List of California State Militia Units 1850–60 explained

The following are California State Militia units that were active in the state of California between 1851 and 1861, prior to the American Civil War.

Volunteer Companies of the California State Militia 1850-1860

Amador County

Butte County

Calaveras County

El Dorado County

Humboldt County

Klamath County

Del Norte County (from 1857)

Los Angeles County

Mariposa County

Nevada County

Placer County

Plumas County

Sacramento County

San Bernardino County

San Diego County

San Francisco County

San Joaquin County

San Luis Obispo County

Santa Barbara County

Santa Clara County

Santa Cruz County

Sierra County

Siskiyou County

Sonoma County

Stanislaus County

Tehama County

Tuolumne County

Trinity County

Tulare County

Yuba County

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.militarymuseum.org/AmadorRangers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Amador Rangers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 8, 2011
  2. http://www.militarymuseum.org/VolcanoGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Volcano Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 8, 2011
  3. http://www.militarymuseum.org/OrovilleGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Oroville Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 8, 2011
  4. http://www.militarymuseum.org/FirstCalaverasGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: First Calaveras Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 8, 2011
  5. http://www.militarymuseum.org/JesusMariaGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Jesus Maria Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 8, 2011
  6. https://books.google.com/books?id=FRcVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP9 Historical Souvenir of El Dorado County California with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominentmen and Pioneers. Paolo Sioli, Oakland 1883. p.157-159
  7. Historical Souvenir p.157-159
  8. http://www.militarymuseum.org/PlacervilleGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Placerville Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 8, 2011
  9. http://www.militarymuseum.org/ColomaGreys.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Coloma Greys, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 8, 2011
  10. http://www.militarymuseum.org/ConfidenceGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Confidence Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 8, 2011
  11. http://www.militarymuseum.org/Union%20Volunteers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Union Volunteers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 13, 2011
  12. http://www.militarymuseum.org/TrinityRangers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Trinity Rangers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 8, 2011
  13. http://www.militarymuseum.org/HumboldtVolunteers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Humboldt Volunteers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 8, 2011
  14. http://www.militarymuseum.org/KlamathMounted%20Rangers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Klamath Mounted Rangers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 8, 2011
  15. http://www.militarymuseum.org/CoastRangers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Coast Rangers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 8, 2011
  16. http://www.militarymuseum.org/KlamathRifles.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Klamath Rifles, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 13, 2011
  17. http://www.militarymuseum.org/MountedCoastRiflemen.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Mounted Coast Rifles, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 13, 2011
  18. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SalmanGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Salmon Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 13, 2011
  19. http://www.militarymuseum.org/CrescentCity.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Citizens of Crescent City, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 13, 2011
  20. http://www.militarymuseum.org/Crescent%20Rifles.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Crescent Rifles, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 13, 2011
  21. http://www.militarymuseum.org/LosAngelesGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Los Angeles Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 13, 2011
  22. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SoCal.pdf J.M. Scammel, Military Units of Southern California 1853-1862, California Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. XXIX, Number 3.
  23. http://www.militarymuseum.org/LosAngelesRangers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Los Angeles Rangers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 13, 2011
  24. http://www.militarymuseum.org/MonteRangers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Monte Rangers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 13, 2011
  25. http://www.militarymuseum.org/RinggoldLightArty.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Ringgold Light Artillery, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 13, 2011
  26. http://www.militarymuseum.org/CityGuardLA.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: City Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 13, 2011
  27. http://www.militarymuseum.org/LancerosdeLosAngeles.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Lanceros de Los Angeles, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 13, 2011
  28. http://www.militarymuseum.org/UnionGuardLA.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Union Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 13, 2011
  29. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SouthernRifles.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Southern Rifles, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 13, 2011
  30. http://www.militarymuseum.org/Mariposa.html California and the Indian Wars: Mariposa Indian War, 1850-1851, by Warren A. Beck and Ynez D. Hasse
  31. http://www.militarymuseum.org/Mariposa1.html California and the Indian Wars: The Mariposa War, By David A. Smith, Historian, The Burdick Military History Project, San Jose State University
  32. http://www.militarymuseum.org/CaliforniaStateRangers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: California State Rangers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 14, 2011
  33. http://www.militarymuseum.org/MariposaGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Mariposa Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 14, 2011
  34. http://www.militarymuseum.org/MariposaMountedRiflemen.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Mariposa Mounted Riflemen, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 14, 2011
  35. http://www.militarymuseum.org/NevadaRifles.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Nevada Rifles, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 14, 2011
  36. http://www.militarymuseum.org/MountainBlues.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Mountain Blues, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  37. http://www.militarymuseum.org/PlacerRifles.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Placer Rifles, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  38. http://www.militarymuseum.org/PlumasRangers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Plumas Rangers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  39. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SutterRifles.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Sutter Rifles, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  40. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SacramentoGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Sacramento Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  41. http://www.militarymuseum.org/CityGuardSac.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Independent City Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  42. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SacramentoCadets.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Sacramento Cadets, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  43. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SanBernardinoCavalry.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: San Bernardino Rough and Ready Cavalry, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  44. http://www.militarymuseum.org/FirstLightDragoonsSB.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: First Light Dragoons, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  45. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SanBernardinoRangers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: San Bernardino Rangers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  46. https://books.google.com/books?id=H0gOAAAAIAAJ&q=Fitzgerald+Volunteers William Ellsworth Smythe, History of San Diego, 1542-1908: an account of the rise and progress of the pioneer settlement on the Pacific coast of the United States, Volume 1, History Co., San Diego, 1908, pp.189-190
  47. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SanDiegoGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: San Diego Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  48. http://www.militarymuseum.org/1st%20CA%20Guard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: First California Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  49. http://www.militarymuseum.org/CreationNGC.html Colonel Norman S. Marshall and Chief Warrant Officer Mark J. Denger, The Creation of the National Guard of California, California Center for Military History. In 1851, Indian disturbances in San Diego called for troops, and two companies were organized from the California Guard, Washington Guard, and Empire Guard, the only existing military companies in San Francisco at that time. However, before transportation to San Diego could be arranged the trouble had blown over.
  50. https://books.google.com/books?id=ungQAAAAYAAJ&q=Empire+Guard Hubert Howe Bancroft, The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft Vol. XXIV: History of California Vol VII, History Co., San Francisco, 1890 p454-455
  51. Marshall and Denger, The Creation ..., op. cit.
  52. http://www.militarymuseum.org/EurekaLightHorseGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Eureka Light Horse Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  53. http://www.militarymuseum.org/FirstLightDragoons.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: First Light Dragoons, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  54. http://www.militarymuseum.org/MarionRifles.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Marion Rifles, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  55. http://www.militarymuseum.org/NationalLancers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: National Lancers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  56. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SanFranciscoBlues.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: San Francisco Blues, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  57. http://www.militarymuseum.org/CityGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: City Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  58. http://www.militarymuseum.org/NationalGuardSF.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: National Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  59. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SarsfieldGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Sarsfield Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  60. http://www.militarymuseum.org/WallaceGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Wallace Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  61. http://www.militarymuseum.org/WashingtonContinentalGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Washington Continental Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  62. http://www.militarymuseum.org/BenhamGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Benham Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  63. http://www.militarymuseum.org/ConstitutionGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Constitution Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  64. http://www.militarymuseum.org/JacksonGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Jackson Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  65. http://www.militarymuseum.org/JeffersonGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Jefferson Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  66. http://www.militarymuseum.org/MonroeGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Monroe Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  67. http://www.militarymuseum.org/UnionGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Union Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  68. http://www.militarymuseum.org/CaliforniaFusileers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: California Fusileers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  69. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SanFranciscoLightGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: San Francisco Light Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  70. http://www.militarymuseum.org/BlackHussars.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Black Hussars, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  71. http://www.militarymuseum.org/Carbineers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Carbineers (French Guard), from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  72. http://www.militarymuseum.org/MontgomeryGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Montgomery Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  73. http://www.militarymuseum.org/McMahonGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: McMahon Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  74. http://www.militarymuseum.org/CaliforniaRifles.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: California Rifles (French Guard), from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  75. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SanJoaquinGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: San Joaquin Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  76. (1) City Guard of Stockton (Infantry). "The organization is not complete." Adjutant General's Report, 1856, p. 19.
  77. http://www.militarymuseum.org/StocktonBlues.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Stockton Blues, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  78. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SanJoaquinMountedRifles.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: San Joaquin Mounted Rifles, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  79. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SLOGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: San Luis Obispo Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  80. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SantaBarbaraGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Santa Barbara Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  81. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SantaBarbaraMountedRiflemen.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Santa Barbara Mounted Riflemen, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  82. http://www.militarymuseum.org/NationalGuardSJ.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: National Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 22, 2011
  83. http://www.militarymuseum.org/CrusadeRangers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Crusade Rangers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 23, 2011
  84. http://www.militarymuseum.org/Sierra%20Guard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Sierra Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 24, 2011
  85. http://www.militarymuseum.org/Goodyears%20Rifles.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Goodyear's Rifles, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 24, 2011
  86. http://www.militarymuseum.org/EurekaBlues.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Eureka Blues, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 24, 2011
  87. http://www.militarymuseum.org/ForestRifles.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Forest Rifles, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 24, 2011
  88. http://www.militarymuseum.org/NationalGuardDownieville.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: National Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 24, 2011
  89. http://www.militarymuseum.org/GibsonvilleBlues.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Gibsonville Blues, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 24, 2011
  90. http://www.militarymuseum.org/MobileGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Mobile Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 24, 2011
  91. http://www.militarymuseum.org/Sierra%20Greys.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Sierra Greys, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 24, 2011
  92. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SierraRangers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Sierra Rangers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 24, 2011
  93. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SiskiyouGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Siskiyou Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 23, 2011
  94. http://www.militarymuseum.org/ScottRiverGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Scott River Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 23, 2011
  95. http://www.militarymuseum.org/PetalumaGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Petaluma Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 25, 2011
  96. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SotoyomeGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Sotoyame Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 25, 2011
  97. http://www.militarymuseum.org/WashingtinHorseGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Washington Horse Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 25, 2011
  98. http://www.militarymuseum.org/StanislausGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Stanislaus Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 25, 2011
  99. http://www.militarymuseum.org/KibbeRangers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Kibbe Rangers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 25, 2011
  100. http://www.militarymuseum.org/ColumbiaFusiliers.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Columbia Fusileers, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 25, 2011
  101. http://www.militarymuseum.org/SonoraGreys.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Sonora Greys, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 25, 2011
  102. http://www.militarymuseum.org/TrinityGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Trinity Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 25, 2011
  103. http://www.militarymuseum.org/KibbeGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Kibbe Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 25, 2011
  104. http://www.militarymuseum.org/TulareMountedRiflemen.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Tulare Mounted Riflemen, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 25, 2011
  105. http://www.militarymuseum.org/MountainRiflemen.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Mountain Riflemen, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 25, 2011
  106. http://www.militarymuseum.org/YubaGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Yuba Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 25, 2011
  107. http://www.militarymuseum.org/Marysville%20Rifles.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Marysville Rifles, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 25, 2011
  108. http://www.militarymuseum.org/DowneyGuard.html California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories: Downey Guard, from The California State Military Museum accessed on September 25, 2011