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.

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

 * Mountain Blues, 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 (Shermans 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 (French Guard), San Francisco, 1859-1862
 * Montgomery Guard, San Francisco, 1859-1880
 * McMahon Guard, San Francisco, 1859-1881
 * California Rifles (French Guard), San Francisco, 1860-1862

San Joaquin County

 * San Joaquin Guard, Stockton, 1851 - 1852
 * City Guard, Stockton, 1855
 * Stockton Blues, Stockton, 1857 - 1861
 * San Joaquin Mounted Rifles, Knights Ferry, 1858 - 1862 Utah War

San Luis Obispo County

 * San Luis Obispo Guard, San Luis Obispo, 1858

Santa Barbara County

 * Santa Barbara Guard, Santa Barbara, 1854
 * Santa Barbara Mounted Riflemen, Santa Barbara, 1854 - 1856

Santa Clara County

 * National Guard, San José, 1857-1861

Santa Cruz County

 * Crusade Rangers, Watsonville, 1858 Utah War

Sierra County

 * Sierra Guard, Downieville, 1854-1859
 * Goodyear's Rifles, Goodyear's Bar, 1854-1860
 * Eureka Blues, Eureka City, 1856
 * Forest Rifles, Forest City, 1856-1866
 * National Guard, Downieville, 1857-1861
 * Gibsonville Blues, Gibsonville, 1858-1861  Utah War
 * Mobile Guard, Shady Flat, 1858  Utah War
 * Sierra Greys, La Porte, 1858. Utah War
 * Sierra Rangers, Allegheny Town, 1858  Utah War

Siskiyou County

 * Siskiyou Guard, Humbug City, 1855-1856
 * Scott River Guard, Scott River, 1856-1857 Disbanded when weapons not delivered.

Sonoma County

 * Petaluma Guard, Petaluma, 1856 - 1867
 * Sotoyame Guard, Healdsburg, 1858 - 1860
 * Washington Horse Guard, Santa Rosa, 1859

Stanislaus County

 * Stanislaus Guard, Knight's Ferry, 1860 - 1862

Tehama County

 * Kibbe Rangers, Red Bluff, 1859-1860 State of California's Pitt River Expedition

Tuolumne County

 * Columbia Fusileers, Columbia, 1853
 * Sonora Greys, Sonora, 1854

Trinity County

 * Trinity Guard, Weaverville, 1854-1855 Disbanded after weapons destroyed in a fire.
 * Kibbe Guard, Weaverville, 1858 Bald Hills War, Wintoon War

Tulare County

 * Tulare Mounted Riflemen, Visalia 1856 - 1868 Tule River War

Yuba County

 * Independent New York Guard, New York Flat, 1855
 * Mountain Riflemen, New York Flat, 1855 - 1857 Opposed Indian hostilities
 * Yuba Guard, Yuba County, 1855-1857 Opposed lawlessness, Indian hostilities
 * Marysville Rifles, Marysville, 1859-1866 Opposed Indian hostilities
 * Downey Guard, Timbuctoo, 1860-1861 Opposed Indian hostilities