The 6th California Infantry Regiment

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Unit History

Organized at San Francisco October 21, 1862. Attached to Dept. of the Pacific. Duty at Benicia Barracks, San Francisco.

  • Company "A" - Ordered to Chico, California., August 20, 1863, and duty there until May, 1864. Ordered to Alcatraz Island May 30, and duty there until muster out.
  • Companies "C," "E" and "G" - Ordered to Fort Humboldt February 15, 1864. Companies "E" and "G" return to Benicia Barracks October 11, 1864. Company "C" returns May, 1865. Operations in Humboldt District February 1-June 30, 1864 (Cos. "C," "E" and "G"). Skirmish at Booth's Run May 1 (Co. "E"). Kneeland's Prairie May 2 (Co. "E"). Near Boynton's May 6 (Co. "C"). Grouse Creek May 23 (Cos. "E" and "G"). Regiment at Benicia Barracks until muster out.
  • Company "D" - at San Francisco until July, 1863. At Benicia Barracks until August 24. Moved to Butler County and at Camp Bidwell, near Chico, until October 24. At Benicia Barracks until June 1, 1864, and at Alcatraz Island until June, 1865. Companies "D" and "I" moved to Fort Churchill June 4, 1865.

Regiment mustered out October 25 to December 20, 1865.

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