California State Military
DepartmentLocation: San Francisco, San Francisco County
- Michael Labertard, Captain; commissioned
January 18, 1861
- Louis Fudon, First Lieutenant; commissioned January 18, 1861
California State Military
DepartmentNo exact date of organization and muster in of the California Rifles was obtainable other than the-year of 1860. The company had furnished the necessary bonds and on June 28, 1861,. Adjutant General Kibbe issued fifty muskets and all the necessary accoutrements to the unit.
The company was composed of French citizens who were enterprising men and were vitally concerned in the welfare of their adopted country. The unit was unfortunate in that the duly elected officers would hold office for a few months and then resign. General Kibbe expressed the hope that the company might be placed on a permanent basis in membership and efficiency or else the unit would be disbanded. [1]
Apparently the company was too weak to warrant
its existence for there was no mention of the unit in the Report
of the Adjutant General of 1862. A new bond for $3,000 was filed
by Theo. A. Mitchell who evidently had been elected as Captain
of the company in 1862, but it is assumed the company was disbanded
soon after the election. [2]
1. Adjutant General Report 1861, Page 84.
2. Bonds on file Adjutant General's Office.