List of California Civil War Union units

California State Volunteer Units 1861 – 1866[]

The following are California State Volunteer Units that were active between 1861 – 1866 serving in the Union Army, most west of the Rocky Mountains in place of Federal troops:

California Brigade[]

In 1861 four infantry regiments were recruited in Pennsylvania by Californian Senator Edward D. Baker. Though made up of Pennsylvanians they were attributed to California. After the Battle of Ball's Bluff in October 1861 the brigade was renamed Philadelphia Brigade and the regiments were attributed to Pennsylvania as well.

• 1st California Infantry Regiment - 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
• 2nd California Infantry Regiment - 69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
• 3rd California Infantry Regiment - 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
• 5th California Infantry Regiment - 106th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

State militia[]

• California State Militia units

See also[]

• California Civil War Confederate Units
• Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State
• California in the American Civil War

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. LCCN 59-12963.
• The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies, Volume 27, Part 1, CHAPTER LXII. Operations on the Pacific Coast, January 1,1861 — June 30, 1862, United States. War Dept.
• The War of the Rebellion: Volume 35, Part 1; CORRESPONDENCE, ORDERS, AND RETURNS RELATING TO OPERATIONS ON THE PACIFIC COAST FROM JULY 1, 1862, TO JUNE 30, 1865. By United States. War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott, Henry Martyn WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1897
• Records of California men in the war of the rebellion 1861 to 1867, California. Adjutant General's Office, SACRAMENTO: State Office, J. D. Young, Supt. State Printing. 1890.