California Civil War Rosters

First Regiment of Infantry

Officers

 

Transcribed completely as appears in book, pp 335-336.
No corrections made to original text. By Kathy Sedler, May 2004.


Name

Rank

Place of Enrollment

Date of Enlistment

Date of Muster

Remarks

James H. Carleton

Colonel

San Francisco

July 26, 1861

July 26, 1861

Promoted Brig.-Gen. of Vols., April 26, 1862.

Joseph R. West

Colonel

Fort Craig, N.M.

April 28, 1862

June 23, 1862

Promoted Brig.-Gen., Dec. 16, 1862.

Edwin A. Rigg

Colonel

Fort Craig, N.M.

Feb. 7, 1863

May 9, 1863

Promoted from Lieut.-Col.; must’d out at Santa Fe, N.M., Sept. 30, 1864; commissioned Lieut.-Col. 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols, Feb. 1, 1865.

Joseph R. West

Lieut.-Col.

San Francisco

Aug. 5, 1861

Aug. 5, 1861

Promoted Col. June 23, 1862.

Edwin A. Rigg

Lieut.-Col.

Fort Craig, N.M.

April 28, 1862

Dec. 4, 1862

Promoted from Major; commissioned Col. Feb. 7, 1863.

William McMullen

Lieut.-Col.

Fort Craig, N.M.

Feb. 7, 1863

May 9, 1863

Promoted from Major; discharged at Fort Union, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, with regiment.

Robert Pollock

Major

San Francisco

Aug. 26, 1861

Aug. 26, 1861

Transferred to Third Infantry, Sept. 5, 1861

Edwin A. Rigg

Major

San Francisco

Sept. 5, 1861

Sept. 5, 1861

Pro’ted from Capt. Co. A; com’d Lt.-Col. Apr. 28, 1862.

William McMullen

Major

Franklin, Texas

April 28, 1862

May 9, 1863

Promoted from Capt. Co. C; com’d Lt.-Col.  Feb. 7, 1863.

Edward B. Willis

Major

Fort Craig, N.M.

Feb. 7, 1863

May 5, 1863

Promoted from Capt. Co. A; mustered out at Santa Fe, N.M., Sept. 5, 1864, with regiment.

James M. McNulty

Surgeon

San Francisco

Aug. 15, 1861

Aug. 15, 1861

Resigned Feb. 19, 1863, to accept commission as Surgeon, U.S. Volunteers.

George H. Horn

Surgeon

San Francisco

June 2, 1864

July 14, 1864

Promoted from Asst. Surgeon, 2d Cal. Cav.; mustered out at Santa Fe, N.M., Dec. 3, 1864, with regiment.  Subsequent service, see 2d Inf.

Peter W. Randle

Asst. Surgeon

San Francisco

Aug. 16, 1861

Aug. 16, 1861

Resigned April 17, 1863.

Edward L. Watson

Asst. Surgeon

Fort Craig, N.M.

Nov. 18, 1862

Nov. 18, 1862

Killed by Indians Aug. 3, 1863.

A.H. Myers

Chaplain

San Francisco

Oct. 13, 1861

Oct. 13, 1861

Must’d out at Santa Fe, N.M., Sept. 3, 1864, with Regt.

Ben. C. Cutler

1st Lt., Adjt.

San Francisco

Aug. 15, 1861

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Resigned to accept commission as Capt. and A.A.G. of Vols., Aug. 6, 1862.

Wm. L. Rynerson

1st Lt., Adjt.

Fort Craig, N.M.

Aug. 6, 1862

May 9, 1863

Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. B; promoted to Capt. and A.Q.M. of Vols., at Las Cruces, N.M., Aug. 9, 1864.

Herbert E. Spaulding

1st Lt., Adjt.

Fort Craig, N.M.

Aug. 2, 1864

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Never mustered as Lieut.; must’d out as Sergt.-Maj.

Lafayette Hammond

1st Lt., Q.M.

San Francisco

Aug. 15, 1861

Aug. 15, 1861

Promoted Captain Co. H, July 17, 1862.

Richard S. Barrett

1st Lt., Q.M.

Fort Craig, N.M.

April 1, 1862

April 1, 1862

Transferred to Co. B.

Jeremiah Phelan

1st Lt., R.Q.M.

Fort Craig, N.M.

July 11, 1862

May 9, 1863

Promoted from 2d Lieut. Co. K; transferred to Co. B.

Joseph F. Bennett

Sergt.-Major

Nevada City, Cal.

Aug. 10, 1861

Aug. 19, 1861

Promoted from Sergt. Co. G, Sept. 7, 1861; promoted 2d Lieut. Co. I, Aug. 18, 1862.

Herbert E. Spaulding

Sergt.-Major

Coloma, Cal.

Aug. 16, 1861

Aug. 30, 1861

Must’d out at Fort Craig, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service.

John F. Groce

Sergt.-Major

San Francisco

Aug. 22, 1861

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Disch’d at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 4, 1862, per G.O. No. 126.

Simon L. Snyder

Q.M. Sergt.

San Francisco

Aug. 15, 1861

Aug. 24, 1861

Promoted from private Co. A; commissioned 2d Lieut.  Co. A, N.M. Cavalry.

Aaron R. Manley

Q.M. Sergt.

Nevada City, Cal.

Aug. 10, 1861

Aug. 19, 1861

Appoint’d from private Co. G, Nov. 21, 1864; must’d out at Ft. Craig, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864; ex. of term of service.

William Hofedank

Q.M. Sergt.

San Francisco

Aug. 22, 1861

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Promoted 2d Lieut. Co. H, April 27, 1863.

Charles J. Therriott

Com. Sergt.

Presidio, S.F.

Aug. 20, 1861

Aug. 20, 1861

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

William P. McDermott

Hos. Steward

C’p Downey, Cal.

Aug. 27, 1861

Aug. 27, 1861

Promoted from private Co. C;  must’d out at Fort Craig, N.M., Aug. 31, 1864, expiration of term of service.

 


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