California Civil War Rosters

Fourth Regiment of Infantry

Company B

 

Transcribed by Janie Edwards


Name (first, mid, last)

Rank

Place of Enrollment

Date of Enlistment

Date of Muster

Remarks

J. Ives Fitch

Captain

Forest Hill, Cal.

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Resigned Feb. 2, 1865

Jeremiah Phelan

Captain

San Francisco

Mar. 31, 1865

April 1, 1865

Conditionally mustered as 2d Lieut., for recruiting purposes, Jan. 27, 1865; discharged at Presidio, S. F., April 18, 1866, with company. For former service, see 1st Lieut. Co. B, 1st Inf.

Alexander W. Copeley

1st Lieut.

Forest Hill, Cal.

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Transferred to Co. A, Feb. 25, 1863.

Alonzo C. Haskell

1st Lieut.

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Jan. 16, 1863

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Transferred from Co. A; dismissed the service for mutinous conduct, Apri1 27, 1863.

George C. Love

1st Lieut.

Drum Bar'cks, Cal.

Jan. 12, 1864

Mar. 5, 1864

Promoted from 1st Sergt. Co. F; transferred to Co. K, Jan. 28, 1865.

Joseph W. Scobey

1st Lieut.

Sacramento, Cal.

Jan. 12, 1864

Feb. 25, 1864

Transferred from Co. A; discharged at Presidio, S. F., April 18, 1866, with company.

Alonzo C. Haskell

2d Lieut.

Forest Hill, Cal.

Sept. 12, l861

Sept. 25, 1861

Promoted 1st Lieut. Co. A, Jan. 16, 1863.

John Pearson

2d Lieut

Benicia, Cal.

Jan. 25, 1863

Jan. 25, 1863

Appointed from 1st Sergt.; resigned Jan. 26, 1864.

Orlando H. Lee

2d Lieut

Drum Bar'cks, Cal.

Mar. 17, 1864

Mar. 17, 1864

Promoted from 1st Sergt. Co. A; commissioned 1st Lieut. Co. D.

Fred J. Franks

2d Lieut

Forest Hill, Cal.

Oct. 4, 1864

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Never must'd in Co. B; transf'd to Co. G, May 8, 1865.

William H. Troy

2d Lieut

San Francisco

Mar. 31, 1865

Apnl 1, 1865

Dismissed the service of the U. S. by sentence G. C. M., Nov. 6, l865.

Washington L. Haskell

1st Sergeant

Forest Hill, Cal.

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Discharged at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

John Pearson

1st Sergeant

Forest Hill, Cal.

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Promoted 2d Lieut. Co. B, Jan. 25, 1863.

Luke Sheeran

1st Sergeant

San Francisco

Feb. 27, 1865

Mar. 1, 1865

Discharged at Presidio, S. F., April 18, 1866, with Co.

Smith Miner

Sergeant

Placerville, Cal.

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Deserted at Auburn, Cal., Oct. 24, 1861.

James Macauley

Sergeant

Forest Hll , Cal.

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Discharged at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Spencer J. Kingsley

Sergeant

Forest Hill, Cal.

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 24, 1861

Discharged at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Lucien M. House

Sergeant

Forest Hill, Cal.

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Discharged at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Henry S. Allen

Sergeant

Forest Hill, Cal.

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Promoted Commissary Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1864.

George Colgan

Sergeant

Dalles, Or.

Oct. 21, 1862

Oct. 24, 1862

Transferred to Co. K, Feb. 10, 1865.

George L. Brown

Sergeant

Dalles, Or.

Oct. 21,1862

Oct. 24, 1862

Transferred to Co. K, Feb. 10, 1865.

Edward Davis

Sergeant

Benicia, Cal.

Feb. 1, 1863

Feb. 20, 1864

Transferred to Co. C, Feb. 10, 1865.

John Kenny

Sergeant

Sacramento, Cal.

Mar. 31, 1864

April 15, 1864

Transferred to Sergt.-Major, Feb. 10, 1865.

David Taylor

Sergeant

San Francisco

Jan. 31, 1865

Feb. 1, 1865

Discharged at Presidio, S. F. April 18, 1866 with Co.

John Drennan

Sergeant

San Francisco

Jan. 31, 1865

Jan. 31, 1865

Discharged at Presidio, S. F. April 18, 1866 with Co.

James Brookfield

Sergeant

San Francisco

Feb. 4, 1865

Feb. 4, 1865

Discharged at Presidio, S. F. April 18, 1866 with Co.

Louis DeMonroe

Sergeant

San Francisco

April 1, 1865

April 1, 1865

Discharged at Presidio, S. F. April 18, 1866 with Co.

William H. Yarrington

Corporal

Forest Hill, Cal.

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Discharged at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Henry Whiting

Corporal

Forest Hill, Cal.

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Discharged at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

Ora Walker

Corporal

Forest Hill, Cal.

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Discharged at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 4, 1864, expiration of term of service.

George G. Tryon

Corporal

Forest Hill, Cal.

Sept. 12, 1861

Sept. 25, 1861

Discharged at Drum Barracks, Cal., Oct. 4, 1865, expiration of term of service.

Thomas P. Higgins

Corporal

Vancouver, W. T.

Nov. 14, 1861

Nov. 14, 1861

Discharged at Drum Barracks, Cal., Nov. 14, 1864, expiration of term of service.

John Barrett

Corporal

Vancouver, W. T.

Nov. 19, 1861

Nov. 19, 1861

Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol. at Drum Barracks, Cal., June 17, 1864; transferred to Co. K.

John B. McLaughlin

Corporal

Sacramento, Cal.

Feb. 2, 1863

April 29, 1864

Transferred to Co. C, Feb. 10, 1865.

Charles W. Johnson