List_of_California_State_Militia_Units_1850–60

List of California State Militia Units 1850–60

List of California State Militia Units 1850–60

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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

  • Oroville Guard, Oroville, December 22, 1856 - July 5, 1857 [3]

Calaveras County

El Dorado County

Humboldt County

Klamath County

  • Klamath Mounted Rangers, Crescent City, 1854-1856 [14] Klamath War
  • Coast Rangers, Crescent City, 1854-1855 [15] Klamath War
  • Klamath Rifles, Young's Ferry, 1855 [16] Klamath War
  • Mounted Coast Rifles, Crescent City, 1855 [17] Klamath War
  • Salmon Guard, Sawyers Bar, 1855-1856 [18] Klamath War
  • Citizens of Crescent City, Crescent City, 1856 [19]

Del Norte County (from 1857)

  • Crescent Rifles, Crescent City, 1856-1861 [20]

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Guard, Los Angeles, 1853 - 1881 [21][22] Operated against gangs of robbers or raiding bands of Indians.
  • Los Angeles Rangers, Los Angeles, 1853 - 1857 [22][23] Sheriff's auxiliaries vs organized bands of outlaws
  • Monte Rangers, Los Angeles, 1854 - 1859 [22][24] Operated against gangs of robbers or raiding bands of Indians.
  • Ringgold Light Artillery, Los Angeles, 1855 - 1857 [22][25]
  • City Guard, Los Angeles, 1855 - 1861 [22][26] "suppressing lawlessness"
  • Lanceros de Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 1857 - 1861 [22][27] "for the preservation of order, the chastisement of criminals and the repression of outrages"
  • Union Guard, Los Angeles, 1857 - 1859 [22][28]
  • Southern Rifles, Los Angeles, 1857 - 1862 [22][29]

Mariposa County

Nevada County

Placer County

Plumas County

Sacramento County

  • Sutter Rifles, Sacramento, 1852 [39]
  • Sacramento Guard, Sacramento, 1855 - 1856 [40]
    • Independent City Guard or City Guard, Sacramento, 1856 - 1880 [41] Paiute War
  • Sacramento Cadets, Sacramento, 1856-1857 [42]

San Bernardino County

  • San Bernardino Rough and Ready Cavalry, San Bernardino, 1855-1857 [22][43] Operated against gangs of robbers or raiding bands of Indians.
  • First Light Dragoons, San Bernardino, 1856-1857 [22][44] Operated against gangs of robbers or raiding bands of Indians.
  • San Bernardino Rangers, San Bernardino, 1856-1862 [22][45] Operated against gangs of robbers or raiding bands of Indians.

San Diego County

  • Fitzgerald Volunteers, San Diego, 1851 - 1852 [46] Garra Revolt
  • San Diego Guard, San Diego, 1856 - 1863 [22][47] Operated against gangs of robbers or raiding bands of Indians.

San Francisco County

  • First California Guard, San Francisco, 1849-1879 [48] The first artillery company in the California State Militia. Garra Revolt
  • Washington Guard, San Francisco, 1849-1851?[49][50] Garra Revolt
  • Empire Guard, San Francisco, 1849/1850?-1851?[50][51] Garra Revolt
  • Eureka Light Horse Guard, San Francisco, 1852-1854 [52]
  • First Light Dragoons, San Francisco, 1852-1880 [53]
  • Marion Rifles, San Francisco, 1852-1861 [54]
  • National Lancers, San Francisco, 1852-1859 [55]
  • San Francisco Blues, San Francisco, 1852-1859 [56]
  • City Guard, San Francisco, 1854-1880 [57]
  • Templar Guard (Shermans Guard), San Francisco, 1854
  • National Guard, San Francisco, 1855 [58]
  • Sarsfield Guard, San Francisco, 1855 [59]
  • Wallace Guard, San Francisco, 1855 [60]
  • Washington Continental Guard, San Francisco, 1855 [61]
  • Benham Guard, San Francisco, 1856 [62] "State of Insurrection" in San Francisco, 1856.
  • Constitution Guard, San Francisco, 1856 [63] "State of Insurrection" in San Francisco, 1856.
  • Jackson Guard, San Francisco, 1856 [64] "State of Insurrection" in San Francisco, 1856.
  • Jefferson Guard, San Francisco, 1856 [65] "State of Insurrection" in San Francisco, 1856.
  • Monroe Guard, San Francisco, 1856 [66] "State of Insurrection" in San Francisco, 1856.
  • Union Guard, San Francisco, 1856 [67] "State of Insurrection" in San Francisco, 1856.
  • California Fusileers, San Francisco, 1858 [68]
  • San Francisco Light Guard, San Francisco, 1858 [69]
  • Black Hussars, San Francisco, 1859-1881 [70]
  • Carbineers (French Guard), San Francisco, 1859-1862 [71]
  • Montgomery Guard, San Francisco, 1859-1880 [72]
  • McMahon Guard, San Francisco, 1859-1881 [73]
  • California Rifles (French Guard), San Francisco, 1860-1862 [74]

San Joaquin County

San Luis Obispo County

Santa Barbara County

Santa Clara County

Santa Cruz County

Sierra County

Siskiyou County

  • Siskiyou Guard, Humbug City, 1855-1856 [93]
  • Scott River Guard, Scott River, 1856-1857 [94] Disbanded when weapons not delivered.

Sonoma County

Stanislaus County

Tehama County

Tuolumne County

Trinity County

  • Trinity Guard, Weaverville, 1854-1855 [102] Disbanded after weapons destroyed in a fire.
  • Kibbe Guard, Weaverville, 1858 [103] Bald Hills War, Wintoon War

Tulare County

Yuba County

  • Independent New York Guard, New York Flat, 1855
    • Mountain Riflemen, New York Flat, 1855 - 1857 [105] Opposed Indian hostilities
  • Yuba Guard, Yuba County, 1855-1857 [106] Opposed lawlessness, Indian hostilities
  • Marysville Rifles, Marysville, 1859-1866 [107] Opposed Indian hostilities
  • Downey Guard, Timbuctoo, 1860-1861 [108] Opposed Indian hostilities

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