California Civil War Rosters Second Regiment of Cavalry Officers 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 Sandy Neder 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 Andrew J. Smith Colonel San Francisco Oct. 1, 1861 Oct. 17, 1861 Resigned Nov. 13, 1861, to accept commission as Brig.- Gen., U.S. Vols. Columbus Sims Colonel San Francisco Nov. 13, 1861 Nov. 13, 1861 Promoted from Lieut.-Col.; resigned Jan. 31, 1863. Geo. S. Evans Colonel C'p Douglas, U.T. Feb. 1, 1863 Promoted from Lieut.-Col.; resigned May 31, 1863. Edward McGarry Colonel San Francisco Nov. 20, 1864 Nov. 29, 1864 Promoted from Lieut.-Col.; discharged at San Francisco, March 31, 1866, per Dept. of Cal., G.O. No. 13, of March 20, 1866. Columbus Sims Lieut.-Col. San Francisco Sept. 10, 1861 Sept. 10, 1861 Promoted Col. Nov. 13, 1861 Geo. S. Evans Lieut.-Col. San Francisco Nov. 12, 1861 Nov. 12, 1861 Promoted Col. Feb. 1, 1863. William Jones Lieut.-Col. Camp Babbitt, Cal. Feb. 1, 1863 Jan. 2, 1864 Promoted from Capt. Co. I; dishonorably discharged Aug. 5, 1864, per War Dept. S.O. No. 260. Albert Brown Lieut.-Col. Dec. 10, 1863 Not mustered; commission revoked Dec. 24, 1863. See Capt. Co. L. Edward McGarry Lieut.-Col. San Francisco Dec. 24, 1863 Dec. 24, 1863 Promoted Col. Nov. 21, 1864. Franklin Haven Lieut.-Col. San Francisco Jan. 11, 1865 Jan. 11, 1865 Promoted from Capt. And A.D.C., U.S. Vols.; resigned April 30, 1865 Charles McDermit Lieut.-Col. Ft. Churchill, Nev.May 7, 1865 May 11, 1865 Promoted from Major; killed by Indians at Queens River, Nev. Ambrose E. Hooker Lieut.-Col. San Francisco Nov. 1, 1865 Nov. 1, 1865 Lieut.-Col. of 6th Inf., Cal. Vols, from Feb. 16, 1863, to Oct. 31, 1865, when he was mustered out with his regiment; recommis'd as Lieut.-Col. 2d Cav., Cal. Vols.; discharged at Sacramento, Cal., June 13, 1866, per instructions from Dept. of Cal. Headquarters. E.V. Sumner Major San Francisco Sept. 10, 1861 Sept. 10, 1861 Declined. Edward McGarry Major San Francisco Oct. 15, 1861 Oct. 15, 1861 Promoted Lieut.-Col., Dec. 24, 1863. Geo. S. Evans Major San Francisco Oct. 16, 1861 Oct. 16, 1861 Promoted Lieut.-Col., Nov. 12, 1861. Charles McDermit Major San Francisco Nov. 14, 1861 Nov. 14, 1861 Promoted from Capt. Co. M.; promoted Lieut.-Col., May 2, 1865. John M. O'Neil Major San Francisco Dec. 4, 1861 Dec. 4, 1861 Remust'd at Fort Bridger, Wy.T., Feb. 7, 1865; to rank from Dec. 4, 1864, date of expiration of first service; discharged at San Francisco, April 6, 1866, per Dept of Cal., S.O. No. 62, of 1866. Samuel P. Smith Major San Francisco May 9, 1865 May 9, 1865 Promoted from Capt. Co. K; must'd out at Sacramento, Cal., June 20, 1866, per instructions from Dept. Com. Henry B. Miller Major San Francisco June 5, 1865 June 5, 1865 Promoted from Capt. Co. C; must'd out at Sacramento, Cal., June 21, 1866, per instructions from Dept. Com. John C. Cremoney Major San Francisco Mar. 10, 1865 Mar. 10, 1865 Promoted from Capt. Co. B; transferred to 1st Bat., Native Cav., Cal. Vols., Mar. 17, 1865. Jonathan M. Williamson Surgeon San Francisco Sept. 27, 1861 Oct. 17, 1861 Mustered out at Camp Douglas, U.T., October 15, 1864, expiration of term of service. Robert K. Reid Surgeon C'p Douglas, U.T. Oct. 20, 1864 Oct. 20, 1864 Mustered out at Camp Union, Cal., April 6, 1866, per instructions from Dept. Commander. C.C. Farley Asst. Surgeon San Francisco Sept. 29, 1861 Oct. 17, 1861 Resigned Dec. 31, 1862. C.E. Holbrook Asst. Surgeon San Francisco Feb. 26, 1863 Feb. 26, 1863 Resigned May 20, 1864, per Dept. of Pacific, S.O. No. 117. George H. Horn Asst. Surgeon Fort Tejon, Cal. Feb. 26, 1863 Promoted Surg. 1st Inf., Cal. Vols., June 2, 1864. James G. Cooper Asst. Surgeon San Francisco April 22, 1865 April 22, 1865 Resigned Oct. 19, 1865 John C. Handy Asst. Surgeon San Francisco Sept. 25, 1865 Sept. 25, 1865 Mustered out at San Francisco, June 23, 1866, per instructions from Dept. Commander. F.S. Sterling Asst. Surgeon Oct. 14, 1865 Never mustered. Theodore H. Goodman 1st Lt., Adjt. San Francisco Sept. 10, 1861 Oct. 2, 1861 1st Lieut. Co. A to Dec. 5, 1861; Adjt. To May 22, 1862; promoted Capt. Of Co. G. Wm. Governeur Morris 1st Lt., Adjt. San Francisco Oct. 2, 1861 Oct. 2, 1861 Transferred as 1st Lieut. To Co. I, Dec. 5, 1861; transf. back to Regtl. Staff, May 22, 1862; resigned to accept commission as Capt. and A.Q.M., U.S. Vols. Thomas A. Harris 1st Lt., Adjt. C'p Douglas, U.T. Dec. 13, 1862 Jan. 24, 1864 Private in Co. F to Oct. 21, 1861; Sergt.-Maj. To May24, 1862; 2d Lieut. Co. F to Dec. 9, 1862; 1st Lieut. and Adjt. To April 20, 1864, when he resigned. William R. Honey 1st Lt., Adjt. San Francisco May 6, 1865 May 6, 1865 Sergt. Co. A, 6th Inf., Cal. Vols, to Nov. 24, 1864; 2d Lieut. Co. H, same Regt., to May 6, 1865; promoted1st Lieut. And Adjt., 2d Cav., Cal. Vols., May 6, 1865; discharged at Camp Union, Cal., April 6, 1866, per instructions from Dept. Commander. Thomas F. Wright 1st Lt., Q.M. San Francisco Oct. 2, 1861 Oct. 17, 1861 Q.M. from organization of Regt. To Nov. 19, 1861; transferred as 1st Lieut. To Co. M. Ignatius S. Jenkins 1st Lt., Q.M. San Francisco Nov. 13, 1861 Nov. 19, 1861 Resigned July 19, 1862.Tra Fernando A. Peel 1st Lt., Q.M. San Francisco Jan. 21, 1863 Promoted from Sergt. Co. D; killed by Indians at Spanish Fork, U.T., April 15, 1863. Christian Harriott 1st Lt., Q.M. Camp Union, Cal. May 11, 1863 Jan. 27, 1864 Private Co. M to Sept. 19, 1862; Sergt-Maj. To Jan. 17, 1863; Q.M. Sergt. To May 11, 1863; them Q.M.; discharged to accept Coms'n in Co. E, 2d Cal. Cav. Vols. Edward H. Ellis 1st Lt., Q.M. San Francisco Jan. 31, 1865 Jan. 31, 1865 Mustered out at Camp Union, Cal., April 6, 1866, per instructions from Dept. Commander. Henry R. Miller 1st Lt., Com'y C'p Douglas, U.T. May 10, 1863 Jan. 27, 1864 Was private Co. F to April 18, 1862; Regtl Com'y; Sergt. To May 26, 1862; Sergt.-Maj. To Sept. 7, 1862; 1st Lieut. And Com'y; discharged at Camp Union, Cal., April 6, 1866, per instructions from Dept. Com. Thomas S. Harris Sergt-Major Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 29, 1861 Oct. 10, 1861 Promoted from private Co. F, Oct. 21, 1861; promoted 2d Lieut. Co. A, May 24, 1862. Henry R. Miller Sergt-Major Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 20, 1861 Sept. 13, 1861 Promoted from Regtl. Com'y Sergt., May 26, 1862; promoted 2d Lieut. And Com'y, Sept. 7, 1862. Charles Tagge Sergt-Major San Francisco Oct. 14, 1861 Oct. 14, 1861 Promoted from Sergt. Co. I, May 24, 1862; reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. Sept. 27, 1864, at Camp Douglas, U.T.; discharged by promotion to 2d Lieut. Co. D, Jan. 6, 1865. James C. Lehmer Sergt-Major C'p Douglas, U.T. Nov. 29, 1863 Jan. 20, 1864 Promoted from private Co. A, Jan. 8, 1865; discharged at Camp Union, Cal., April 6, 1866, per instructions from Dept. Commander. Alexander M. Runyon Q.M. Sergt. San Francisco Aug. 29, 1861 Sept. 13, 1861 Promoted from Sergt. Co. F, April 18, 1862; discharged Sept. 18, 1862, to accept a commission at 2d Lieut. Co. H, 2d Cal. Cav. Vols A.C. Sheldon Q.M. Sergt. San Francisco Sept. 21, 1861 Sept. 21, 1861 Promoted from Sergt. Co. B, Oct. 20, 1861; discharged April 17, 1862, by promotion to 1st Lieut. 1st Inf., W.T. Vols. Wilmer Brown Q.M. Sergt. San Francisco Sept. 23, 1861 Sept. 25, 1861 Promoted from Sergt. Co. L, Jan. 17, 1863; discharged at San Francisco, Oct. 14, 1864, expiration of term of service. Second enlistment, see Privates, Co. H. Edward Price Q.M. Sergt. San Francisco Jan. 30, 1862 Jan. 27, 1864 Appointed Com'y Sergt. From Sergt. Co. F, May 24, 1863; promoted Q.M. Sergt. Oct. 25, 1864; mustered out at San Francisco, Jan. 31, 1865, expiration of term of service. John M. McGilveray Q.M. Sergt. Sacramento, Cal. June 17,1864 June 17, 1864 Promoted from Sergt. Co. D, Sept. 25, 1865; mustered out at Camp Union, Cal., April 6, 1866, per instructions from Dept. Commander. William L. Campbell Com'y Sergt. Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 29, 1861 Sept. 13, 1861 Appointed from Sergt. Co. F, Jan. 1, 1862; promoted to 2d Lieut. Co. H, 2d Inf., Cal. Vols., April 17, 1862. Alfred Morton Com'y Sergt. Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 29, 1861 Sept. 13, 1861 Promoted from Sergt. Co. F, Jan. 1, 1862; discharged Jan. 6, 1862, by promotion to 2d Lieut. Co. I, 2d Inf., Cal. Vols. Henry R. Miller Com'y Sergt. Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 29, 1861 Sept. 13, 1861 Promoted from Sergt. Co. F, April 18, 1862; promoted Sergt.-Major, May 26, 1862. Frederick Weed Com'y Sergt. San Francisco Oct. 2, 1861 Oct. 2, 1861 Promoted from private Co. L, May 26, 1862; promoted2d Lieut. Co. M, 2d Cal. Cav., Mar. 14, 1863. Fernando A. Peel Com'y Sergt. San Francisco Oct. 3, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Promoted from Sergt. Co. D, Oct. 20, 1861; transf'd at own request to Co. D; afterwards appointed 2d Lieut. And Regtl. Q.M. Henry A. McDonald Com'y Sergt. Ft. Churchill, Nev.Sept. 1, 1862 Jan. 20, 1864 Promoted from private Co. H, Oct. 23, 1863; must'd out at Fort Laramie, Wy.T., Aug. 31, 1865; expiration of term of service. Wilmer Brown Com'y Sergt. Sacramento, Cal. April 6, 1865 April 18, 1865 Promoted from private Co. H, Sept. 25, 1865; disch'd out at Fort Laramie, Wy.T., Aug. 31, 1865, expiration of term of service. Ferdinand Metzradt Hos. Steward San Francisco Sept. 10, 1861 Oct. 11, 1861 Mustered out at San Francisco, Oct. 21, 1864, expiration of term of service. Samuel W. Marple Hos. Steward San Francisco Sept. 25, 1861 Sept. 25, 1861 Mustered out at San Francisco, Oct. 5, 1864, expiration of term of service. Frederick W. Becker Saddler Sergt. San Francisco Oct. 22, 1861 Oct. 22, 1861 Appointed from Corp. Co. D, Jan. 1, 1862; mustered out at San Francisco, Oct. 24, 1864, ex. Term of service. James Pullen Chief Farrier San Francisco Aug. 29, 1861 Sept. 13, 1861 Promoted from Wagoner Co. F, July 9, 1862, to Vet. Surg.; promoted Chief Farrier and Blacksmith, Jan. 29, 1863; returned to duty in Co. H, Jan. 21, 1864. Richard H. Harris Chief Bugler San Francisco Sept. 25, 1861 Sept. 25, 1861 Appointed from private Co. K, Feb. 1, 1864; discharged at San Francisco, Oct. 14, 1864, expiration of term of service; reenlisted Dec. 12, 1864 in Co. H, and transferred to Non-Com. Staff; discharged at Camp Union, Cal., Feb. 15, 1866, per instructions from Dept. Com. William Jackson Chief Bugler San Francisco Sept. 30, 1861 Sept. 30, 1861 Appointed from Bugler Co. D, Oct. 25, 1861; deserted at Camp Alert, Cal., July 22, 1862. Christian Smith Chief Bugler San Francisco Oct. 7, 1861 Oct. 17, 1861 Appointed 2d Chief Bugler from private Co. K, Sept. 10, 1862; reduced to the ranks, and assigned to Co. K, per War Dept. G.O. No. 126, of 1862. John Heidlinger Chief Bugler San Francisco July 25, 1862 2d  Chief Bugler to Sept. 16, 1862, then Chief Bugler to Dec., 18622, when discharged per War Dept order of Sept. 6, 1862. Ezra C. Chase Bandmaster San Francisco Sept. 27, 1861 Sept. 27, 1861 Appointed 2d Chief Bugler from private Co. L, Dec. 3, 1861; appointed Bandmaster, July 6, 1862; reduced to the ranks and assigned to Co. L, Sept. 13, 1862, per instructions from Dept. Com. George H. Carroll 1st Class Musi- San Francisco Sept. 14, 1861 Sept. 14, 1861 Transf. To band from Co. B, Jan. 18, 1862; transf. To Co. H, Sept. 19, 1862, per instructions from Dept. Com. Francis Marstadt 1st Class Musi- San Francisco Oct. 2, 1861 Oct. 2, 1861 Transferred to band from Co. K, Jan. 18, 1862; trans ferred to Co. M, Sept. 10, 1862, per instructions from Dept. Com. Henry Hyson 1st Class Musi- San Francisco Dec. 18, 1861 No record; transferred to band from Co. I, Jan. 18, 1862; deserted Mar. 12, 1862; apprehended-no date; transferred to Co. A, Sept. 19, 1862, per instructions from Dept. Com. Frederick Swank 2d Class Musi- San Francisco Sept. 14, 1861 Sept. 14, 1861 Transf. To band from Co. B, Jan. 18, 1862; deserted- date not known. Henry C. Hoskins 2d Class Musi- San Francisco Sept. 21, 1861 Sept. 21, 1861 Transferred to band from Co. B, Jan. 18, 1862; reduced and transferred to Co. H, Sept. 19, 1862, per instructions from Dept. Com. Jason N. Hinman 2d Class Musi- San Francisco Sept. 25, 1861 Sept. 25, 1861 Transferred to band from Co. D, Jan. 18, 1862; transferred to Co. K,, Sept. 19, 1862, per instructions from Dept. Com. Moses R. Stubbs 2d Class Musi- San Francisco Oct. 2, 1861 Oct. 2, 1861 Transferred to band from Co. D, Jan. 18, 1862; transferred to Co. H, Sept. 19, 1862, per instructions from Dept. Com. Charles Beckwith 2d Class Musi- San Francisco Sept. 11, 1861 Sept. 25, 1861 Transferred from Co. M. to band, Jan. 18, 1862; reduced and transferred to Co. M, Sept. 19, 1862, per instructions from Dept. Com. Robert Wilson 3d Class Musi- San Francisco Sept. 14, 1861 Sept. 14, 1861 Transferred to band from private Co. B, Jan. 18, 1862; transferred to Corp. Co. B, Sept. 19, 1862, per instructions from Dept. Com. James J. Ray 3d Class Musi- San Francisco Sept. 28, 1861 Sept. 28, 1861 Transferred to band from Co. K, July 18, 1862, reduced and transferred to Co. K, Sept. 19, 1862, per instructions from Dept. Com. William Goetze 3d Class Musi- San Francisco Feb. 9, 1862 Jan. 20, 1864 Transferred to band from Co. M, Feb. 10, 1862, reduced and transferred to Co. K, Sept. 19, 1862, per instructions from Dept. Com. Charles W. Reinhardt 3d Class Musi- San Francisco July 18, 1862 Jan. 20, 1864 Transferred to band from Co. K, July 20, 1862, reduced and transferred to Co. K, Sept. 19, 1862, per instructions from Dept. Com.