List of Union units from California in the American Civil War

California State Volunteer Units 1861–1866 The following are California State Volunteer Units that were active between 1861 and 1866 serving in the Union Army, most west of the Rocky Mountains in place of Federal troops:

California Notes1st California Cavalry RegimentMay 16, 1863 – October 19, 18662nd California Cavalry RegimentOctober 18, 1861 – July 12, 18661st California Infantry RegimentFebruary 12, 1862 – October 21, 18662nd California Infantry RegimentDecember 30, 1862 – July 2, 18663rd California Infantry RegimentDecember 31, 1861 – July 27, 18664th California Infantry RegimentOctober 1861 – April 18, 18665th California Infantry RegimentNovember 1861 – December 14, 18646th California Infantry RegimentOctober 21, 1862 – December 20, 18657th California Infantry RegimentDecember 1864 – June 28, 18668th California Infantry RegimentNovember 17, 1864 – October 24, 18651st California Cavalry BattalionMarch 1863 – April 2, 18661st California Infantry Battalion (Veteran)November 1864 – September 18661st California Mountaineers BattalionMarch 16, 1864 – June 14, 1865

California Brigade In 1861 four infantry regiments were recruited in Pennsylvania by Oregon Senator Edward D. Baker. Though made up of Pennsylvanians they were attributed to California. After the Battle of Ball's Bluff in October 1861 the brigade was renamed Philadelphia Brigade and the regiments were attributed to Pennsylvania as well.

1st California Infantry Regiment - 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 2nd California Infantry Regiment - 69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 3rd California Infantry Regiment - 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 5th California Infantry Regiment - 106th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

State militia California State Militia units

See also California Civil War Confederate Units Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State California in the American Civil War

References

Bibliography Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. . The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies, Volume 27, Part 1, Chapter LXII. Operations on the Pacific Coast, January 1,1861 – June 30, 1862, United States. War Dept. The War of the Rebellion: Volume 35, Part 1; CORRESPONDENCE, ORDERS, AND RETURNS RELATING TO OPERATIONS ON THE PACIFIC COAST FROM JULY 1, 1862, TO JUNE 30, 1865. By United States. War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott, Henry Martyn WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1897 Records of California men in the war of the rebellion 1861 to 1867, California. Adjutant General's Office, SACRAMENTO: State Office, J. D. Young, Supt. State Printing. 1890.