California Civil War Rosters Fifth Regiment of Infantry Company C �Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 To 1867.� 1890. Transcribed by Kathy Sedler. This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. Name Rank Enrollment Enlistment Muster Remarks John S. Thayer Captain Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 15, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Edwin B. Frink 1st Lieut. Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 31, 1861 Promoted Captain Co. A, Oct. 31, 1862. John Slater 1st Lieut. Las Cruces, N.M. Nov. 1, 1862 May 4, 1863 Promoted from 2d Lieut.; transf�d to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf. John Slater 2d Lieut. Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Sept. 25, 1861 Promoted 1st Lieut., Nov. 1, 1862. John K. Houston 2d Lieut. Las Cruces, N.M. Feb. 2, 1863 May 4, 1863 Promoted from 1st Sergt. Co. H; transferred to Co. G, 1st Vet. Inf. Joseph de Golia 1st Sergt. Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Rodney Jacobs Sergeant Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. David Clink Sergeant Sacramento, Cal. Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Drowned at mouth of Colorado River, Aug. 28, 1862. Charles W. Fortner Sergeant Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Thaddeus Hawes Sergeant Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 4, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 9, 1864; transferred to Co. C, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Jacob J. Reese Sergeant Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 30, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Theodore H. Jones Sergeant Marysville, Cal. Oct. 5, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Disch�d at Las Cruces, N.M., Mar. 31, 1864, disability. Lionel R. Tait Corporal Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 15, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to Sergt. Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Peter Jones Corporal Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Florence Scannell Corporal Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Timothy Connolly Corporal Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 9, 1864; transferred to private Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Tyler D. Shipley Corporal Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 28, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to private Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Mannus Dougherty Corporal Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 30, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to Sergt. Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. William Elliot Corporal Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 2, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. James McGuire Corporal Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 25, 1861 Oct. 25, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 9, 1864; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Allen, John Private C�p Latham, Cal. Mar. 5, 1862 Mar. 5, 1862 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863, at Mesilla, N.M.; transf�d to Co. C, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Banks, John Private Sacramento, Cal. Nov. 18, 1861 Nov. 18, 1861 Dishonorably disch�d at Ft. Yuma, Cal., Feb. 3, 1863. Barry, Michael J. Private Sacramento, Cal. Oct. 5, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., Nov. 6, 1861. Baylis, Wm. A. Private Marysville, Cal. Oct. 15, 1861 Oct. 19, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 9, 1864; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Berry, Henry Private Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 1, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Boyd, William Private Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 12, 1861 Oct. 15, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transf�d Corp. Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Black, Joseph F. Private Grass Valley, Cal.Dec. 15, 1861 Dec. 17, 1861 Transferred to Co. F, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Bradley, John B. Private Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 5, 1861 Oct. 8, 1861 Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., Nov. 10, 1861. Brandon, James Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 30, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., Dec. 16, 1861. Brandon, John P. Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 30, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., Jan. 14, 1862. Brannan, Edward Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Drown�d in Colorado River at Ft. Yuma, Cal., Oct. 5, 1862. Brown, Edwin Private Mesilla, N.M. Dec. 14, 1863 Dec. 19, 1863 Transferred to Co. C, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Brown, William Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 22, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Bronson, George W. Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 8, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Caldwell, Elbert Private Sacramento, Cal. Oct. 25, 1861 Oct. 25, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Carey, John W. Private Sacramento, Cal. Oct. 25, 1861 Oct. 26, 1861 Reduced from Sergt. by G.C.M., July 26, 1864; disch�d at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, ex. of term of service. Casey, William Private Marysville, Cal. Oct. 8, 1861 Oct. 10, 1861 Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., Dec. 1, 1861 Chapman, John Private Sacramento, Cal. Nov. 1, 1861 Nov. 3, 1861 Discharged July 30, 1862, for disability. Colclesser, Benjamin Private Marysville, Cal. Oct. 15, 1861 Oct. 18, 1861 Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., Jan. 4, 1862. Coons, William H. Private Marysville, Cal. Jan. 2, 1862 Jan. 4, 1862 Died at Las Cruces, N.M., June 6, 1863. Cowan, Henry J. Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Died at Camp Union, Cal., Dec. 8, 1861. Dana, John P. Private Grass Valley, Cal.Dec. 15, 1861 Dec. 17, 1861 Transferred to Co. F, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Devine, John Private Marysville, Cal. Oct. 6, 1861 Oct. 8, 1861 Disch�d at Ft. Yuma, Cal., Jan. 15, 1863, for disability. Diamond, Daniel Private Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 4, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to Co. C, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Gleason, Simon Private Sacramento, Cal. Dec. 30, 1861 Dec. 30, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 9, 1864; transferred to Co. C, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Goodman, Marcus H. Private Sacramento, Cal. Dec. 12, 1861 Dec. 12, 1861 Deserted at Camp Kellogg, Cal., Feb. 28, 1862. Gower, Joshua Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Grey, John Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 28, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Transferred to Co. K, Jan. 5, 1862, at Camp Union, Cal. Hart, William R. Private Sacramento, Cal. Nov. 30, 1861 Dec. 4, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to Co. C, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Hildebrand, Jacob Private Sacramento, Cal. Nov. 23, 1861 Nov. 23, 1861 Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., Jan. 7, 1862. Hogan, Peter Private Marysville, Cal. Sept. 28, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Holmes, Edward Private Sacramento, Cal. Nov. 12, 1861 Nov. 12, 1861 Died at camp on Gila River fifteen miles east of Fort Goodwin, A.T., July 5, 1864. Johnson, Charles S. Private Sacramento, Cal. Oct. 30, 1861 Oct. 30, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Kelly, Charles Private Marysville, Cal. Oct. 7, 1861 Oct. 13, 1861 Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., Nov. 22, 1861. Kelly, George F. Private Mesilla, N.M. Feb. 18, 1864 Feb. 18, 1864 Transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Kene, John Private Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 5, 1861 Oct. 8, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 9, 1864; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. King, Peter S. Private Sacramento, Cal. Oct. 14, 1861 Oct. 18, 1861 Deserted at Camp Kellogg, Cal., Feb. 28, 1862. Kline, George W. Private Marysville, Cal. Oct. 7, 1861 Oct. 10, 1861 Disch�d for disability at Camp Drum, Cal., July 1, 1862. Lawhern, William Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., Dec. 27, 1861. Longshore, Archer B. Private Nevada City, Cal. Sept. 26, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Malone, John Private Sacramento, Cal. Oct. 30, 1861 Oct. 30, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 9, 1864; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Manley, Edgar Private Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 8, 1861 Oct. 11, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Mann, Jacob Private Placerville, Cal. Oct. 8, 1861 Oct. 12, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 9, 1864; transferred to Co. C, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Manning, John M. Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., Dec. 1, 1861. Martin, George M. Private Sacramento, Cal. Jan. 8, 1862 Jan. 8, 1862 Died at Fort Fillmore, A.T., Aug. 28, 1862. McCardle, Philip Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Discharged March 24, 1864, for disability. McGee, James Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 9, 1864; transferred to Co. C, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. McGuire, Joseph A. Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. McIlvain, Alden Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Jan. 1, 1864; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. McInarney, Patrick Private Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 7, 1861 Oct. 12, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. McLain, David Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. McWilliams, Barton Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Discharged Sept. 27, 1862, for disability. Meigham, Henry Private Marysville, Cal. Oct. 12, 1861 Oct. 15, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 29, 1863; transferred to Co. C, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Minnick, Thomas Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 5, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 9, 1864; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf. Moses, Harrison Private Sacramento, Cal. Nov. 18, 1861 Nov. 20, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. O�Neil, William Private Fort Yuma, Cal. Feb. 20, 1863 Feb. 20, 1863 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to Co. C, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Pearson, Richard R. Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Post, Aaron Private Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 30, 1861 Oct. 30, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 9, 1864; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Quinn, John Private Marysville, Cal. Jan. 2, 1862 Jan. 4, 1862 Mustered out at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Rhodes, Isaac Private Marysville, Cal. Oct. 20, 1861 Oct. 22, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Richardson, Thomas Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Transferred from Regtl. band; discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Riley, Edward Private Sacramento, Cal. Nov. 4, 1861 Nov. 7, 1861 Deserted Dec. 1, 1861, at Camp Union, Cal., joined Co. K, 1st Cav., March 2, 1863; surrendered as a deserter from Co. C, 5th Inf., May 25, 1864; rejoined his Co., Nov. 30, 1864; transferred to Co. F, 1st Vet. Inf., Cal. Vols. Riley, Hugh Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Rooney, John Private Sacramento, Cal. Oct. 5, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., Jan. 2, 1862. Scott, Alexander Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Shea, Daniel Private Marysville, Cal. Jan. 2, 1862 Jan. 4, 1862 Transferred to Co. F, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 28, 1864. Sigwalt, John C. Private Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 8, 1861 Oct. 11, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Simmonds, George W. Private Sacramento, Cal. Jan. 8, 1862 Jan. 8, 1862 See Regt�l band. Died at Ft. Yuma, Cal., Oct. 21, 1862. Sinclair, Jeremiah Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Died at Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 12, 1861, gunshot wound. Smith, John Private Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 20, 1861 Oct. 22, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Smith, John H. Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Smith, William Private Sacramento, Cal. Dec. 25, 1861 Dec. 30, 1861 Deserted at San Francisco, Jan. 10, 1862. Snell, Ansell Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Stewart, Jerome B. Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 26, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Stone, William Private Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 7, 1861 Oct. 10, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Sutherland, David Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 30, 1861 Oct. 3, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Feb. 9, 1864; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Swain, Joseph B. Private Marysville, Cal. Sept. 12, 1861 Sept. 25, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to Corporal Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Taylor, Samuel Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Tupper, Samuel Private Grass Valley, Cal.Sept. 25, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Wade, John Private Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 18, 1861 Oct. 22, 1861 Deserted at Camp Union, Cal., Dec. 24, 1861. Weber, Philip Private Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 8, 1861 Oct. 12, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Westfield, William Private Sacramento, Cal. Dec. 9, 1861 Dec. 12, 1861 Transferred to Co. F, 1st Vet. Inf. White, Nicholas S. Private Sacramento, Cal. Dec. 12, 1861 Dec. 14, 1861 Transferred to Co. F, 1st Vet. Inf. Wiggins, Thomas Private Marysville, Cal. Oct. 18, 1861 Oct. 20, 1861 Disch�d for disability, Jan. 6, 1863, at Camp Drum, Cal. Wilcox, William Private Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 5, 1861 Oct. 7, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service. Williams, Henry T. Private Grass Valley, Cal.Nov. 1, 1861 Nov. 3, 1861 Reenlisted as a Vet. Vol., Dec. 9, 1863; transferred to Co. D, 1st Vet. Inf., Nov. 30, 1864. Williams, John C. Private Marysville, Cal. Jan. 2, 1862 Jan. 4, 1862 Transferred to Co. F, 1st Cav., Nov. 28, 1864. Wilson, James Private Grass Valley, Cal.Oct. 10, 1861 Oct. 16, 1861 Discharged at Mesilla, N.M., Nov. 30, 1864, expiration of term of service.