5th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry
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The 5th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
. It spent its entire term of service in the western United States
, attached to the Department of the Pacific
and Department of New Mexico
.
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. It spent its entire term of service in the western United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, attached to the Department of the Pacific
Department of the Pacific
The Department of the Pacific was a major command of the United States Army during the 19th century.-Formation:The Department of the Pacific was first organized on October 31, 1853, at San Francisco, California, taking over from the previous Pacific Division. The department reported directly to...
and Department of New Mexico
Department of New Mexico
The Department of New Mexico was a department of the United States Army during the mid-19th century. At first a part of the Department of the West, it was created as an independent department following the breakup of that Division into various departments during the Civil War...
.
5th California Regiment of Infantry Commanders
- Colonel John Kellog September 1861 - November 8, 1861
- Colonel George W. Bowie November 8, 1861 - December 1864.
Company assignments
- Headquarters: At Camp Union from September 1861 to March 1862 when it moved to Camp WrightOak Grove Butterfield Stage StationOak Grove Butterfield Stage Station is located in Warner Springs, California and is the only surviving station on the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach line...
, then for a short time was at Drum BarracksDrum BarracksThe Drum Barracks, also known as Camp Drum and the Drum Barracks Civil War Museum, is the last remaining original American Civil War era military facility in the Los Angeles area...
before joining the California ColumnCalifornia ColumnThe California Column, a force of Union volunteers, marched from April to August 1862 over 900 miles from California, across the southern New Mexico Territory to the Rio Grande and then into western Texas during the American Civil War. At the time, this was the longest trek through desert terrain...
's march across southern New Mexico TerritoryNew Mexico Territorythumb|right|240px|Proposed boundaries for State of New Mexico, 1850The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of...
to TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. There it occupied Franklin, TexasEl PasoEl Paso, a city in the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Mexico.El Paso may also refer to:-Geography:Colombia:* El Paso, CesarSpain:*El Paso, Santa Cruz de TenerifeUnited States:...
until the regiment was mustered out in December 1864. - Company A,
- Company B,
- Company C,
- Company D,
- Company E,
- Company F,
- Company G,
- Company H,
- Company I,
- Company J,
- Company K,