List of California State Militia Units 1850–60

The following are California State Militia units that were active in the state of California between 1851 and 1861, prior to the American Civil War.

Volunteer Companies of the California State Militia 1850-1860

Amador County

Amador Rangers, Jackson, 1858 Utah War
Volcano Guard, Volcano, 1858 Utah War

Butte County

Oroville Guard, Oroville, December 22, 1856 - July 5, 1857

Calaveras County

First Calaveras Guard, Mokelumne Hill, 1852 - 1853
Jesus Maria Guard, Jesus Maria, 1854-1857

El Dorado County

1st Company, Mud Springs 1850 El Dorado Expedition
2nd Company, Placerville 1850, El Dorado Expedition
3rd Company, Placerville 1850 El Dorado Expedition
Placerville Guard, Placerville, 1855
Coloma Greys, Coloma, 1857
Confidence Guard, Placerville, 1860

Humboldt County

Union Volunteers, Union, 1855 Klamath War
Trinity Rangers, Pardee's Ranch, Redwood Creek, 1858 Wintoon War/Bald Hills War
Humboldt Volunteers, Hydesville, 1860 Bald Hills War

Klamath County

Klamath Mounted Rangers, Crescent City, 1854-1856 Klamath War
Coast Rangers, Crescent City, 1854-1855 Klamath War
Klamath Rifles, Young's Ferry, 1855 Klamath War
Mounted Coast Rifles, Crescent City, 1855 Klamath War
Salmon Guard, Sawyers Bar, 1855-1856 Klamath War
Citizens of Crescent City, Crescent City, 1856

Del Norte County (from 1857)

Crescent Rifles, Crescent City, 1856-1861

Los Angeles County

Los Angeles Guard, Los Angeles, 1853 - 1881 Operated against gangs of robbers or raiding bands of Indians.
Los Angeles Rangers, Los Angeles, 1853 - 1857 Sheriff's auxiliaries vs organized bands of outlaws
Monte Rangers, Los Angeles, 1854 - 1859 Operated against gangs of robbers or raiding bands of Indians.
Ringgold Light Artillery, Los Angeles, 1855 - 1857
City Guard, Los Angeles, 1855 - 1861 "suppressing lawlessness"
Lanceros de Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 1857 - 1861 "for the preservation of order, the chastisement of criminals and the repression of outrages"
Union Guard, Los Angeles, 1857 - 1859
Southern Rifles, Los Angeles, 1857 - 1862

Mariposa County

Mariposa Battalion, Agua Fria, 1851 Mariposa War
California State Rangers, Quartzburg, 1853 Hunt for Joaquin Murrieta
Mariposa Guard, Mariposa, 1856
Mariposa Mounted Riflemen, Mariposa, 1858-1861? Utah War

Nevada County

Nevada Rifles, Nevada City, 1858-1863 Utah War, Paiute War

Placer County

, Iowa Hill, 1855 - 1856
Placer Rifles, Auburn, 1856 - 1857

Plumas County

Plumas Rangers, Quincy, 1855

Sacramento County

Sutter Rifles, Sacramento, 1852
Sacramento Guard, Sacramento, 1855 - 1856
* Independent City Guard or City Guard, Sacramento, 1856 - 1880 Paiute War
Sacramento Cadets, Sacramento, 1856-1857

San Bernardino County

San Bernardino Rough and Ready Cavalry, San Bernardino, 1855-1857 Operated against gangs of robbers or raiding bands of Indians.
First Light Dragoons, San Bernardino, 1856-1857 Operated against gangs of robbers or raiding bands of Indians.
San Bernardino Rangers, San Bernardino, 1856-1862 Operated against gangs of robbers or raiding bands of Indians.

San Diego County

Fitzgerald Volunteers, San Diego, 1851 - 1852 Garra Revolt
San Diego Guard, San Diego, 1856 - 1863 Operated against gangs of robbers or raiding bands of Indians.

San Francisco County

First California Guard, San Francisco, 1849-1879 The first artillery company in the California State Militia. Garra Revolt
Washington Guard, San Francisco, 1849-1851? Garra Revolt
Empire Guard, San Francisco, 1849/1850?-1851? Garra Revolt
Eureka Light Horse Guard, San Francisco, 1852-1854
First Light Dragoons, San Francisco, 1852-1880
Marion Rifles, San Francisco, 1852-1861
National Lancers, San Francisco, 1852-1859
San Francisco Blues, San Francisco, 1852-1859
City Guard, San Francisco, 1854-1880
Templar Guard, San Francisco, 1854
National Guard, San Francisco, 1855
Sarsfield Guard, San Francisco, 1855
Wallace Guard, San Francisco, 1855
Washington Continental Guard, San Francisco, 1855
Benham Guard, San Francisco, 1856 "State of Insurrection" in San Francisco, 1856.
Constitution Guard, San Francisco, 1856 "State of Insurrection" in San Francisco, 1856.
Jackson Guard, San Francisco, 1856 "State of Insurrection" in San Francisco, 1856.
Jefferson Guard, San Francisco, 1856 "State of Insurrection" in San Francisco, 1856.
Monroe Guard, San Francisco, 1856 "State of Insurrection" in San Francisco, 1856.
Union Guard, San Francisco, 1856 "State of Insurrection" in San Francisco, 1856.
California Fusileers, San Francisco, 1858
San Francisco Light Guard, San Francisco, 1858
Black Hussars, San Francisco, 1859-1881
Carbineers, San Francisco, 1859-1862
Montgomery Guard, San Francisco, 1859-1880
McMahon Guard, San Francisco, 1859-1881
California Rifles, San Francisco, 1860-1862