BANCROFT LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY p= 18461882. THE FIRST REGIMENT OF HEW YORK YOLUHTEERS COMMANDED BY COL. JONATHAN D. STEVENSON, IN THE MEXICAN WAR. NAMES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT DURING ITS TERM OF SERVICE IN UPPER AND LOWER CALIFORNIA, 1847-1848, WITH A RECORD OF ALL KNOWN SURVIVORS ON THE I S TH DAY OF APRIL, 1882, AND THOSE KNOWN TO HAVE DECEASED, WITH OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST PERTAINING TO THE ORGANIZATION AND SERVICE OF THE REGIMENT. COMPILED BY THEIR COMRADE, FRANCIS D. CLARK GEO. S. EVANS & Co., PRINTERS, 38 CORTLANDT STREET. 1882 NOTE. The names recorded in this work have been furnished by GENERAL R. C. DRUM, Adjutant- General of the Army, from the official rolls of the regiment on file in the WAR DEPARTMENT. The record appended to each name has been prepared with great care, notwithstanding which inaccuracies may be discovered. Those sum'rors to which an * is attached, the information was derived directly from themselves by letter or personal interview to those reported deceased, the date and place of death is given, where the information could be obtained ; in all cases where the State is not designated, the place mentioned is in California. Comrades in perusing the rolls are particularly requested to report any error or information omitted. F. D. C. INTRODUCTION. COMRADES: In presenting this Liliputian volume no apology is offered. It contains all the information and facts possible in a space of necessity limited by the funds contributed therefor by a few of our comrades. You will find, however, a record that may prove interesting and valuable to all the names of those who served in the, regiment during its term of service in California, a record of those known to be living, also of those known to have deceased. This information, while not as complete as desired, has been acquired during a period of eleven years, requiring over one thousand written communications, and the distribution, during that period, of some fifteen hundred printed circulars and postal cards addressed to comrades, involving labor and expense of which this little waif fails to give the reader an adequate idea ; the labor, however, was one of love, and I trust it may prove an acceptable offering to my surviv ing comrades and their friends. Thirty-five years have elapsed since our regiment landed on the soil of California, and over thirty-three years have passed since the Government dispensed with our services, leav ing each member of the regiment free from further military service, and thereafter to assume the responsibility of citizen ship, each for himself to carve out his own future. In one respect we were favored beyond any other regiment serving during the Mexican war, in being discharged in California the same year that gold was discovered at Sutler's saw-mill, but a few months subsequent to that event, and it is to be regretted s that so few of us are enjoying the benefits resulting from that wonderful discovery. Yet it is a question whether that discovery was not as unfortunate for ourselves, as it proved to be for many others in the country, including that noble old pioneer, General John A. Sutter, through whose instrumentality the discovery was made. Is it not a matter of fact, that it somewhat rudely invaded happy homes, and interrupted the peaceful, prosperous, and contented lives then being led by the native population of California. I will make no attempt to lay before you the difficulties experienced in obtaining the information presented in these pages. The long period that elapsed since the discharge of the regiment, had erased from the memory of the majority of our comrades the recollection of events, many died within a few years subsequent to their discharge from the service, many were scattered to remote parts of the world, and too many were disinclined to take up the pen to transmit a record of what their memory may have retained, but others freely contributed such information as they possessed or could obtain. My own experience regarding the surviving members of the regiment has undoubtedly been that of others. In 1870 when I first entered upon this self-imposed task I knew of only two other members of the regiment living in New York notwithstanding my having been engaged in business there for the fifteen years prior to that date, I ascertained that during that time twelve others were also residents of the city ; but considering the fact that the members of the regiment were conveyed to California in six transports, and while in California were stationed in eight towns, it is not to be wondered that to a great extent they were almost strangers to each other, many acquaintances being formed subsequent to their discharge from the service. A homely but familiar adage says: " Self praise is no recom mendation;" all that is given in these pages in commendation of our old organization comes from those who were in nowise connected therewith; and from that evidence may our fellow- citizens judge of its character; to these impartial critics may we safely entrust our record, which now forms part of the history of our beloved country. In 1871, and again in 1874, you were furnished with a pamphlet giving the result of my researches up to those dates. With this publication I bring my labors to a close, trusting they have not been altogether in vain ; should they be the means of renewing old acquaintance, after so long a separation, or of reviving old associations of those eventful days, I shall feel amply repaid for the time and labor expended thereon. In conclusion, I beg to tender my sincere thanks for the courtesy, kindness and assistance granted to me by the Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, Secretary of War General William T. Sherman, U. S. A. who, having served contemporaneous with us in California, has upon many occasions in late years exhibited his friendship for the members of our regiment Gen. R. C. Drum, Adjutant General U. S. Army, Col. Jonathan D. Stevenson, (our Colonel), Col. Thomas C. Lancey, and John Q. Adams, Esq., and to the press of the Golden State. FRANCIS D. CLARK, Late Co. D, First Regt., N. Y. Vols. RETROSPECT. IN 1846, the year war was declared between the United States and Mexico, the question of a journey to the Territory of Cali fornia, was one for no little consideration, as it seemed some what like being exiled from the civilized world; and in those days few had occasion or desire to visit that distant land ; whether the choice was a voyage by sea or overland the time required to reach Yerba Buena, now San Francisco, was from five to six months. A few Americans were residents of the country at that time, having found their way there by vessels trading for hides and on whaling voyages; others following the course of the setting sun across the plains, scaling the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, found themselves upon the Pacific coast, and becoming infatuated with the life of ease and plenty afforded by its delightful climate, and the opportunity of securing a livelihood with little or no toil, by engaging in stock- raising, they were influenced in making California their home. For a time Americans were highly esteemed by the native Cali- fornians, and, with rare exception, received with the warmest hospitality. In a few years, however, the Mexican officials be gan to look upon the Americans with jealousy and suspicion, and to assume an attitude of hostility, so serious, indeed, that on the i4th day of June, 1846, the Americans banded themselves to gether for self-protection under the celebrated " Bear Flag," and had not the declaration of war between the two countries been proclaimed at the time it was, open hostilities would soon have waged between the American settlers and the Mexican forces on duty in the territory. II Early in the summer of 1846, President Polk decided upon sending a force of volunteers by sea to the Pacific Coast, also Co. F of the 3d U. S. Artillery, by the U. S. storeship Lexing ton. Among the lieutenants of this company were the present General of the Army, William T. Sherman, and General E. O, C. Ord, U. S. A. ; also the late General Henry W. Halleck, then captain in the engineer corps. General Stephen W. Kearny was ordered to proceed overland with a squadron of dragoons, via New Mexico. Captain John C. Fremont, with a surveying party, having arrived in California during the month of January, 1846, remained upon the soil of Mexico with his small command, no doubt under the instructions of our Government, and upon the outbreak of hostilities took a very prominent part. These move ments on the part of the army were for the purpose of taking possession of and holding California, with a view to its acquisi tion, on the cessation of difficulties between the two countries. Mr. Polk little suspected what a store of wealth he was securing to the future benefit of his country when he conceived this purpose, for scarcely two years elapsed ere the discovery of gold at Sutter's Saw-mill proclaimed to the world that the El Dorado had been found within the domain of our great Republic; wealth for centuries laid hidden, had now been revealed through the in domitable spirit of progress, civilization, and enterprise which ever follows the footsteps of the American pioneers of the West. Nearly thirty-six years have elapsed since President Polk directed the organization of that regiment of volunteers in the Empire State for duty in California; a body selected with great care, the intention of the Government being that these volunteers, the / majority of whom were under twenty-one years of age, should be discharged in that country at the close of the war, thus forming a colony, around which would cluster Americans then in the country, as well as those who would afterwards find their way to that distant land in search of homes. Many Americans had already settled in the neighboring territory of Oregon; and at tention was being drawn to California, not simply on account of 12 its fine climate, but in anticipation of it soon becoming the prop erty of our own Government. This regiment of New York Volunteers was organized in 1846, under the direction of Jonathan D. Stevenson, a gentleman whose subsequent administrative ability proved his eminent fitness for the position, and upon assembling on Governor's Island, New York harbor, he became its colonel. On the 26th day of Sep tember, 1846, the regiment sailed for its destination in the ships " Thomas H. Perkins," " Susan Drew," and " Loo Choo," fol lowed a few months later by the ships " Brutus," " Isabella," and " Sweden," with additional men to fill up the command. Few of those now residents of the Empire City and State have any re collection of the youthful and hardy band that sailed from their State to play so important a part in the organization and settle ment of a then far-off country. What a contrast between the California of 1846 and that of 1882 ! then an almost unknown and sparsely settled Mexican territory; now one of the constellation of States, teeming with populous cities and enterprising, industrious, law-abiding citizens then it required 1 80 days to make the tedious, tiresome voyage between New York and San Francisco, now it is performed with ease and pleasure in six days and a few hours. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in 1848, caused the rapid influx of thousands upon thousands, by sea and land, not only from the Atlantic States, but from all parts of the globe, thereby adding largely to the population (floating, in a great measure) of California. Towns sprang up in every portion of the mountains comprising the mining regions, and thus these volunteers, destined by the Government to be the nucleus of the settlement of this remote land, were almost insensibly absorbed by the masses then rapidly pouring into the country. Yet this body of early pioneers has contributed some of California's most enterprizing and worthy citizens, and during the late civil war many of them proved their patriotic devotion to their country, filling honorable and distinguished positions as generals, colonels, and other officers in the volunteer army. In this little volume are recorded the names of all who were members of the regiment while on duty in California, March 6th, 1847, to October 26th, 1848 showing who were living on the i5th day of April, 1882, also those known to have deceased prior to that date, with other matters of interest pertaining to the organization known as the " First Regiment of New York Volunteers," commanded by Col. Jonathan D. Stevenson, in the service of the United States during the Mexican war. In connection with the organization and fitting out of the regiment during the summer of 1846, the following editorials from the New York Herald, presents the facts and incidents in a clear and concise shape, and, from the impartial character of that journal, truthfulness may be relied upon. From the Herald of August 3, 1846. Its issue of August 3, 1846, says "We yesterday paid a visit to Governor's Island for the purpose of seeing if the good reports given of the body of volunteers there, soon to embark for California, were true ; indeed, we were agreeably surprised in finding everything so different from what we expected in a number of men so lately collected together. They are encamped on the south-western side of the island, and their new white tents, pitched with military supervision presented a fine appearance. There are now on the ground eight com panies, comprising about 600 men, which will be increased to the full regimental number of 770 by the arrival of two companies from the interior of the state. In watching the men as they stood in line we could not but notice the excellent material com posing them. Some companies, indeed, are like picked men; strong, able-bodied mechanics generally, in prime of life, and already somewhat schooled in the discipline of the service. The officers of the regiment are gentlemen of high abilities, and well qualified for their task. Colonel Stevenson's enterprising char acter is well known. Lieut.-Col. Henry S. Burton, Major James A. Hardie, Captains Shannon and Folsom, are all graduates of West Point, and have till lately held professorships at that insti tution. Lieut.-Col. Burton is a talented and experienced officer, and Major Hardie is a gentleman who, though always using necessary decision, will endear himself to the soldiers by the 14 kindness of his disposition. The Adjutant of the regiment, I ii-utenant Stevenson, a son of the Colonel, is a graduate of West Point, and is every inch a soldier. The uniform of the regi ment will soon be completed, designed by Major Hardie, is very neat and serviceable; pantaloons of dark, mixed grey, with scar let strip or cord up the seam of the leg, blue coats with scarlet trimmings, a new style of French cap, very becoming; the first dress parade of the regiment will take place next Sunday. One company, under command of Captain Seymour G. Steele, is com posed entirely of temperance men. If this body of men, under such officers, and of such stamina themselves, do not create a new state of things in the region to which they go, we are much mistaken. Success attend them." From the Herald of August 4, 1846. " A company from Steuben county, under command of Cap tain Shannon, a fine looking body of men, belonging to the regi ment of volunteers on Governor's Island, arrived in this city yesterday." From the Herald of September 6, 1846. "THE CALIFORNIA EXPEDITION. ITS OBJECT AND PURPOSE. ' The preparations and outlay for this expedition have been the cause of much noise, speculation and vituperation among certain portions of the community, who have echoed the half- fledged opinions of a few presses whose conductors have no souls of sympathy with any movement, however advantageous to the country at large, unless it yields directly to the glorification of their peculiar party. " Again and again it is asked, what is the object of this expe dition ? and more particularly now, as the war is supposed to be virtually at an end, and the country to which it is destined is really in the possession of the United States. Briefly as possible we will give our ideas of the objects, intended operations and advantages of this expedition. " The rich and beautiful region of California will without doubt come into formal possession of the United States, without any further fighting for it. Far removed as it is from our seat of Government, inhabited in a measure by a half-civilized people, it will be absolutely necessary, if we intend to hold.it, that mili tary possession be taken of it, and that a territorial government be established there, and what is the class who, under such cir cumstances, are best fitted to do this ? Not mere soldiers, whose only knowledge is a military one. Not politicians, who can theorize most beautifully, but whose* schemes burst like gas- bubbles when tried by the fire of practice; but the sound, hardy mechanics of our country the men whose hands know useful labor the artizan, at whose touch the rough metal is moulded into implements of use the men who transform the material into the necessaries and luxuries of human existence. The hard- handed, honest laborer, the farmer, the blacksmith, the tailor, the shoemaker, the hatter, the carpenter, the mason; these are men under whose auspices a country rich in soil, healthy in cli mate, and possessing local advantages of a rare nature, will grow up and flourish. Precisely of this class are the men whom our Government are about sending to California. Nearly every man in the regiment is a mechanic, and may carry his implements of trade with him. Should the regiment be disbanded immedi ately upon its arrival, it contains within itself the elements of prosperity, wealth and greatness. A great harmony of feeling exists between both officers and men, and a fortnight more will probably find these pioneers in the cause of the advancement of human freedom, civilization and prosperity, on their way to the lane? of their hopes and future prospects. Arrived there, they will cause the ' wilderness to bud and blossom as the rose tree,' and plant the standard of the American Government and enterprise upon the soil of California." From the Herald of September 14, 1846. " The troops comprising the expedition for the conquest, settlement, or annexation of California, will, in a few days, em bark for their destination; and in spite of all the difficulties and opposition attending their progress from the commencement, they will sail, admirably adapted for the purposes intended by the Government to be effected. If their path in a foreign country is to be cut by the sword, strong minds guide and strong arms carry the weapons with which to overcome all obstacles. If they are 'to settle down quietly in the posssession of the soil, there are hands used to toil, and implements of husbandry and me chanism are ready to be devoted to the improvement of the ground they occupy. In either case, whether their cause is to be one of conquest and just retaliation or of peaceful occupa tion, the expedition is composed of material well provided with men and means, and one that will do credit to the State which is honored in the selection of her sons for the first body of troops sailing from the United States to a foreign land. "Much has been said, and much unjustly, relative to the or ganization of the regiment, and many have been the sneering re marks thrown out, predicting that a corporal's guard would be all remaining, by the time that the day appointed for embarka tion came round. The present actual condition and force of the regiment is the best answer to all such aspersions. Ten com panies, the full complement of the force, show a muster roll of over 700 men, being as many as are allowed to enlist ; a band of excellent musicians is organized; the ships to convey the troops to their destination are chartered, prepared, and- ready for sea; a powerful armament of cannon, guns, mortars, and, in fact, of i6 every thing necessary for either a regiment of dragoons, artillery, or infantry has been furnished; clothes, provisions, and necessary equipments of every sort have been provided. The men them selves are contented and anxious to start ; the officers generally are men of military knowledge and experience some of them, and indeed all of the field officers, with the exception of the colonel, have held situations as professors at West Point, which is the best evidence of their fitness for the duties assigned them; and now that this whole body of American citizens, mechanics, and farmers, commanded by able men, are about to go from among us, it is wrong that any of the press of the State which calls them her own, should endeavor to mar the good results and good feeling to be derived from their effects, on account of political or personal prejudice against one or more of the officers. " Col. Stevenson, who commands the expedition, has a most admirable opportunity of displaying his perseverance and fitness of character to enter upon a bold enterprise, from the commence ment of the organization of the regiment up to the present time; probably there are but few men in the country who could design and carry through a project so complicated, and in as successful a manner as he has done. Attacked on every side by political enemies, or disappointed for an approach to the rank which he holds; retarded by the non-action of the Governor of this State, who seems, for some private reasons, to have granted unwillingly and but by degrees, the aid which his station enabled him to afford; encumbered with the supervision and necessary discipline of 700 or 800 men unused to restraint of any kind, he has dis played an energy and boldness which qualify him in a super- eminent degree for a commander of a body of troops, which de parts upon a business requiring the utmost acumen and per severance. To Colonel Stevenson, and to his Lieutenant-Colonel, Major, and Adjutant, the whole credit is due for carrying to a prosperous crisis an expedition fraught with interest to every American citizen. " We say nothing of the ultimate results to be effected from this expedition. The United States Government is fully aware of their importance, judging from the liberal manner in which all necessary outfits have been granted, and we can but wish them that success which seems almost certain to arise from the elements composing their power. We have perfect confidence in the judgment and skill of the superior officers; and as for the men, they are, and all must have, too much at heart the honor of their country ever to disgrace her flag. The fifteen or twenty of them that took advantage of the baby act and left the regi ment, could well be spared their places were filled by better men, and at a future day we hope that the expedition which is soon to sail, will, by their deeds of honor, acquire a name which no one would be unwilling to have bestowed upon himself." From the Herald of September 29, 1846. REFERRING TO THOSE WHO HAD BEEN LE^T BEHIND BY THE SHIPS, the issue of September 29, 1846, says "According to notice, a meeting was held yesterday, in the Trophy Room connected with the City Armory, of those who were left behind attached to the California regiment. Captain Nelson Taylor, of Co. E, was confined to his bed by sickness. Lieutenant Geo. F. Penrose, of Co. A, presided, and Lieutenant Thos. L. Vermule acted as secretary. After some remarks from the secretary, he read a letter from Colonel Bankhead, who, as soon as he heard of the situation of those who were prevented sailing, immediately offered to supply them with rations and quarters on the Island till he could hear from the Adjutant- General at Washington; a letter was also read from the daughter- in-law of Secretary (War) Marcy, and wife of the commissary of the regiment, containing information of a cheering character. The secretary stated that those who wished to follow the for tunes of their companions in arms to California would un doubtedly have an opportunity of shortly joining them, as a fast vessel would undoubtedly be dispatched which would overtake the convoy at Rio Janeiro. A series of resolutions were then read and passed unanimously. The purport of them declared their own regret and distress at being left behind. That they wished to join the regiment as soon as possible; that they re turned their thanks to Col. Bankhead, and would immediately proceed to the Island ; that they had been legally enlisted, and, detesting the name of deserter, would serve their country even as they had sworn to do. Thereupon the whole body, consist ing of two lieutenants, four sergeants, and about thirty privates, took up their line of march to the Battery. The whole affair was an excellent comment on those who through the columns of the press have stated that so many were dissatisfied and would desert the first opportunity. These men, one and all, were anxious by any means or in any way to place themselves under the com mand of Col. Stevenson, in whom their confidence has never been impaired." After remaining upon Governor's Island some six weeks, the little band of stragglers embarked on board the ship ' Brutus,' Captain Adams, which vessel had been chartered by the Govern ment for that purpose, as also to convey a cargo of stores to Cali fornia for the use of the command, and on the i3th of November sailed from the port of New York for their destination. i8 From the Herald of November ij, 1846. " The ship whi^h was to have sailed yesterday for the Pacific with Government stores, etc., and having on board those of Col. Stevenson's California Regiment who were left behind on the departure of the main body in September last will sail this day. " We have received the following card, with a request for its publication, which we comply with, especially as it evinces a proper feeling for a most gallant officer: "'Snip BRUTUS NEW YORK HARI-.OR, "' November 12, 1846. " ' The undersigned, a committee on behalf of the detach ment of the California Regiment, who sail this day for their destination, (with the approbation of their officer,) would seize the only opportunity that occurs of tendering to Col. Bankhead, Commanding at Governor's Island, the grateful acknowledge ments, for the kind treatment received by them since the de parture of the expedition. " * The undersigned on behalf of their comrades,while express ing their gratitude, indulge the hope that Col. Bankhead may long enjoy health, and the good will of the citizens of New York. " JAMES QUEEN, ist Sergt., Co. F. " ' AB'M VAN RIPER, ist Sergt. Co. E. " ' J. S. BALDWIN, ist Corp., " I. " ' JOHN ROSE, " " G. " ' TYNMAN UPSON, Private, " (1. " ' J. E. NUTTMAN, " " B.' " This we believe is the conclusion of the after piece, follow ing the great drama of the formation and sailing of the California Expedition, as far as this port is concerned. When we next hear from them, may it be from the soil to which they are des tined, and of conduct, whether as citizens or soldiers, creditable to the city from which they went forth." IN the Spring of 1847, Captain James M. Turner, of Co. B, who sailed in the ship " Thomas H. Perkins," at the time the ex pedition took its departure, having left the vessel upon its arrival at Rio Janeiro, returned to New York City, and upon the author ity of the War Department commenced the enlistment of a de tachment of two hundred men as recruits for the regiment, and which men, it was announced, would proceed overland to Cali fornia, but it was subsequently determined that they also should proceed to California by the same route as the expedition. The detachment was stationed at Fort Hamilton, opposite the Nar rows of New York Harbor, and on the i6th day of August, 1847, one hundred of the men embarked for Philadelphia, under the command of Lieut. Thomas J. Roach, accompanied by Lieut. John S. Norris, and upon arrival at Philadelphia, the ship " Isabella " (which was ready for sea, and only awaited the arrival of the detachment), received the men on board, and on the following day sailed down the Delaware on her long voyage. The second detatchment of one hundred men, under com mand of Lieut. Thomas E. Ketchum, sailed from New York some weeks after the departure of the " Isabella," on board the ship "Sweden." These two vessels reached California in February, 1848. This new accession filled up the regiment to nearly 900 men; Companies E and G received a portion of the recruits, but the greater portion upon their arrival in Alta-California were sent to Lower California, and assigned to Companies A, B and D. In the month of March, 1847, the transports "Thomas H. Perkins," " Susan Drew," and " Loo Choo," arrived at San Fran cisco, and the following month the " Brutus " put in an appear ance, and in the month of February, 1848, the "Isabella 1 " and " Sweden " arrived at Monterey. The average voyage of these vessels was 165 days, and with one exception, the vessels touched at South American ports, thereby relieving the mono tony of the long and tedious voyage. The health of the men re mained good on those vessels that visited ports on the eastern and western coasts of South America, as they were amply pro visioned with fresh supplies of vegetables irt each port, and the evil effects of the salt provisions furnished at sea was in a meas ure counteracted, and even the health of those who were aboard the " Brutus," which vessel made no port between New York and San Francisco, remained good until within a few weeks of the termination of the voyage, At the date of the arrival of the regiment the whole of Upper California was in the possession of the United States authorities, 20 naval ami military combined, and among the officers of the army were the present General W. T. Sherman, Major- General Edw. O. C. Ord, as also the late Major-General H. W. Halleck, Lieutenants in the regular service. Upon the arrival of the regiment it was assigned by companies to various portions of the country for the purpose of holding possession and maintaining order under military rule. In the Spring of 1848 gold was discovered by Marshal, at Sutler's Mill, (Coloma), and although the temptation of earning hundreds of dollars per day in the mines instead of the twenty-three cents received from the Government was almost irresistible, still, to the honor of the command, few were the number who deserted, preferring an Honorable Dis charge and K.Mi'TY POCKETS to the gotten nuggets and a branJea name. The Fall of that year witnessed the disbandment of the or ganization, the last companies discharged were A, B and I ), at Monterey, on the 24th of October, by Captain Henry S. Burton, 3d U. S. Artillery, (late Lieut.-Col. of the regiment), and Major Henry. Hill, Paymaster U. S. Army, having liquidated the claims of both officers and privates, preparations were immediately in augurated for the departure to the mines. Oxen, carts of the Mexican pattern, horses, mules, saddles, etc., were in great de mand, and all in the market found ready purchasers at liberal prices. The distance to the mines at that date (Mokelumne Hill) was about 250 miles, and it was necessary to transport the provisions required for the winter, as the prospect of procuring them at the mines were uncertain, and even if they were to be purchased, the amount required to provide a person with subsistence until they were enabled to perfect their plans for digging would soon deplete their already limited purses. The writer passed the winter of 1848-9 on the Mokelumne river, about one mile below the hill, and the subjoined were some 21 of the prices demanded and paid for clothing, provisions, c., in that locality: Flour, per Ib $i oo Blankets, per pair $ 50 oo Sugar " 2 oo Flannel shirts 25 oo t Coffee " 3 oo Common boots, per pair 100 oo Pepper in grain per Ib 5 oo " shoes, " 32 oo Salt pork " 5 oo Mexican serapas (shawls) 100 oo Salt ' ' i oo And a mixture, denominated brandy, whiskey, or gin, of the vilest quality, was retailed at $2 per drink, or $20 per bottle. Canned oysters (one pound), $16. The yield of gold being liberal, these prices were cheerfully paid by the dwellers in the mountains. As incredible as the above prices may appear they are never theless strictly true. The discovery of gold in California opened up a field of labor and profit which amply repaid the volunteers for their long separation from friends and home in that then far-off distant land, yet 'tis sad to contemplate how few of those- ad venturous youths and brave pioneers benefited themselves as they had the opportunity offered. A few are at this day (1882) wealthy, but the majority of the survivors are little more than earning a livelihood, and there are, no doubt, among them some who are in destitute circumstances, but the greater part of the men who were discharged in 1848 have ceased to exist, except in the memory of their old comrades and others who in California's early days were numbered among her pioneers. At the present date the old organization has nearly passed from memory except as one of its former members is borne to the grave, and then his name is mentioned, and on the morrow forgotten, but let us hope that Caifornia's early pioneers, those men and women who wended their way over the rugged mountains or the trackless ocean ere the alluring temptation of gold was presented, may ever live in the history of the Golden State. 22 -ficlb (Officers. Surbibor lpril I5tf), 1882. *Col. JONATHAN D. STEVENSON San Francisco. ['. S. Shipping Commissioner at S. F. since i&jz. iDcrtastb. Lieut. Col. HENRY S. BURTON . . At Fort Adams, R. I., April 4th, '69. Major General of Vols. late "war. Major JAMES A. HARDIE . . . . Washington, D. C., Dec. 14th, '76. 11 rig. General of I'ols. late ivar. Staff (Dffucrs. Surbibors, .(Ipril 1511), 1882. Surgeon ALEXANDER PERRY . . . . . . New York ( 'it y. Ass'tSurg. ROBERT MURK AY ........ U. S. Army. " WILLIAM C. PARK KII .. .. Oakland, Cal. Capt. W1LLI AM (.'. MARCY, Commissary ...... Alameda, Cal. Secretary State Constitutional Convention at Monterey, /.V/f;. "Lirut. J. C. BONNYCASTLK. Adjutant .. .. Louisville Ky. Officer of the Regular Army from Oct. 1848 to May i8bi. ffimastb. Capt. JOSEPH L. FOLSOM, A. Q. M. At San Jose Mission, July 15th, '55. Xon-Commissioncb Staff. Sergt.-Major ALKX. < '. MrDoNALD .. Near CJoverdale, April 5th,. '80. Q. M. Sergt. STEPI I EN HAH HIS . . . . Sep. 26th, '46 to Aug. 12th, '47. Date and Place unknown. Q. M. Sergt. GEORGE O. BELT . . . . Aug. 12th, '47 to July 1st, '48. Died at Stockton in iSbq. V. M. Sergt. JAMKS C. LOW . . . . July 1st, '48 toOct 'Jtith, '48. /'/<ls. at date of death. BROHAN, JOHN At Stockton, -1850. CURHEN, EDWARD \t - - Cal. - - 1860. f ARR, STEPHEN At Taylor's Ferry, Stanislaus River, Sept. 1849. I ) A I J R E N , III-: N RYE. . . Drowned in Sacramento River, Nov. 9, 1849. D IX o.\. JAMES F. HEYL AND, JOHN HAirr. II FA I! Y L. LUSKEY, JOSEPH McDoNol (ill. NICHOLAS Ml 111? AY. WALTER Drowned in Gold Lakc. u .Ianuary 30, 1880. At Stockton, Nov. 27, 1852. At La Paz, L. C., Aug. 20, 1848. . . Date and plan- unknown. . . Accidently killed at La Pax, L. C. At San Luis Obis]..,. October 6, 1875 l..i-Mt-tnber of the Cal. Legislature, and was the District Judge of First Judicial District at date of death. McCILL, PATRICK I'oWKLLS, WILLIAM E. SWORDS, ALLEN J. . . THOMPSON, PETER T A L.MADGE, ABU AH D. YKLSoK. STKPHEN .. WHITLOCK. MKIJVIN H. WHITLOCK, JACOB H. lir.XLKY, J. MEAD Date and ]>lace unknown. At Monti-ry. Nov., 1848. La Pa/, L. C., August 18, 1848. Los Angeles, July 31, 1879. Killed by Mokelnmne Indians, Dec. 1848. Date and place unknown. Drowned in San Joaquin River, 1849. San Francis.-o, , 1X4!). . . Date and place unknown. Officer in the Army during the late ll'a>\ rank unknown. TRANSFERRED FROM CO. ADAMS, JAMES H <;i;\HAM, GEORGE MF.KKILL, JOHN H ..... SULLIVAN, CORNELIUS .1. To Co' OTo. "8. 11 This Company was recruited by James M. Turner, at Harmony Hall, No. 17 Centre Street, New York. On the morning of the ist of August the men assembled at this place and proceeded to the foot of Whitehall Street, en route to Governor's Island. When the regiment embarked in September for California, this Company was assigned to the ship "Thomas H. Perkins," in which ship they were conveyed to California, arriving at San Francisco on the 6th of March, 184^. After the arrival of the Company in California, its history is coincident with that of Company "A," given on another page. Upon the departure of Captain Turner for New York, from Rio de Janeiro, the command devolved upon Lieutenant Henry C. Matsell, which he retained until the discharge of the Company at Monterey, on the 24th of October, 1848. While the Company was stationed at La Paz, Lieutenant Thomas E. Ketchum (who came out in command of the recruits on the " Sweden"), reported for duty, and a part of the recruits by the "Isabella" were assigned to this Company to fill up its ranks. Lieutenant Ketchum and the recruits arrived at La Paz on the i5th of March, 1848, by the ship "Isabella." Co. "Kr , Zlprtl I5tf), 1S82, *Lieut. THOMAS E. KETCHUM .......... Stockton. Captain in the jd Regiment California Volunteers, late war, now Brig.-General National Guard, State of California. AMES, JOSIAH P. ...... Half Moon Bay, San Mateo Co. Ex-Member of Calif ornian Legislature, now Warder of the Cal. State Prison. BADER, CHRISTOPHER ........ Cherokee Flat, Butte Co. *CATTS, SAMUEL A ............... Stockton. CUNNINGHAM, ALEXANDER S ....... Fresno County. DRYER, JOHN .............. Santa Cruz, Cal. *FARLEY, GEORGE .......... The Dalles, Oregon. FARLEY, THOMAS P. ........ Portland, Oregon. GALLAGHER, JOHN ....... . . . . St. Helena, Cal. GREEN, ALFRED A ..... ........ San Francisco. Ex-Member Calif ornian Legislature, noiu Attorney-at-Laiv at S. P\ *HEINRICH, CHARLES .......... Sacramento. Merchant past 25 years at Sacramento. *HORNDELL, JOSEPH .......... St. Louis, Mo. LYNCH, PATRICK . San Francisco. 28 MOORE, ANDREW J. .. Philadelphia, Pa. Member of the ~2n/.s-., late ivar. OSTWALDT, AUGUST Sacrain.-nt... *PE ARS ALL, SAMUEL \V. .. Mokelumm- Hill. *TI1URSTON. CHARLES H Marysvill,-. *McPHERSON, ('II. \RLES J. (Mus.) New York City. *NUTT.M AN. JAMES E NYw V,,rk < 'ity. x-c h ief Engineer of Fire Dtp irtntent fit Stockton, San Francisco. Lieut. HENRY C. MATSELL ADAMS, WASHINGTON BOULANGEN, FRANCIS BRADY, JOHN R. BRIG 1 1 AM, E. R. BALDWIN, JAMES H. HLECKSMITH, LEOPOLD CASEY, NfclL COFFIN, WILLIAM CARTER, (JEORGE ( '( )X NELLY, WILLIAM FITCH, WORTHINGTON I, GI'ILD, H. M. (( 1 orpl.) HELMSTADLER, JAMES IHHIK, (JEORGE LIDLOFF, CHARLES LAIDLAW, GK<)Hii: MASON. JOHN McAULLY, ALEXANDER McGUIRE, JOHN MOUNICII, WILLIAM PECK, CHAUNCEY L. (Corpl.) PARSONS, ALONZOP. I'AVSON, SAMUEL RICHARDSON, CHARLES (Sergt.) RITER, HENRY RANDALL. CHARLES (J. RYAN, EDWARD STARK. HENRY (Corpl.) SMITH, LEWIS SOMERS, FREDERICK STONE, HEBER ST. JOHN, AUCJISTI S A. TURNER, LOAMMI TINSON, JOHN WEISS, WILLIAM (Corpl.) WALL. RICHARD Lieut, E. GOULD HUKKUM . . . . at Paris, France, !)<-. 84, I887. Journalist and ant/tor; fan's correspondent of the Neu> York Herald at date of death. CARNES, THOMAS .. CLARK. DANIKL P CONNELLY, MICHAEL CLIFFORD, CORNELIUS DKNMSTON. .lAMKSs. 29 LAWSON, JOHN Monterey, ,1849. McGHEE, JOHN San Francisco, Feb. 23, 1861. MAXWELL, WILLIAM H. . . . . New York City, Oct. 26, 1876! MELVIN, JAMES W. San Francisco, May 18, 1874. MITCHELL, WILLIAM Australia, N.S.W., . MURPHY, JOHN Stockton, , 185. OGDEN, BENJAMIN at New York, 18. PECK, CHARLES L Date and place unknown. PIERCE, CHARLES Date and place unknown. SCOTT, CHARLES G. (Sergt.) . . . . . . Date and place unknown. Ex- Treasurer of San Francisco County. STAYTON, JAMES (Sergt.) . . near Calaveras River, Jan. 22, 1852. SPATZ, CONRAD (Fifer) Killed at La Paz, Nov. 16, 1847. VAN BUSSUM, J. V Date and place unknown. WHITEHOUSE, BENJAMIN . . . . . . Stockton, , 185. WHITE, CHRISTOPHER S Date and place unknown. WEEKS, ELBERT . . Date and place unknown. "(Eransfcrrttr front (o. 13. BURGESS, EDWARD to Co. G. CAMPBELL, PETER " H. CLOUSSEN, HENRY . . G. LANKOW, EDWARD ' Regimental Band. SMITH, JAMES . . . . to Co. F. STOLTZE, ADOLPH " F. TOYE, H. H. F. " G. WILT, JOHN (Sergt.) . . " F. VEAVIS, JOSE .. < E. 010. "Or. 11 This Company was enlisted by John E. Brackett in the City of New York, and conveyed to California in the ship "Loo Choo," arriving at San Francisco on the 26th of March, 1847, and took post at Sonoma in the early part of April, at which place it remained until May, 1848, when the Company was ordered to San Jose near Cape San Lucas, Lower California, and had proceeded as far as Monterey, when the order was counter manded, and the command returned to Sonoma. On the 5th of August, 1848, the Company proceeded to the Presedio, San Francisco, exchanging posts with Company " H," stationed at that point. During the summer and Fall of 1847, a detatchment of 35 men from this Company was stationed at Fort Sacramento (Sutter's Fort) for five months. 30 An old resident of Sonoma, writing to the "California!!," at San Francisco at that time the only newspaper published in California under date of August 5th, 1848, among other sub jects, pays the following compliment to this command : " The military company under command of Captain J. K. Brackett are to-day exchanging posts with Company u H," under command of Captain Frisbie, both of the New York Volunteers. Company " C " has been stationed with us more than a year, and much praise is due its members, not only for the military and soldier-like manner in which they have acquited themselves as a corps, but for their gentlemanly and orderly deportment, individ ually and collectively. We regret to part with them, and cannot let them go without expressing a hope that, when peace shall have been declared, their regiment disbanded, and their country no longer needs their services, they may have fallen surfiriently in love with our healthy climate and our beautiful valley to come back and settle." Surbtbors, april 1st, ISS2. AIRWELLER, JOHN .......... San Francisco. *COX, ALEXANDER , I ........... Memlocino City. Cal. Jourhalist; Founder of tin Sonoma Bulletin in 1852. DOTTER, WILLIAM C ........... San Francisco. Ex-Member Californian Legislature. DOW, JOSEPH G ..... ........ Mendocino. HUEFNER, WILLIAM .......... San Francisco. Marshal, Society of California Pioneers, at S. F. KAMI', HUROLD .............. Sonoma. Noll HIS, DAVID (Corpl.) ...... Centreville, Alameda ( V KfSS. ADOLIM1 <;. .. ...... San Francisco. STORY, GEORGE ...... on Russian River, near Healdsburg. \\ ASimrKN, LVSANDERE ........... San Francisco. Captain^ 3d Regiment, Cal. I ~o/s., late ivm -. Suppose!) to tt libincj. Lieut. TIIKIN >N R., PER LEE . . . . was in New York City in 1880. A.MKS. Til A DDK IS M. was M.D. at Indian Reservation, Men. Co., in 1860. lo\ l ,s \\ ILLIAM . . . . . . was in Sonoma Co. in 1874. BARRET, FRANCIS H. BERTRAND, EMILE BALLARD, JOHN CROSBY, EDMUND P. (Sergt.) CAMERON, JOHN Ex-Mayor of Sonoma. CONRAD, HENRY DELEHAYE, CHARLES DE ST. QUINTAIN, JOSEPH DONEGAN, JOHN DOUGHERTY, JAMES ELB, FREDERICK GLOSS, JOHN HIGGINS, SILAS G. HOW, OLIVER H. JOHNSON, WILLIAM (Sergt.) KIESLER, LAFAYETTE KLENGEL, FRANCIS KENTZBURY, ADOLPHUS KROHN, JOHN M. KAPPIS, GEORGE LYNCH, FERDINAND MINARD, THOMAS A. MILLER, FRANCIS NAGLE, FERDINAND PETERSON, FREDERICK PRENTICE, CHARLES RUB, GEORGE ROEDER, LOUIS SCOTT, WILLIAM SMITH, GERARD D. STRANGE, JOHN TIMEANS, CHARLES (Mus.) WEAVER, WILLIAM J. WILDER, ANTHONY WILLHART, LOUIS ZETSCHSKY, CHARLES Capt. JOHN E. BRACKETT Date and place unknown. Ex-Member Californian Legislature iSjo; Ex-Major-Gcnl. Cal. State Militia. T miT/^AT * o T r>r\ A sm { Drowned near Young's Ferry, on Klamath Lieut. THOMAS J. ROACH, j Riyer Noy ^ ^ Ex-Deputy Collector Port of San Francisco ; County Judge elect of Klamath Co. at time of death. Lieut. CHARLES C. ANDERSON GUSHING, BELA (Corpl.) . . CONWAY, JOHN P FOSTER, BENJAMIN F. . . GREEN, WILLIAM G. . . KONIG, W.LLIAM .. KINNS, ALEXANDER . . LAYDEN, WILLIAM MCCARTY, DAVID c. . . MCCARTY, EDWARD RAND, JOSHUA RICHARDSON, ARTEMUS. . RUMSCHOTTEL, RICHARD RUSS< J. C. CHRISTIAN . . at San Francisco, Sept. 13, 1847. ...... Sonoma, Jan. 13, 1848. San Francisco, -- , 18 . Portsmouth, N.H., July 21, 1865. ...... San Rafael, Aug. 1, 1871. Drowned in Sacramento River, June 11, 1847. . . Found dead near Sonoma, Dec. 19, 1847. . . Date and place unknown. ...... San Francisco, Sept. 9, 1868. Santa Barbara, April 5, 1852. Date and place unknown. . . . . Somona, Cal., July 12; 1854. Drownad at Stockton, July 10, 1874. San Francisco, June 4, 1857. First Jeweler and Watchmaker established at S. F. i@ma.s.eibi en Voyage. Lieut. WILLIAM R. TREMMELS . . . . off Cape Horn, -, 1846. 32 (Transfcrrct) from (To. C. Lieut. (JEORUK D. WJKWKHTOX toCo. K. IloniNSoX, GEORGE (Sergt.) " O. Molimso.V KohKUlCK M " K. \VKIILKH. Kl>\\ AIM) to Regimental Hand. WADDKLL. ARCHIBALD to Co. E. JTOUNG, ('11 AULKS D. .. . . . . to Regimental Band. Co. "D." This Company was enlisted at La Fayette Hall, Broadway, opposite Nibble's Garden, New York City, in the summer of 1846. Many of its members came from Philadelphia, Captain Henry M. Naglee himself being a Pennsylvanian. Upon the embarkation of the regiment for California, the Company was assigned to the ship "Susan Drew," which reached San Francisco March ipth, 1847. On the ist of April the Company embarked on board the U. S. Storeship "Lexington," and orTthe 3d sailed for Monterey, reaching that port on the 4th. While stationed at Monterey, portions of the Company were mounted and sent upon several expeditions in quest of Indian horse-thieves in the San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra Nevada Mountains. These men tra veled many days and encamped at nights upon the same ground in which were afterwards found such rich gold deposits. On the 5th of March, 1848, the Company sailed in the ship '< Isabella" for La Paz, Lower California, arriving there on the 22d of the same month. At La Paz the Company was filled up to 100 men, from recruits which had recently arriveol by the ships " Isabella " and "Sweden." One week after their arrival at La Paz, Lieut.-Col. Burton, with Companies A, B and D, made a march into the interior, had an engagement with the Mexican Forces at Todas Santos, completely dispersing the enemy and driving them from the peninsula. After an absence of two weeks the command re turned to La Paz, and, on the i5th of April, Co. D embarked on board the U.S. Storeship "Southampton" for San Jose del Cabo, and within three days relieved the Naval Forces stationed at that town, which they continued to garrison until the 6th of Sept., 1848, upon which date the Company hauled down the stars and stripes and evacuated Mexican soil. The Company embarked on the U. S. Ship of the Line "Ohio," which conveyed them to Monterey, Upper California, where they were discharged. This COM/HI HV i.'ti s without doubt the last command of American troops to learc the soil of Mexico after the close of the Mexican War. 33 0. "flD." .Surbibors, ~lpril I5tfj, IS82. Capt. HENRY M. NAGLEE . . San Jose. Brig.-General of l/~ols. late ivar. *CHANI)LER, JOHN A Boston, Mass. *CORGAN, GEORGE A Chicago, 111. Vice-Pres. Ass'n. I'ets. oftheMex. War, Chicago. *CLARK, FRANCIS D. . . ' . . New York City, Justice of the Peace San Joaquin County iS$2,3 and 4; Major and Military Secretary r Department of North Carolina, under Hon. Edward Stanly, late war. *DE AN, GEORGE C Visalia, GRAY, JAMES A Salinas City.. Ex-Member of California Legislature. *HARRON, JAMES M Sentinel, Fresno Co, IIAVEY, JOHN West Point, Calaveras Co, *JOHNSON, WILLIAM S Salinas City. fox-County Recorder, Ex-County Clerk and Ex-County Treasurer of Monterey Co.; now cashier Salinas City Bank. *LIPP, CARL Vallejo. MOORE, ANDREW Gilroy. MYERS, GEORGE Mount Eden, AJameda Co. *NORRIS, JACOB W Newark, N. J. Noiv Sergeant of Police, Newark, N. J. PHILLIPS, JOHN B. '. San Francisco. REAUSSEAU, CHARLES San Francisco. *ROBINSON, WILLIAM I). Monterey. *SIMS, JOSEPH Sacramento. TOMBS, GEORGE W Modesto. Ex-Treasurer of Stanislaus Co. WOODSIDE, PRESTON K. Tucson, Arizona. Ex-Clerk Supreme Court, State of California. *WOLFE, JOHN New York City. YOUNG, ALPHIAS San Francisco. to fa HILL, JOHN E. . . was at Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Oregon, in 1878. BUDD, CHARLES K Sonoma County in 18C8. ATKINSON, CHARLES A. AMES, EDWARD T. ATHERTON, GEORGE D. BUCKBEE, FLAVIUS (Corpl.) BARTELS, LEWIS BOND, WILLIAM BARGEMAN, AUGUSTUS 3 BOSTWICK, JAMES C. BOCHON, PROCOPI CLAUSEN, WILLIAM (Mus.) CASTON, GEORGE R. COHN, PHILIP DELICK, JOHN DARRAH, DECATUR 34 DOOLAN, JOHN ELLIS, THOMAS \V. KNNIS. JOHN FORBES, HECTOR M. FERMOK. KDWARD GRAY. ALONZO HETHERINGTON, WILLIAM E. HAYDEN, GEORGK W. HEYDENKICH, WILLIAM HARRINGTON, JOHN HAAG, FREDERICK IIACKETT, PATRICK HUGHES, JOHN HAGEMAN, CHARLES K. JFNKINS. WILLIAM K. JAMES, ALDEN W. KUTCIIBACK, CHARLES KKAPNELL, FREDERICK K KNNEDY, EDWARD P. LOCK WOOD, ISAAC LEICK, CHARLES .MARKET, AUGUSTINE McCARRAN, JOSEPH MULHOLLANI), DOMINEC McCLUSKY, PHILIP MILLER, HEN R Y McINTYRE, TERANCE MAGER, ADAM MONROE, JOHN MORIN. JOHN L. MILLFR. JOHN MOFFITT. WILLIAM H. NKWITT. SAMUEL NKWMAN. JA.MF.S N KIM AN. HKNDRICK o K R WILSON, HENRY J. (Sergt.) WILSON, JOHN WALZ, GEORGE WARRINGTON, JOHN Lieut. GEORGE A. PENDLETON . . San Diego, March :',, 1871. County Clerk of San Diego Co. at date of death. Lieut. HIRAM W. THEALL .. .. Hamilton, White Pine. Nevada. Lieut. JOSEPH C. MOREHEAD . . . . Date and place unknown ASHTON, GEORGE HENRY -< Ki l le - d ^. lndi& in the KRSON, FRANCIS P. . . BOWERS, JAMES H. . . CLAPP, CHARLES D. CLARK, FRANCIS C. . . FDWARDS. JOHNS, FRIUND, HENRY J. HART, JOHN HARLFY. IIFNRY HILTON, B FA JAM IN EVEN, ALFRFI) ... JI'hSoN, IIFNRY San Francisco, Oct. 5, 1881. Stockton, Cal., , 185. Sydney, N. S. W. . , 185. Camp on Merced River, 1853. Drowned in San Joaquin River, April 4, IS.VL Date and place unknown. Date and place unknown. near Sacramento, , 18? . Monterey, Sept. 23, 1847. Arsipulco, Mexico, , 1851. . . Mokelumne Hill, , 1849. 35 KEHOE, JOSEPH H ......... Monterey, Oct. 18, 1848. LYONS, AARON (Sergt.) ........ Monterey, Oct. 2, 1865. Ex-Sheriff of Monterey Co. LASKEY, ALEXANDER B ...... Killed by Indians, -- , 1848. McKEE, JAMES M. . . ........ Monterey, Dec. 21, 1847. MOORE, JOHN W ....... Killed by Indians, Mariposa, 1851. MORAN, JOHN H ..... . . . . San Francisco, Feb. 17, 1871. McCLASKY, WILLIAM J ..... San Francisco, Oct. 24, 1866. MOUSER, JOHN . . Drowned in San Joaquin River, June 3, 1847. PURDY, SAMUEL L ....... San Jose, L. C., June 11, 1848. ROACH, WILLIAM (Sergt.) ...... Monterey Co., Sept. 3, 1866. Ex-Sheriff of Monterey Co, RYAN, WILLIAM REDMOND .. .. .. New Orleans, -- ,1852. . / Ttthor of ''''Personal Recollections in Upper and Lower California" published in London, 1852. SIREY, JAMES ........ Date and place unknown. SUCKET, LEON ...... .. San Francisco, Aug. 29, 1871. TILEE, DANIEL E ........... New York, -- , 187. WHEELER, WILLIAM H. H ..... San Jose, L. C., Aug. 12, 1848. 9nttu$erteft from ( MCDONALD, ALEXANDER C ..... Promoted to Sergeant-Major. ORAY, ALONZO ....... . .... .. to Co. E. GUIBAL, EUGENE ...... ....... .. " I. KEMPT, GEORGE W ............. "I. MITCHELL, WILLIAM .. .. ........ " B. RUSSELL, WILLIAM . . ' .. .. : ..... " G. MASSE, ANTONIO .......... to Regimental Band. This Company was recruited by Nelson Taylor, Thomas H. Ferris and William E. Cutrell, who were upon its organization elected, and subsequently commissioned, respectively, its captain and first and second lieutenants. Ferris, before the regiment left New York, resigned, and Edward Williams was commissioned in his stead. Thomas L. Vermule was also commissioned an additional second lieutenant. The men who formed this Company were principally from the East side of New York City, while many came from the Ninth Ward on the West side, headed by Sergeants Van Riper and O'Neil. On the ist of July, 1846, recruiting for the Company com menced at the old Seventh Ward Democratic Head-quarters, then kept by Daniel Hughes in Madison Street. Another office 36 was also opened for a few days at the corner of Fulton and Nassau Streets. On the tst day of August the Company was marched to the regimental rendezvous on Governor's Island, in New York Harbor, and a few days subsequently were mustered into the service by Colonel Bankhead. Upon the embarkation of the regiment in September it was found necessary to divide one of the Companies into three sections, there being ten companies in the regiment and only three transports, the honor therefore of being represented on each of the ships fell to this Company. Captain Taylor was lying sick at his home at the time of the embarkation of the regiment ; he had, however, arranged to be carried on board the ship "Thomas H. Perkins," but owing to the negligence of the officer having the matter in charge, he failed to be notified, and the fleet sailed, leaving him in New York. Captain Taylor was subsequently assigned to the command of about fifty officers and privates who had been left behind, and sailed for California in the transport " Brutus," arriving at San Francisco one month later than the regiment. This Company also embarked on board the U. S. Storeship "Lexington," and arrived at Monterey, April 4th, 1847, at whj^h place they were stationed until the 5th of May, when they again sailed in the "Lexington" for San Pedro, and reached Los Angeles on the 9th, which post was made the Head-quarters of the regiment. The Company remained at Los Angeles until the i8th of September, 1848, when it was mustered out of the ser vice. The good health of the Company during its whole term of service was remarkable not a member was lost by sickness and but two from injuries. Colonel Stevenson compliments thus the soldiers of Cos. E and G. He says, "the two companies of Los Angeles were noted for their orderly and soldierly bearing, and for their prompt and faithful discharge of their military duties." (Co. "." SurbiborjB, April. I5tfi, 1682. *( 'apt. NELSON TAYLOR Souili Norwalk. l\.nn. /'..i-Mci/e>- ( 'alifornia Legislature: {'resilient of the I'irst Board of Trustees, State Insane Asylum, Stockton Cal.: Ex-Sheriff of San Joaquin C'c.; Brig.-Genl. of I'ols. late :, ar. Lieut. EDWARD WILLIAMS Oakhu.l. 1U)YKRS. WILLIAM (Corpl.) .. .. .. San Francisco. BTLLOCK, K/KKIAL S-m 37 BRIGGS, CASTOR *BARTLETT, JOHN A. *C AN FIELD, GEORGE W. GRAFF, GEORGE J. *JOHNSON, ISAAC C. . . ^LEONARD, GEORGE W. M. *O'NEIL, JOHN M. (Sergt.) . . . San Francisco. Cambridgeport, Mass. Philadelphia, Pa. San Francisco. . . Astoria, Oregon. New York City. San Francisco. Major 2nd Cal, Cavalry late ivar; now Officer of the Customs, S. F. *WELSH, JOHN H. WOHLGEMOUTH, HENRY J. LOWERY, ANTHONY W SNYDER, ELIJAH .. SOUERVOIT, ALEXANDER New York City. San Francisco. to tt Kbincj. was at San Francisco in 1878. Trenton, N. J., in 1875. Los Angeles in 1877. $M$ treat) outs ACKLEY, HENRY (Corpl.) BURTON, JAMES C. (Mus.) BLAIR, CHARLES D. BAXTER, WILLIAM BRUSLE, WASHINGTON BROWN, CHARLES BOGART, HENRY BUCKLE, ROBERT BALL, FRANKLIN BARRY, BENJAMIM BALDWIN, TIMOTHY CALDER, LAVVSON M. (Corpl,) CAMPBELL, JAMES T. CLARK, GEORGE CHICHESTER, HENRY T. DEAS, JAMES DRIEHER, JACOB FORBES, ELI B. FOLEY, ALFRED GOLDEN, EDWARD HAMLEN, MORTIMER J. HENRY, JAMES HUTCHEON, WAITER HEARN, THOMAS HITCHCOCK, JOHN C. HUMPHREY, BENJAMIN F. HALL, JOHN JAMIESON, GEORGE WILLIAM KINTRING, CHARLES M. KIEHNAN, JOHN B. KENNERSLY, A. J. LAMBERT, JOHN A. LEGARE, BURNETT SKitfenofon. LINTON, JAMES McPHERSON, GEORGE (Mus.) MORTON, HENRY S. (Sergt.) McMANUS, JAMES (Sergt.) McGILL, JAMES MITCHELL, WILLIAM II. MILLIKEN, JOHN MORRISON, LUDLAM MOORE, JOHN H. MURPHY, THOMAS McGRANAGHAN, WILLIAM G. OWF.NS, ALEXANDER OLPSTAY, JACOB PERKINS, CHARLES PARKER, EDWARD PLUNKETT, JAMES PLUMMER, WILLIAM RICHARDS, JAMES RAMSEY, 'JOHN W. ROBERTS, SAMUEL SMITH, JOHN M. SWARTS, JOHN S. SNITTER, LEWIS STACK, GARRETT VAN RIPER, ABRAHAM (Sergt.) VORHEES, JOHN .VINSON, WILLIAM WINNIE, WILLIAM WHITE, MOSES WYLIE, JOHN WADDELL, ARCHIBALD WEIFENBACK, PHILIP YEAMANS, EDWARD 38 fflmastfc. Lieut. WILLIAM K. (TTRKLL .. .. San Francisco. M;iv 38, L868. Lieut. TIInMAS !.. VKK.MTLE San Jose, . IS. Member (\f the State Constitutional Contention fit Monterey in iSjQ: E.\'-Mcil'er of the California Legislature. \\ \\ I S L K. J A ( ' K S( > N Contra Costa Co. , Feb. 14, 1854. BLAIR, NICHOLAS Los Angeles, Sept. 26, 1855. BAIM'LLTT, CHAI.'LKS II San Francisco, May 15, 1881. BROCKKE, JOSKl'H . . Drowned in Stanislaus Kiv.-r. March, 1849. DKV. NATHAN B Los Angeles, July 7. is is. K A RLE, PETER Sacramento. Jan. 1'J. is? 1. FORD, I'ATIMCK . . . . Killed by Rogue River Indians. , 18G6. LF.iJAUK. WILLIAM II '. .. Los Angeles. D-r. <). 1 -:;. MARK, LOUIS .. Date ami pla.-- unknown. \irrn \v TiniM \c (Killed by Steamboat Explosion on the Sau Joaouin h / River, Oct. 19, 1853. M 1 . 1 : HAN. I ) !: N X IS Killed at Stockton, Fall of 1 s49. PARKER, LEWIS Date and place unknown. TAYLOR. JOHN New York, April 28, 187L THAFFER, ANDREW San Francis.-.,. May :!. is;<. VAN PKLT. JACOB Saq Fmnctoco, Nov. 15, 1840. (Transftrrcb from (Co. 15. <;II,LIN<;IIAM, HENRV .. To Co. 1. MCKAY, JOHN H " K. WIIALF.N. JOHN to Regimental Baud. (Co. "f." At the date of the embarkation of the regiment at New York, this Company was assigned to the ship "Thomas H. Perkins,'" and reached San Francisco on the 6th of March, 1847. On the 8th of the following month the Company reached Santa Barbara (see Co. A), at which place it did garrison duty until their discharge from the service on the 8th of September, 1848. (To. "4V 1 Surbibors, Xlpril lotft, ISS2. *Capt. FRANCIS J. LIPPITT Washington. D.C. Member of the State Constitutional Corn-cut ion at Monterey, 1849 ; elected Colonel ist AY*.-'/ California I'olunteers, June J>;, iSbl. Lieut. HENRY 8TORROW GARNE8 San Buenaventura. l-lx-District Judge 2d Jml. District, California : E.v-Mcinl<<. 7. IN?!). WEBSTER, JOHN H at Stockton, June 10. issi. MAXFELD, WILLIAM (' Date and place unknown. vTrausfcrrtb from o. JF. Lieut. JEREMIAH SHERWOOD TO Co. (i. ECHER, JOHN to Regimental Band. HIPWOOD, THOMAS (Sergt.) to Co. B. LOW, JAMES C. . . Promoted to Quarter- Master Scrp-anr. (JTo. ** (>." This Company was organized under the direction of Matthew R. Stevenson, a son of the Colonel, to which he was subsequently elected Captain, and made the voyage to San Francisco in the ship " Thomas H. Perkins." On the 3d of April in company with " D," "E" and "I" sailed from Monterey in the U. S. Storeship " Lexington." In May the Company with Co. " E " re-embarked in the " Lexington " for San Pedro, taking post at Los Angeles (Head-quarters of the regiment), where the Company remained until discharged from the service on the i8th of September, 1848. 0. "(&." Surbibors, 2lnrtl loti), ISS2. Lieut. JOHN Mrll. IIOLLINGSWORTH .. .. (Georgetown. D. C. Member of State Constitutional Convention at Montcrcv in iSjq. *Lieut. JEREMIAH SHERWOOD . . .'. NYu York City. Ex-Member of A". }'. Legislature. *ADAMS, JAMES II San Francisco. .1 A. \TZEN, FKEDERIC .... . . San Frunnsr .. KLEINSHOOTII, .JOHN .. .. (icnnany. *NISBITT, THOMAS t River, Siakiyoo Co. SII1HLAND, F, D .. Auburn. Placer Co. Ca/>t. of I'oi's, la! -( 'oi: ntv < 'lerk ami II reorder of Sacra nifr.to ( ','. scnr.MAKFH. .JOHN .. L, 1847. 1 1 A M .M ER, ROBERT . . . . at Spanish Bar, American River, 1849. M El I A N . -I A M ES (Sergt,) . . . . Killed at Los Angeles, , 180. ( >SB< )l RN, WILLIAM H. . . ' . . at Los Angeles, July :il . isi',7. SULLI VA N.JOHN at San Luis Rev , Aug. ;>:> . L848. TRAVERS, WILLIAM B. (Sergt.) . . at Los Angeles, Dec. 10, [847. TIKHiNER. FRANCOIS at Los Angeles, July :;i . 1*1*. TOYE, H. F. H Date and place unknown TITTLE, ATGUSTUS at San Francisco, Feb. 1, 1868. rilRBROOK. HENRY at Santa Clara. --. i *;:.. VANDERBEC'K, JAMES .. . . at San Francisco. Sept. M, 1849. WEST, THOMAS J Date and place unknown. WEHSTER. CHARLES A. (2nd) . . . . at Los Angeles, Aug. 17, 1847, WORT, GEORGE at San Francisco, April 5. 1847. (Transferred from (So. (Cr. Lieut. WILLIAM H. WEIRICK to Co. F. Lieut. WILLIAM H. SMITH I BROWN, PHILIP " H CARR, STEPHEN " A. COOPER. SAMUEL " F. Dl-NITCH. ERNEST F to Regimental Han, 1 FETSCHOROR. CHRISTIAN (JRA.MIHS. FREDERICK IIASKELL. JolIN W. to Co. F. HARRIS. STEPHEN Promoted to Qr. -Mr. Sergeant. IIATFF, ERNEST to Regimental 15;. n< I. KRAI'SS. CHARLES KLEINBROTILJOHN LANK)W. EDWARD to Co. B. MfRRAV. JOHN FRANCIS " H. POWERS. EDWARD " F. POWERS. JOHN " F. RICHARDSON. ARTE.MTS W " C. ROANE. ARCHIBALD F. STALL. ALFRED " I. TITTLE. (iOODLIP : I. TESHNER. CHRISTIAN .. .. .. to Regimental Band. 43 OTo. " 4). 11 This Company was recruited at Albany, N. Y., by John B. Frisbie and Edward Gilbert, who upon its organization were elected res pectively its captain an:! first lieutenant. On the evening of the 3ist of July, 1846, the Company left Albany by steamboat, reaching New York early the following morning. The Company was escorted from the steambcat to the foot of Whitehall Street by Captain Cooke's Company of Artillery and the Albany Wash ington Riflemen ; the latter Company fired a salute upon the embarkation of the Company at the Battery for Governor's Island, the rendezvous of the regiment. Upon the embarkation of the regiment this Company was assigned to the ship " Susan Drew," and arrived at San Francisco on the i pth of March 1847, an d was stationed at the Presedio until the 5th of Aug., 1848, when it exchanged post with " C " at Sonoma. A few weeks later the Company returned to San Francisco, and was mustered out of the service on the 25th of August, 1848. lprtl loli), 1882. *Capt, JOHN B. FRISBIE City of Mexico. Nominated for Lieut. Gov. with Gen. John A. Suiter for Governor at the first election for State Officers in California. *CORNWELL, GEORGE N Napa. Ex-Prefect of Sonoma .District; Ex-Postmaster of Napa, (S years); I^x-Member of the California Legislature^served several terms; J years Supervisor, and b years Under Sheriff, Sonoma Co. EDMONSON, - San Francisco. FRISBIE, ELEAZEB (Sergt.) Vallejo. *FOLSOM, WILLIAM H New York City. *GOLD WAITS, RICHARD M , Albany, N.Y. GUTHRIE, WILLIAM Coulterville, Mariposa Co. LAMPMAN, WILLIAM L Republic of Mexico. *LAPPEUS, JAMES II '. Portland, Oregon. Ex-City Marshal of Portland, Oregon; for the past twelve years has been Chief of Police, same city. LEE, JAMES R Vallejo. *MERRILL, SQUIRE G. (Mus.) Washington, D. C. REID, JOSEPH .. .. Napa. *VAN VECHTEN, GEORGE New Brunswick, N. J. *YATES, JOHN D. . . Albany, N. Y. 44 to tc libing. BKN.) AMIX, FORDYCE 1. was at Sonoma in 1*7-4. GROW, WILLIAM (Sergt.) was at Yivka in isTs. Ex-Sheriff of Siskiyou Co.; Ex-Postmaster at Yreha. HUMPHREY, GEORGE L. . was at < oulterville in 1S74. AGNEW, HUGH BRAUN, PHILIP COUTAN, GUSTAVUS J. CARRIGAN, THOMAS CAMPBELL. PETER DAVIS, BENJAMIN B. (Corpl.) GORDWELL, JAMES F. O ERRING ER, ANDREW HUMPHREY, GEORGE L. HARNES, HENRY LA Til HOP, GEORGE \V. L A \VSON, HFNRY (Snfcnofon. LEGGETT, WILLIAM LEDDY, MICHAEL M< < 'A RTX EY, BARTIIOU ).M EW MAPLE, JOHN NORTON, MARTIN NEWMAN, JOHN RAMSEY, DA VI I) (Corpl.) SHFLTERS, JOHN WISSELL, FREDERICK WILLIE, HENRY WIERZBK'KIE. F. P. Lieut. EDWARD < i I LBERT at Oak Grove, near Sacramento, Aug. 2, 1852. Member of the State Constitutional Convention at Monterey in 1849; Ex-Member of Congress; Ex-Editor and Publisher of the "Alta California,"'' Lieut. JOHN S. DAY BEATTIE, BELDEX (Corpl.) CRAFTS, ALBERT B. DAVIS, DAVID A. LANDERS, WILLIAM . . MTRRAY. FRANVIS .. MARTIX. WILLIAM II. .. O'CONXKLL. ANTHONY F.. ITRCELL, MATTHIAS . at Chicago, 111., Oct. 11, 1S51. . . at San Francisco, , 1849. at San Francisco. May 10, 1849. at San Jose, Dec. 18, 1848. at Mission Dolores, S. F., 1850. Date and place unknown. Dry Creek, Stanislaus Co., June 23, 1874. San Francisco, Jan. 22, 1866. . . San Francisco, - . 1850. BCHOOLCRAPT, HENRY A. (Sergt.) ^^-.p 11 ' Awpulco, M*,, Mj Ex-Collector^ Port of Sacramento. SHERMAN, HERAN V. S Date and place unknown. BLADE, WILLIAM D Date and place unknown. Ex-City Marshal of }'reku. SMITH. IIKNRY . . . . Drowned in Feather River, , 1849. THJHE. JOHN Date and place unknown. VEEDER, PETER G Date and place unknown. W1NXE, JAMES (Sergt.) Date and place unknown. 45 QTransftrrcU front ompanj) 111. FULLER, WILLIAM M. to Co. F. HART, JEROME .. .. " G. HOHN, HENRY . . . . to Regimental Band. ROANE, JOHN LOCKWOOD, ISAAC to Co. G. PFEIFER, MAX W. " G. o. "Jf." This Company was organized at Bath, Steuben Co., N. Y., on the 26th day of June, 1846, and took its departure from that place on the ist of August en route for Governor's Island, N. Y. Harbor. The " Farmer 's Advocate " of Bath, under date of August 5th, 1846, says " The Steuben Volunteers, under Captain Shannon, left Bath for New York on Saturday morning. We cannot refrain the repetition that we never saw a finer Company, all intelligent and vigorous young men, of many different trades, excellent habits, urbane manners and enterprising spirits. The mutual farewell echoed the best wishes and hopes, and a large number of our citizens volunteered carriages and escort to cheer them on board the Steuben steamer, which took its departure amid the acclamations of the mass of people assembled at the wharf." On the 26th day of September they left New York for California in the transport " Susan Drew " and arrived at San Francisco, on the i9th of March, 1847 ; from thence embarked on the " Lexington," in company with Companies " D," " E " and " I," and reached Monterey on the 4th of April, where the four companies went into camp on the green in front of the Catholic Church, which in honor of General Stephen W. Kearney ( commanding the Military forces in California), was called "Camp Kearney." Upon the departure of Companies "E" and "G," for Los Angeles in the "Lexington" on the 5th of May (Company " D " having been mounted were sent out to hunt for Indian horse thieves on the Tulare Plains), Company " I " took post at the barracks in the town. On the 28th of December the Company embarked on board the and sailed for San Deigo, which place they continued to garrison until their discharge from the service on the 2qth of September, 1848. 0. "I.* 1 .Surbiborjs, Xlpn'I UUi, ISS2. Lieut. PALMER B. HEWLETT Sonoma Co. /:.i-#>-/V -(,"<;//., Xattoiiat Guard State of California. *EVANS, JOSEPH (Sergt.) Newark, X. .1. EVANS, PLtJMMER B. (Corpl.) Hampton. Va. Lieut, of I'ols. late U'ar. *EMERSON, JOHN CALVIN Bath, Steuben Co.. X.V. *GUIBAL, EUGENE (Jilroy. HITT, CALVIN Winona, Minn. *OSGOOD, HENRY M San Luis Ol>isj>. SMITH. ELIJAH M \ur.,r s i. Mono Co. SULLIVAN. CORNELIUS Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co. VINCENT, JOSHUA S. (Sergt.) . . . . Linn Creek, Camden Co., Mo. *\VARI>, ANDREW J. Madison. \Vis. WOOD, JOHN Hanford, Tulaiv ( !o. *SHARKEY, FRANK L. . Norwich, Conn. Lieut, HENRY MAGEE Lieut. WILLIAM II. SMITH BEND. JOHN HARMON, DE WITT J. to tic llibtng. was at San Diego in 1874. was at Algerine Camp, Tuolumne Co. , in 1 S74. was on Calaveras River in 1874. was at Murphy's, Calaveras Co., in 1 s ? I. WTBOURN, ROBERT (CorpL) was in Calaveras Co. in is7-t. (LtHicrtnbouts Slnhnoton. BLACK, JAMES URnoKS. EDWARD -I. CASKV. MICHAEL (Corpl.) DOODY, PATRICK GILLINGIIAM. HENRY (Mas.) HAUGHTY, MICHAEL JOHNSON, IRA KEMPST, GEORGE \V. KELLY, .lAMEStMus.) KELLY. PHILIP LUKER, WILLIAM MAPES, WALTER B. MORACE, ERASTUS NICKERSON, THOMAS PERRIN, JAMES SMITH, CHARLES SEXTON. LORIN NVIIXJEH, IJKNMAMIN WITTAM, ISAAC X1TTLE. MICHAEL Ca],t. WILLIAM SHANNON District in />'>:. Member eft hi at Monterey, i$jq. Sacranicntn. Nov., 1850. Constitution*! '. 'en'-eiitfon ALDRICH. .JAMES .. MARNTM. ElHiAR M. BALDWIN. .IOSIAH ! CLARK, -JOHN N. CHASE. HIRAM City Po int. Va., March i, 1864. Monterey, Se]>t. !. 1847. San .Ins,-. Oct., 1850. Hiindi Si)i-inir. l-'i-csno Co. . May TJ, 1S7<>. .. Date and place unknown. 47 CONNELL, JOHN . . . . at Sea, between California and Oregon. DOMER. PETER . . . . San Diego, June 24, 1848. HARDMOUNT, WILLIAM Date and place unknown. KANE, PETER Date and place unknown. LOGAN, JOSEPH B. (Sergt.) . . Springfield, Tuolumne Co., Oct., 1857. LOUNT, SETH H. . . . . Killed by Rogue River Indians in 1855. MILLER, AUGUSTUS Date and place unknown. MURCH, WILLIAM B. (Corpl.) . . . . Monterey, Oct. 27, 1847. SHARP, MATTHEW W near Coloma, in 1850. SMITH, CHARLES F. . . . . . . . . Date and place unknown. STALL, ALFRED B . . Date and place unknown. VAIL, JAMES M. Killed by Indians in Weaver Creek, El Dorado Co. , in 1848. VANKEUSEN, JEREMIAH Aroca, N. Y.,' Sept., 1855. WARBECK, HENRY R San Francisco, ,185. UNDERWOOD, G. L Portland, Oregon, Nov. 15, 1881. MAPES, GEORGE W. Date and place unknown. from (o. 3. Lieut, J. McH. HOLLINGSWORTH .. .. .. ... to Co. G. ERATH, JOHN " G. GRAFF, GEORGE J " E. JACKSON, JAMES M " G. MOUSER, JOHN " D. SEARLES, GEORGE " D. SHIRLAND, E. D. .. " . G. STALL, ALFRED B. :: G. 010. "K." This Company was recruited in Chenango County, N. Y., by Kimball H. Dimmick, a lawyer of Norwich, N. Y., who was subsequently elected captain. On the 3d of August, 1846, the Company left Chenango Co. for the rendezvous of the regiment on Governor's Island, at which place they arrived on the follow ing morning. When the regiment embarked for California this Company was assigned to the transport " Loo Choo," arriving at San Francisco March 26th, 1847. Upon its arrival in California the Company was stationed at the Presidio, near San Francisco, at which post the Company remained on duty until its discharge from the service on the i5th of August, 1848. 4 8 0. "li. 11 Surbibor*, Xlpri! loth, 1882. ABBOTT, AUSTIN R. (Corpl.) CHRISTIAN. WILLIAM II Drig.-Genl. of I'ols. late U'; KNIGHT, JOHN MERRILL, JOHN II. MKRRITT. ROBERT <; o'NEIL. THOMAS IM'. IITDSON, BKNJAMIN HOYT, DANIEL C. HUNT LEY. EZKA JOHNSON, CHARLES F. KENDALL. ALVA KLOPPEIJ. MICHAEL KELLY, JOHN KOB, GEORtJE LEACH, FREDERICK N. (Mus.) LOUGHRAY, ANDREW LOVELAND. C VIM'S C. McKAY, JOHN II. MAXWELL, JAMES W. MURRAY, EDWARD RAUSCH, NICHOLAS J. SELLERS. JACKSON (Srgt.J SMITH, JAMES M. STOPPARD, MOSES SLEIGHT, PETER WHITE, PHILANDER (Corpl.) WILKES, JOHN WOOLARD, HENRY WHEELOCK, LYMAN WEIDNEY, ANTHONY WHEELER, JOHN iDtffnsfU. (apt. KIMHALL H. DIMMICK Date and place unknown. M ' I'tnber of the State Constitutional Convention at Monterey \ fjQ. Appointed !