1st California Infantry - Company Assignments

Company Assignments

• Headquarters: At Camp Union from September 1861 to March 1862 when it moved to Camp Wright, then for a short time was at Drum Barracks before joining the California Column's march across southern New Mexico Territory to Texas. There it occupied Franklin, Texas until the regiment was mustered out in December 1864.
• Company A, Formed largely from men of the California Volunteers, California Militia of Oroville.
• Company B, Formed largely from men from the Marion Rifles and other militia companies in San Francisco and others recruited at Camp Latham, near Los Angeles.
• Company C, Formed from the Amador Mountaineers, California Militia, Jackson.
• Company D, Formed from the San Jose Volunteers, California Militia, San Jose.
• Company E, Formed from the Washington Rifles, California Militia, Sacramento City & County.
• Company F, Formed from the Sierra Greys, California Militia, La Porte.
• Company G, Formed from Company "H", California Militia from Nevada City, California.
• Company H, Formed largely from men from San Francisco.
• Company I, Formed largely from men from the Marysville Rifles of Marysville.
• Company K, Formed largely from men from San Francisco.