UNION CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS
6th Regiment, California Infantry
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Organized at San Francisco October 21, 1862. Attached to Dept. of the Pacific. Duty at Benicia Barracks, San Francisco. Company "A"-Ordered to Chico, Cali., August 20, 1863, and duty there till May, 1864. Ordered to Alcatraz Island May 30, and duty there till 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 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 till muster out.
Company "D"-at San Francisco till July, 1863. At Benicia Barracks till August 24. Moved to Butler County and at Camp Bidwell, near Chico, till October 24. At Benicia Barracks till June 1, 1864, and at Alcatraz Island till June, 1865. Companies "D" and "I" moved to Fort Churchill June 4, 1865. Regiment mustered out October 25 to December 20, 1865. - Soldiers:
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