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California in the Civil War
1 Mounted Detachment, California Infantry (3 months, 1861)&lt;br&gt;

"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.&lt;br&gt; Organized at large in California March, 1863, to July, 1864.&lt;br&gt;


 * 1st Battalion, California Native Cavalry Organized at large in California March, 1863, to July, 1864.&lt;br&gt; Battalion assigned to duty in District of Arizona May, 1865, and operating against Indians in that District till April, 1866. Mustered out April 2, 1866. &lt;br&gt;

3 1st Battalion Mountaineers, California Infantry&lt;br&gt;Organized at large May 30, 1863, to March 16, 1864, for special service in Humboldt County. Attached to Humboldt District, Dept. of the Pacific.&lt;br&gt;Battalion mustered out June 14, 1865.&lt;br&gt; 4 1st Regiment, California Cavalry Organized as a Battalion of 5 Companies at Camp Merchant, near Oakland, Cali., and mustered in as follows: Co. "A," August 16; Co. "B," October 31; Co. "C," October 31; Co. "D," September 9, and Co. "E," August 15, 1861. 7 new Companies organized and mustered in as follows: Co. "F," December 15; Co. "0," June 13; Co. "H," December 31; Co. "I," November 12; Co. "K," May 16; Co. "L," August 15, and Co. "M," May 16, 1863..&lt;br&gt; At Fort McDowell, February, 1866. Regiment mustered out March 6 to October 19, 1866. 5 1st Regiment, California Infantry &lt;br&gt; Organized at large August to October, 1861. Company "K" organized February 12, 1862. Attached to Depts. of the Pacific and New Mexico.&lt;br&gt;Duty in Districts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah till October, 1866. Mustered out October 21, 1866. 6 2nd Regiment, California Cavalry&lt;br&gt; Organized at San Francisco September 5 to October 18, 1861.&lt;br&gt;On Powder River Expedition July to September and garrison duty in Utah until mustered out July 12, 1866. &lt;br&gt; 7 2nd Regiment, California Infantry &lt;br&gt; Organized at San Francisco and Carson City September 2, 1861, to December 30, 1862. Attached to Dept. of the Pacific.&lt;br&gt;Scout from Fort Crook to Honey Lake Valley November 3-29, 1862 (Detachment)Regiment mustered out July 2, 1866. &lt;br&gt;  8 3rd Regiment, California Infantry  &lt;br&gt; Organized at Stockton and Benicia Barracks September 15 to December 3, 1861.&lt;br&gt; Duty at Camp Douglass, Camp Connor and in the District of Utah till July, 1866. Mustered out July 27, 1866. &lt;br&gt; 9 4th Regiment, California Infantry  Organized at Sacramento, Placerville and Auburn September to October, 1861.&lt;br&gt;Moved to Drum Barracks, and duty there until musterd out April 18, 1866. &lt;br&gt;   10 5th Regiment, California Infantry  Organized in California at large September to November, 1861. 11 6th Regiment, California Infantry 12 7th Regiment, California Infantry  13 8th Regiment, California Infantry