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Col. Jonathan Stevenson.

Mager, Adam: Pvt., Co. D, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. France, circa 1825; d. 1874, Murphys; buried California (probably Murphys)

Marquering, Henry William: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Franklin, NA; b. Hanover, Germany, November 1830; d. February 26, 1914, Stockton; buried Altaville (Protestant) (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect February 28, 1914) [Photo – Gravesite]

Marshall, Benjamin Franklin: NA, NA; b. Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1820; d. October 31, 1886, Eureka, Nevada; buried NA (probably Nevada) [Photo - Portrait]

Martin, James P.: NA (possibly Missouri Volunteers), NA; b. Virginia, 1822; d. June 20, 1895, Amador Co.; buried Ione

McDaniel, Coleman Adams (C.A.): 3rd Lt., 1st Tennessee Volunteers (“Lincoln Guards”), March 1846/2nd Lt., August 1846-April 1847 (wounded at Battle of Monterrey), resigned; b. Lincoln Co., Tennessee, November 23, 1823; d. July 15, 1896, Mulberry Po, Tennessee; buried Tennessee [Also Civil War (Confederate)]

McDonald, Fenton Goss: 1st Lt., 1st Missouri Mounted Volunteers, June 1846-June 1847; b. Franklin Co., Missouri, October 4, 1818; d. February 22, 1904, Clinton, Missouri; buried Brownington, Missouri (Old Cemetery)

McLane, Charles Aaron Wilson: NA, NA; b. Pennsylvania, circa 1824; d. June 29, 1903, San Andreas; buried San Andreas (Peoples) [Unmarked] (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect July 1, 1903)

McNabb, Andrew Jackson (Jackson): NA, Texas Rangers, NA; b. Roane Co., Tennessee, October 11, 1811; d. November 25, 1869, Campo Seco; buried California (probably Calaveras Co.) (Obituary/Calaveras Chronicle December 4, 1869)

McPherson, Charles J.: Pvt., Musician, Co. B, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. New York, circa 1829; d. 1882-1920, NA (possibly New York); buried NA (possibly New York)

McQueen, Peter: NA, NA; b. NA, NA; d. 1848-1920, NA; buried NA

Miller, Augustus: Pvt., Co. I, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. NA, NA; d. 1874-1882, NA; buried NA

Montgomery, James M.: NA, NA; b. Portland, Maine, circa 1810; d. September 29, 1859, Murphys; buried California (probably Murphys) (Obituary/San Andreas Independent October 8, 1859)

Moro, Peter: Pvt., Co. H, 2nd U.S. Dragoons, June 1844-October 1844/Co. D, 2nd U.S. Dragoons/Co. A, 1st U.S. Dragoons, October 1844-October 1849; b. Holland, circa 1824; d. 1889-1900, Yountville (Veterans Home); buried Yountville (Veterans Cemetery)

Morrison, Roderick M.: 2nd Lt., Co. C, Co. K, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. NA, NA (probably New York, 1820-1825); d. April 18, 1849, Carson Creek or Angels Camp; buried California

Morton, Freeman W.: Pvt., Co. A, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. New York, May 10, 1810; d. Stockton, 1868; buried California (probably San Joaquin Co.)

Mulford, David S.: Pvt., NA, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”) (not on muster roll), NA; b. New York, circa 1828; d. 1875-1920, NA (probably California); buried NA (probably California)

Mulligan, William (Billy): NA, Texas Rangers, NA; b. Ireland, NA; d. July 7, 1865, San Francisco; buried California (Obituary/Stockton Daily Independent July 8, 1865)

Murphy, Daniel: Pvt., Co. G, California Battalion, October 1846/Sgt., Co. H, November 1846-NA; b. 1828, Canada (brother of John); d. October 22, 1882, Elko, Nevada; buried San Jose (Obituary/Elko County Territorial Enterprise October 26, 1882) [Photo – Portrait]

Murphy, Edward: NA, NA; b. Ireland, circa 1817; d. October 25, 1887, Vallecito; buried Vallecito [Unmarked] (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect November 4, 1887)

Murphy, John Marion: 1st Lt., San Jose Volunteers, November 1846-February 1847; b. Canada, 1824 (brother of Daniel); d. February 19, 1892, San Jose; buried San Jose (Oak Hill Memorial Park) [Photos – Portrait and Gravesite]

Murray, Edward: Pvt., Co. A, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. NA, NA; d. 1855, Calaveras Co.; buried California (probably Calaveras Co.)

Mylar, Isaac: Pvt., Co. H, 3rd Missouri Mounted Volunteers, April 1847-October 1848; b. Kentucky, December 24, 1827; d. January 28, 1911, San Francisco; buried California

Osborn, Charles L.: Pvt., Co. G, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. New Haven, Connecticut, August 29, 1830; d. April 9, 1863, Stockton; buried Stockton (Rural) (Obituary/Stockton Daily Independent April 10, 1863)

Osborne, Ben (“Captain”): NA, NA; b. NA, NA; d. December 1850, San Andreas; buried San Andreas [Unmarked]

Parks, Edward: NA, NA; b. South Carolina, 1821; d. January 8, 1885, Calaveras Co.; buried Milton [Photo – Gravesite]

Pearsall, Samuel W.: Pvt., Co. B, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. New York, New York, August 22, 1821; d. August 2, 1900, Mokelumne Hill (last surviving member of “Stevenson’s Regiment” in Calaveras Co.); buried Mokelumne Hill (Protestant) (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect August 4, 1900) [Also Civil War (Union)] [Photos – Portrait and Gravesite]

Peck, Charles L.: Pvt., Co. B, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. New York, circa 1815; d. 1854, Monterey; buried California

Peterson, Frederick: Pvt., Co. C, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. Denmark, circa 1827; d. July 6, 1899, Murphys; buried Murphys (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect July 15, 1899) [Also Civil War (Union)] [Photo – Gravesite]

Pollock, NA: NA, NA; b. NA, NA; d. 1848-1920, NA; buried NA

Pool, Josiah J. (Dr.): Pvt., Dunlap’s Co., Independent Mounted Volunteers (Illinois), May 1847-November 1848; b. Illinois, November 1830; d. Tucson, Arizona Territory, 1900-1910; buried NA (probably Arizona Territory)

Pope, Robert (“Cap”): 1st Lt., 4th Louisiana Volunteers (P.F. Smith’s Brigade), May 1846-August 1846/Capt., Louisiana Volunteers, August 1846-May 1847; b. Georgia, circa 1811; d. April 1865, Calaveras Co.; buried Calaveras Co. [Unmarked]

Randolph, Isaac Newton: [Post-1854 Amador Co.]: Pvt., Co. C, 1st U.S. Dragoons, August 1844-July 1849; b. Perry Co., Pennsylvania, February 1827; d. March 26, 1883, Amador Co.; buried Sutter Creek (IOOF)

Raymond, Gwin: NA, NA; b. Pennsylvania, circa 1819; d. April 15, 1898, San Andreas; buried San Andreas (Peoples) [Unmarked] (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect April 23, 1898)

Reinhart, Ephraim B.: NA, NA; b. Pennsylvania, circa 1814; d. April 21, 1898, San Andreas (Hospital); buried San Andreas (Peoples) [Unmarked] (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect April 30, 1898)

Robb, James B.: Pvt., Co. D, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), 1847-October 1848; b. Ireland, circa 1824; d. 1864-1920, NA; buried NA [Also Civil War (Union)]

Robertson, Elisha Bryant (Doctor): NA; b. Tennessee, October 22, 1826; d. August 13, 1899, San Francisco; buried San Andreas (Protestant) (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect August 19, 1899) [Photos – Portrait and Gravesite]

Ross, Benjamin: [Post-1854 Amador Co.]: Sgt. Maj., Co. E, 1st Massachusetts Volunteers, NA; b. Maine, February 1822; d. 1902, Amador Co.; buried Volcano

Sanders, Richard Twiggs: Pvt., Co. E, Mormon Battalion, July 1846-July 1847; b. Silver Creek, Tennessee, May 31, 1828; d. August 18, 1858, California (killed by Indians); buried California

Schlupp, Peter: NA, NA; b. France, circa 1828; d. June 25, 1896, San Andreas (Hospital); buried San Andreas (Peoples) [Unmarked] (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect June 27, 1896)

Schollars, Andrew J.: NA, NA; b. Pennsylvania, January 1, 1813; d. August 12, 1877, Pomeroy, Kansas; buried NA (probably Kansas City, Kansas)

Scollan, John: Pvt., Co. A, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. Ireland, 1820; d. August 24, 1892, Santa Barbara; buried La Patera (Cieneguitas Catholic) [Photo – Gravesite]

Sims, Joseph: Pvt., Co. D, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), 1847-October 1848; b. London, England, January 25, 1832; d. June 16, 1915, Sacramento Co.; buried Sacramento (City Cemetery)

Skinner, John: Pvt., Co. A, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. NA, NA; d. 1874-1920, NA; buried NA

Smith, Andrew McClary (A.M.C./Dr.): Pvt., Co. E, 2nd Ohio Volunteers, 1846-1847; b. Washington, Ohio, July 8, 1828; d. April 6, 1905, Lodi; buried Lodi

Smith, Charles W.: 2nd Lt., 1st Massachusetts Volunteers, January 1847-July 1848; b. Massachusetts, circa 1826; d. 1862-1910, NA (possibly July 4, 1867, near Murphys); buried NA (possibly Murphys (Protestant)) [Also Civil War (Union)]

Stayton, James: Pvt., Co. B, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. NA, NA; d. 1852, On the Calaveras River; buried California

Stephens, Christopher Sturm: 1st Sgt., Capt. Chapman’s Co., New Mexico Volunteers, NA; b. Louisville, Kentucky, August 28, 1825; d. February 1, 1916, Waterloo; buried NA (probably San Joaquin Co.)

Stevenson, Jonathan Drake: Col., 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-October 1848; b. Staten Island, New York, January 1, 1800; d. February 14, 1894, San Francisco; buried San Francisco (Laurel Hill)/reinterred Colma (Cypress Lawn) [Photo – Gravesite and Illustration]

Stroud, Tracy: Cpl., Co. K, 4th Illinois Volunteers, July 1846-May 1847; b. New York, May 12, 1820; d. December 20, 1906, Jenny Lind; buried Jenny Lind [Photo – Gravesite]

Swenson, William Oliffe: Pvt., Co. K, 1st Texas Mounted Rifle Volunteers, 1846-1848; b. Wilmington, Delaware, January 8, 1825; d. June 3, 1898, San Andreas; buried San Andreas (Peoples) [Unmarked] (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect June 11, 1898)

Tait, James Alexander: Pvt., Co. A, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. Londonderry, Ireland, January 25, 1829; d. April 24, 1899, Santa Cruz; buried Santa Cruz (Holy Cross)

Talmadge, Abijah D.: Pvt., Co. A, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. NA, NA; d. December 1848, near Mokelumne Hill (killed by Indians); buried Calaveras Co. [Unmarked]

Terry, David Smith: Pvt., 1st Texas Mounted Rifle Volunteers, 1846; b. Todd Co., Kentucky, March 8, 1823; d. August 14, 1889, Lathrop; buried Stockton (Rural) [Also Civil War (Confederate)] [Photo – Portrait and Gravesite]

Underwood, George S.: Pvt., Co. I, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. New York, circa 1825; d. November 15, 1881, Portland, Oregon; buried NA (possibly Oregon) [Also Civil War (Union)]

Van Riper, Abraham: 1st Sgt., Co. E, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. NA (probably New York or New Jersey), NA; d. Winter 1848-1849, On the Mokelumne River; buried California

Vogelgesang, Johann Heinrich (John Henry): NA, U.S. Navy, NA; b. Breitfurt, Bavaria, Germany, May 13, 1820; d. June 13, 1898, Stockton; buried California (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect June 18, 1898)

Washburn, Lysander E.: Pvt., Co. C, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. Massachusetts, October 1830; d. March 12, 1909, Alameda Co.; buried California [Also Civil War (Union)]

Weber, Charles David Maria: Capt., San Jose Volunteers, November 1846-February 1847; b. Hamburg, Germany, February 16, 1814; d. May 4, 1881, Stockton; buried Stockton (San Joaquin Catholic) [Photos – Portrait and Gravesite]

Weidemeyer, Richard: Pvt., Co. F, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. Ohio, circa 1823; d. April 16, 1894, San Andreas (Hospital); buried San Andreas (Peoples) [Unmarked] (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect April 21, 1894)

Whalen, William: NA, NA; b. Ireland, 1827; d. February 22, 1896, San Andreas; buried San Andreas (Protestant or Hospital) [Unmarked] [Also Civil War (Union)]

Wierzbicki, Felix Paul (Feliks Pawel)(Dr.): Hospital Steward, U.S.S. Loo Choo/Pvt., Co. H, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. Czerniawka, Poland, January 1, 1815; d. December 26, 1860, California; buried San Francisco (Laurel Hill)/reinterred San Francisco (National Cemetery) [Photo – Gravesite]

Williams, Joseph: Pvt., Co. K, 1st Massachusetts Volunteers, 1847-1848; b. Massachusetts, January 15, 1825; d. January 21, 1899, Calaveras Co.; buried Altaville (Protestant) (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect January 28, 1899) [Also Civil War (Union)] [Photo – Gravesite]

Willis, Otis W.: Pvt., Co. F, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-NA (disability, injury to abdomen); b. New Hampshire, circa 1824; d. June 30, 1896, Petersburg; buried San Andreas (Peoples) (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect July 4, 1896) [Photo – Gravesite]

Wimmer, Peter LaBoyteaux: NA, California Battalion (not on muster roll), NA; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, April 5, 1810; d. April 17, 1892, Cambria; buried California (Obituary/Stockton Mail April 19, 1892) [Photo – Portrait]

Winnie, William: Pvt., Co. E, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. New York, circa 1829; d. 1885-1900, California; buried (cremated) Oakland (Crematory)

Woodlief, Deveraux Jerome: NA, Texas Volunteers, NA; b. Petersburg, Virginia, 1806; d. November 1854, Oakland; buried San Francisco (Yerba Buena)/reinterred near Oakland

Woodworth, Selim Edward: Midshipman, U.S. Navy, June 1838-February 1850 (resigned); b. New York, New York, November 27, 1815; d. January 19, 1871, San Francisco; buried San Francisco (Laurel Hill) [Also Civil War (Union)] [Photo – Gravesite/Illustration - Portrait]

Wooley, William: Pvt., Co. A, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. New York, New York, circa 1814; d. June 24, 1890, Campo Seco; buried Campo Seco (Protestant) (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect July 12, 1890) [Photo – Gravesite]

Wybourn, Robert James: Cpl., Co. I, 1st New York Volunteers (“Stevenson’s Regiment”), August 1846-1848; b. Albany, New York, circa 1825; d. August 18, 1897, North Branch; buried San Andreas (Peoples) (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect August 21, 1897) [Photo – Gravesite]