6th California Volunteer Infantry

U.S. Civil War (1861-1865)
6th California Volunteer Infantry (1862-1865) - Organized at San Francisco October 21, 1862.


 * Assignments:
 * Department of the Pacific, Benicia Barracks


 * Movements:

Mustered out October 25 to December 20, 1865.

Spanish American War (1898-1898)
6th California Volunteer Infantry (1898-1898) - Organized at San Francisco, and mustered into the service of the United States at San Francisco May 11, 1898, with 31 officers and 641 enlisted men.


 * Assignments:


 * Movements:
 * Various companies distributed at Santa Cruz, Alcatraz Island, Benicia Barracks, and Fort Point, Cal., June 1 to September 10
 * Entire regiment consolidated at Fort Point September 10

Mustered out of the service of the United States at Fort Point, Cal., December 15, 1898, with 31 officers and 591 enlisted men. Casualties while in service: Officers-none. Enlisted men-died of disease, 3; suicide, 1; deserted, 3.

See Also:
 * Spanish American War
 * Spanish American War Regiments
 * Spanish American War Camps

Links:
 * California Military Museum - 6th California Volunteer Infantry