoted 1st Lieut. and Regtl. Q.M., Dec. --, 1863. John E. Oliphant 2d Lieut. San Francisco Jan. 1, 1864 Jan. 28, 1864 Promoted 1st Lieut. Co. H, 1st Cal. Cav., June 2, 1865. Robert R. Dorland 2d Lieut. San Francisco April 24, 1865 June 2, 1865 Dishonorably discharged at Santa Fe, N.M., per sentence of G.C.M., July 25, 1865. Emanuel Adams 1st SergeantSacramento, Cal. May 4, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. John Miller 1st SergeantSacramento, Cal. Oct. 17, 1863 Oct. 18, 1863 Mustered out at San Francisco, Dec. 31, 1866, expiration of term of service. Sanford Bailey Com’y Sergt.Sacramento, Cal. Mar. 24, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., Mar. 29, 1866, expiration of term of service. Amberson Brandon Sergeant Sacramento, Cal. April 19, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Aaron C. Hitchcock Sergeant Sacramento, Cal. May 1, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Daniel W. Hedrick Sergeant Sacramento, Cal. May 1, 1863 May 16, 1863 Murdered at Roblero, N.M., Feb. 17, 1866. Charles Johnson Sergeant Shasta, Cal. May 6, 1863 May 6, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Alfred Eastabrook Sergeant Sacramento, Cal. May 4, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Chauncey G. Smith Sergeant Sacramento, Cal. May 4, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. George O. Perrault Sergeant Wilmington, Cal. Jan. 18, 1864 Jan. 18, 1864 Mustered out at Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 30, 1866, per S.O. No. 29, Dept. of New Mexico. John M. Ferris Sergeant Sacramento, Cal. Nov. 9, 1863 Dec. 20, 1863 Mustered out at Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 30, 1866, per S.O. No. 29, Dept. of New Mexico. Joseph A. Moore Sergeant Sacramento, Cal. Sept. 29, 1863 Oct. 18, 1863 Mustered out at Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 30, 1866, per S.O. No. 29, Dept. of New Mexico. John B. Reynolds Sergeant Wilmington, Cal. Jan. 25, 1864 Feb. 1, 1864 Mustered out at San Francisco, Dec. 31, 1866, with detachment of company. James W. Griffith Sergeant Sacramento, Cal. Mar. 25, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., Mar. 29, 1866, expiration of term of service. Charles H. Shaler Sergeant Sacramento, Cal. Mar. 14, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., Mar. 15, 1866, expiration of term of service. Frederick R. Barrows Sergeant Sacramento, Cal. Mar. 25, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Reuben Pritchett Sergeant Sacramento, Cal. Mar. 22, 1863 May 16, 1863 Died at Las Cruces, N.M., May 16, 1864. Levi D. Phillips Corporal Sacramento, Cal. April 19, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 20, 1866, expiration of term of service. Chester Town Corporal Sacramento, Cal. April 10, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 20, 1866, expiration of term of service. Alonzo Withey Corporal Sacramento, Cal. Mar. 10, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., Mar. 10, 1866, expiration of term of service. Marshall L. Baxter Corporal Sacramento, Cal. April 6, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Alexander Franks Corporal Sacramento, Cal. Nov. 9, 1863 Dec. 20, 1863 Mustered out at San Francisco, Dec. 31, 1866, expiration of term of service. John Franks Corporal Sacramento, Cal. Nov. 9, 1863 Dec. 20, 1863 Mustered out at San Francisco, Dec. 31, 1866, expiration of term of service. Ezra B. Ide Corporal Sacramento, Cal. Sept. 7, 1863 Oct. 18, 1863 Mustered out at Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 30, 1866, per S.O. No. 29, Hdq. Dept. of New Mexico. Cornelius Hurley Corporal Shasta, Cal. May 6, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., expiration of term of service. Edward B. Wheeler Corporal Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 25, 1863 Oct. 18, 1863 Mustered out at Santa Fe, N.M., Sept. 1, 1866, expiration of term of service. David Harris Trumpeter Shasta, Cal. May 6, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Joseph R. Calvert Trumpeter Sacramento, Cal. May 1, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Jackson Boggs Farrier Sacramento, Cal. Mar. 21, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., Mar. 21, 1866, expiration of term of service. Jacob Overmayer Farrier and Shasta, Cal. May 6, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. John McConville Blacksmith Sacramento, Cal. Nov. 11, 1863 Dec. 20, 1863 Mustered out at Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 30, 1866, per S.O. No. 29, Hdq. Dept. of New Mexico. John W. Sheerer Wagoner Sacramento, Cal. April 27, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. William Henry Saddler Stockton, Cal. April 28, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Ames, Seneca G. Private Sacramento, Cal. April 11, 1864 April 11, 1864 Mustered out at Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 30, 1866, per S.O. No. 29, Hdq. Dept. of New Mexico. Beckham, Henry Private San Francisco Sept. 10, 1861 Sept. 11, 1861 Transferred from Co. D, 2d Cal. Cav., July 1, 1863; mustered out at Las Cruces, N.M., Sept. 11, 1864, expiration of term of service. Bell, Jesse Private Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 6, 1863 Aug. 13, 1863 Died at Drum Barracks, Cal., March 4, 1864. Bennett, George Private Sacramento, Cal. July 8, 1863 Aug. 13, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., July 8, 1866, expiration of term of service. Bigley, John Private Princeton, Cal. Mar. 30, 1863 May 16, 1863 Discharged at Drum Barracks, Cal., Jan. 23, 1864, for disability. Blakley, George W. Private Sacramento, Cal. July 18, 1863 Aug. 13, 1863 Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., Sept. 27, 1863. Boardman, John Private Sacramento, Cal. Oct. 17, 1863 Oct. 18, 1863 Mustered out at San Francisco, Dec. 31, 1866, expiration of term of service. Byron, Moses M. Private Nevada City, Cal. April 25, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 25, 1866, expiration of term of service. Calleweart, Augustus Private Sacramento, Cal. April 13, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Yuma, Cal., March 19, 1866, services no longer required. Campbell, Henry Private Nevada City, Cal. April 25, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 25, 1866, expiration of term of service. Campbell, Lemuel Private Red Bluff, Cal. April 30, 1863 May 16, 1863 Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., June 22, 1863. Casper, Geo. R. Private Marysville, Cal. Aug. 23, 1865 --------- Dropped. Clark, Sylvester K. Private Red Bluff, Cal. June 8, 1863 Aug. 13, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Yuma, Cal., Mar. 19, 1866, services no longer required. Cotton, James W. Private Sacramento, Cal. Oct. 7, 1863 Oct. 18, 1863 Died at Camp Union, Cal., Dec. 12, 1863. Cox, George Private Sacramento, Cal. July 31, 1863 Aug. 31, 1863 Mustered out at San Francisco, Dec. 31, 1866, expiration of term of service. Davis, David A. Private Shasta, Cal. June 3, 1863 July 13, 1863 Dishonorably discharged at Fort Selden, N.M., per sentence of G.C.M., July 22, 1866. Davis, William W. Private Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 21, 1863 Sept. 7, 1863 Mustered out at Santa Fe, N.M., Sept. 1, 1866, expiration of term of service. Decoman, Baptiste Private Wilmington, Cal. Jan. 18, 1864 Jan. 18, 1864 Mustered out at San Francisco, Dec. 31, 1866, with detachment of company. Decker, Charles Private Shasta, Cal. June 5, 1863 June 13, 1863 Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., June 26, 1863. Demasters, William Private Nevada City, Cal. April 22, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 25, 1866, expiration of term of service. Dennis, Policarpo Private Stockton, Cal. April 24, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Yuma, Cal., Mar. 28, 1866, services no longer required. Duncan, George B. Private Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 19, 1863 Sept. 7, 1863 Mustered out at Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 30, 1866, per S.O. No. 29, Hdq. Dept. of New Mexico. Edwards, Joseph C. Private Sacramento, Cal. May 7, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Yuma, Cal., Mar. 28, 1866, services no longer required. Ellis, Frederick Private Red Bluff, Cal. April 18, 1863 May 16, 1863 Drowned in Sac’to River, June 30, 1863, while bathing. Fellows, Augustus Private Sacramento, Cal. May 26, 1863 June 13, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 26, 1866, expiration of term of service. Fisher, Jacob Private Stockton, Cal. April 28, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Francois, Vernot T. Private Red Bluff, Cal. April 17, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Yuma, Cal., Mar. 19, 1866, services no longer required. Franks, Robert Private Sacramento, Cal. April 4, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., expiration of term of service. Gibbins, John D. Private Wilmington, Cal. Feb. 13, 1864 Aug. 25, 1864 Mustered out at Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 30, 1866, per S.O. No. 29, Hdq. Dept. of New Mexico. Gibson, Merritt P. Private Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 24, 1863 Sept. 7, 1863 Mustered out at Santa Fe, N.M., Sept. 1, 1866, expiration of term of service. Gordon, Asa H. Private Stockton, Cal. May 9, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 9, 1866, expiration of term of service. Hitchcock, Irving W. Private Sacramento, Cal. Mar. 21, 1863 May 16, 1863 Discharged at Drum Barracks, Cal., May, 1865, for disability. Hodge, William M. Private Sacramento, Cal. Sept. 25, 1863 Oct. 18, 1863 Mustered out at Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 30, 1866, per S.O. No. 29, Hdq. Dept. of New Mexico. Howlett, Charles E. Private Sacramento, Cal. Mar. 15, 1863 May 1, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., Mar. 15, 1866, expiration of term of service. Howson, William O. Private Red Bluff, Cal. April 28, 1863 May 16, 1863 Deserted at Camp Drum, Cal., July 7, 1863. Hughes, David Private Sacramento, Cal. Mar. 21, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., Mar. 21, 1866, expiration of term of service. Hughes, Thomas Private Sacramento, Cal. Mar. 21, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., Mar. 21, 1866, expiration of term of service. Huntsman, David Private Shasta, Cal. April 30, 1863 May 10, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Johnson, Alexander W. Private Wilmington, Cal. Feb. 1, 1864 Feb. 4, 1864 Mustered out at Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 30, 1866, per S.O. No. 29, Hdq. Dept. of New Mexico. Judd, Harrison, E. Private Red Bluff, Cal. April 18, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 20, 1866, expiration of term of service. Kailler, Joseph Private Nevada City, Cal. April 25, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 25, 1866, expiration of term of service. Kelly, Ira C. Private Sacramento, Cal. Mar. 22, 1863 Mar. 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., March 29, 1866, expiration of term of service. Kelly, Louis R. Private Sacramento, Cal. June 30, 1863 Aug. 13, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., June 30, 1866, expiration of term of service. King, Frederick Private Sacramento, Cal. May 7, 1863 May 16, 1863 Transferred to Co. K, 1st Cal. Cav., Aug. 1, 1864. Knight, William G. Private Sacramento, Cal. July 22, 1863 Aug. 13, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Yuma, Cal., June 17, 1866, services no longer required. Landerer, Charles Private Stockton, Cal. May 4, 1863 May 16, 1863 Discharged at Drum Barracks, Cal., Jan. 23, 1864, for disability. Long, John Private Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 29, 1861 Sept. 13, 1861 Transferred from Co. F, 2d Cal. Cav., Mar. 12, 1863; mustered out at Las Cruces, N.M., Nov. 17, 1864, expiration of term of service. Lowell, Charles Private Sacramento, Cal. July 7, 1863 Aug. 13, 1863 Deserted at Camp Drum, Cal., Sept. 27, 1863. McCann, Jas. Private Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 21, 1863 Sept. 7, 1863 Mustered out at Santa Fe, N.M., Sept. 1, 1866, expiration of term of service. McCoy, William Private --------- --------- --------- Temporarily attached to Co. M for duty, Dec. 29, 1863, at Drum Barracks, Cal. See Corp., Co. D, 2d Cav. McKenzie, Alexander Private Sacramento, Cal. May 2, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. McKenzie, Thomas C. Private Sacramento, Cal. Oct. 18, 1863 Oct. 18, 1863 Mustered out at San Francisco, Oct. 18, 1866, expiration of term of service. McLellan, Josiah T. Private Murphys, Cal. Mar. 29, 1863 May 2, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., March 29, 1866, expiration of term of service. Miller, Louis W. Private Red Bluff, Cal. June 8, 1863 June 13, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., June 8, 1866, expiration of term of service. Mooney, Joseph Private Sacramento, Cal. April 3, 1863 May 16, 1863 Transferred to Co. G, 1st Cal. Cav., July 1, 1863. Moore, Mahlon E. Private Sacramento, Cal. May 2, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Morgan, William Private Sacramento, Cal. Oct. 7, 1863 Oct. 18, 1863 Mustered out at Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 30, 1866, per S.O. No. 29, Hdq. Dept. of New Mexico. Morris, Peter Private Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 3, 1863 Aug. 13, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., Aug. 5, 1866, expiration of term of service. Musselman, Alexander Private Sacramento, Cal. Mar. 30, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Newton, Loren Private Nevada City, Cal. April 25, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 25, 1866, expiration of term of service. O’Donnell, John H. Private Las Cruces, N.M. Sept. 12, 1864 Sept. 14, 1864 Killed at battle of Adobe Walls, Texas, Nov. 25, 1864. Penter, George Private Sacramento, Cal. May 1, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Pursell, Henry C. Private Shasta, Cal. May 6, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Rains, John Private Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 4, 1863 Aug. 13, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Yuma, Cal., April 27, 1866, services no longer required. Reid, Myron C. Private Red Bluff, Cal. June 10, 1863 Aug. 13, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., Dec. 17, 1865, for disability. Reynolds, Richard Private Weaverville, Cal. June 3, 1863 June 13, 1863 Transf. from Co. G, 1st Cav.; dishonorably discharged at Ft. Selden, N.M., sentence of G.C.M., Aug., 1865. Royce, Hiram H. Private Sacramento, Cal. June 19, 1863 Aug. 13, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Yuma, Cal., May 18, 1866, services no longer required. Rubarts, James H. Private Sacramento, Cal. Mar. 27, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at San Francisco, March 26, 1866, expiration of term of service. Sargent, Samuel P. Private Sacramento, Cal. April 8, 1863 May 16, 1863 Died at Drum Barracks, Cal., Jan. 27, 1864. Schroeder, Cornelius Private Santa Fe, N.M. Oct. 31, 1864 --------- Dropped. Smith, Thomas Private Sacramento, Cal. July 7, 1863 Aug. 13, 1863 Transferred to Co. C, 1st Cal. Cav., March 6, 1865. Stephens, Geo. W. Private Sacramento, Cal. June 16, 1863 Aug. 13, 1863 Mustered out at San Francisco, Dec. 31, 1866, expiration of term of service. Sullivan, John Private Las Cruces, N.M. Sept. 12, 1864 Sept. 14, 1864 Killed at battle of Adobe Walls, Texas, Nov. 25, 1864. Tanner, Charles Private Sacramento, Cal. May 1, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Thompson, Robert Private Stockton, Cal. April 18, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 20, 1866, expiration of term of service. Town, James Private Stockton, Cal. April 16, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 20, 1866, expiration of term of service. Van Haren, Peter Private Shasta, Cal. April 30, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Wassenberger, Jacob Private Wilmington, Cal. Dec. 14, 1863 Dec. 20, 1863 Mustered out at Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 30, 1866, per S.O. No. 29, Hdq. Dept. of New Mexico. Watkins, Alonzo Private Sacramento, Cal. April 4, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 4, 1866, expiration of term of service. Watts, Albion K. Private Shasta, Cal. May 6, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., May 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Watson, William Private Las Cruces, N.M. June 5, 1864 Aug. 26, 1864 Mustered out at San Francisco, Dec. 31, 1866, with detachment of company. Webster, Hosea Private Nevada City, Cal. April 25, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 25, 1866, expiration of term of service. Wendlandt, Theodore Private Sacramento, Cal. April 13, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 20, 1866, expiration of term of service. Wiggins, Francis M. Private Sacramento, Cal. Sept. 14, 1863 Oct. 18, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Yuma, Cal., Mar. 19, 1866, services no longer required. Williams, Robert N. Private Sacramento, Cal. April 1, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., April 6, 1866, expiration of term of service. Wilsey, Jesse Private Sacramento, Cal. Mar. 12, 1863 May 16, 1863 Mustered out at Fort Selden, N.M., March 15, 1866, expiration of term of service.