Company "A" "M" Organized at Camp Merchant Oakland CA. (Volume 1)
co's "A" "B" "C" "D" and "E" enrollment from BUTTE, PLACER, SACRAMENTO, SANTA
CLARA
SAN FRAN,and YUBA county
co "A" to camp Carleton CA. San Bernardino CA. enroute to San Elizario, Texas
co "B" enroute to Rio Grande, Arizona Territory via Fort SUMMER N M
enroute to Cafiada Del Oro A T to camp MIEMBRES N M
co "F" formed at camp Stanford STOCKTON San Joaquin co. enroute to Drum Barrack WILMINGTON ca, and to San Elizario Texas enrollment from San Joaquin, Sacramento San Fran, Yuba county
co "G" formed at camp Stanford STOCKTON ca. to Drum Barrack enroute to Fort WINGATE N M enrollment from YUBA county
co "H" formed at camp UNION Sacramento ca. enroute to Fort GRAIG N M
co "I" formed at BENICIA Barrack Solano co. enroute to Fort McDOWELL A T enrollment from YUBA Sacramento SUTTER PLACER SAN JOAQUIN county
co "K" formed at camp MERCHANT Oakland ca. enroute to camp MORRIS San Bernardino ca.and to camp LINCOLN N M enrollment from SAN JOAQUIN Sacramento, PLACER YUBA county's
co "L" to formed at camp UNION Sacamento ca. enroute to TUBAC A T to Fort BOWIE A T enrollment from CALAVERAS SANTA CLARA TOULUMNE, STANISLUAS counties
co "M" formed at camp MERCHANT Oakland ca. enroute to LAS CRUCES N M - Fort SELDEN N M enrollment from TEHAMA,co and Sacramento San Fran, brief history of 1st. ca. cavalry listed by index are Officer & men enlistment place and dates.
1st CA Cavalry went to control supplies entering from Mexico to support the Confereracy. They were known as the "California Column" also the 2nd Cal Cav, Co B, the 1st Inf, the 5th Inf, and the 7th Inf, and the 1st Cal Veterans Volunteer Infantry were known as the "California Column".