List of California Civil War units
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The following are California State Volunteer Units that were active between 1861-65 serving in the Union Army
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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...
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Infantry
- 1st Regiment California Volunteer Infantry
- 2nd Regiment California Volunteer Infantry2nd Regiment California Volunteer InfantryThe 2nd 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. Organized at San Francisco and Carson City September 2, 1861, to December 30, 1862 and attached to Department...
- 3rd Regiment California Volunteer Infantry3rd Regiment California Volunteer InfantryThe 3rd Regiment California Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. This regiment was organized at Stockton and at Benicia Barracks, from October 31 to December 31, 1861, to serve three years. The regiment was first commanded by Colonel Patrick...
- 4th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry4th Regiment of California InfantryThe 4th California Infantry was a volunteer infantry regiment recruited from northern California during the American Civil War. It was organized at Sacramento, Placerville, and Auburn in September and October 1861....
- 5th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry5th Regiment California Volunteer InfantryThe 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....
- 6th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry6th Regiment California Volunteer InfantryThe 6th 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. The Regiment was organized at Benicia Barracks, San Francisco on...
- 7th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry7th Regiment California Volunteer InfantryThe 7th 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, serving in California and Arizona Territory...
- 8th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry8th Regiment California Volunteer InfantryThe 8th 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, serving in posts around San Francisco Bay, and on the Columbia River., attached to the Department of the...
- 1st Battalion California Volunteer Mountaineers1st Battalion California Volunteer Mountaineers1st Battalion California Volunteer Mountaineers was an infantry battalion 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...
- 1st Battalion of Veteran Infantry1st Battalion of Veteran InfantryThe 1st Battalion of Veteran Infantry was a California Volunteer infantry battalion in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It spent its entire term of service in the western United States....
Cavalry
- 1st Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry1st Regiment California Volunteer CavalryThe 1st Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was first formed of five companies as 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry between August and October 31, 1861, at Camp Merchant near Oakland...
- 2nd Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry2nd Regiment California Volunteer CavalryThe 2nd Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It spent its entire term of service in the western United States, with most of its companies dispersed to various posts.-History:...
- 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry, California Volunteers1st Battalion of Native Cavalry, California VolunteersThe 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry, California Volunteers was a cavalry battalion in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Recruits were largely drawn from the Californio population , though its ranks included Yaqui and Mission Indians as well as immigrants from Mexico, Latin America and...
State militia
- California State Militia units (1861-1866)
See also
- 1st Regiment Washington Territory Volunteer Infantry1st Regiment Washington Territory Volunteer InfantryThe 1st Regiment of Washington Territory Volunteer Infantry was a unit of infantry raised by the Washington Territory for service in the Union Army during the American Civil War.- Service :...
- Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State
- California in the American Civil War