4th California Regiment of Infantry Commanders
- Colonel Henry M. Judah, September 1861 - November, 1861.
- Colonel Ferris Forman, November, 1861 - August 20, 1863.
- Colonel James F. Curtis, August 20, 1863 - until it was disbanded by consolidation, November 30, 1865
Most of the recruits, caught up in war fever, expected to be sent to the eastern battlefields. They were disappointed to be instead ordered to garrison duty and related tasks on the West Coast, where they spent the remainder of their enlistments. The regiment served principally in the District of Oregon, (Oregon and Washington Territory), and in the District of Southern California. None of these duties required regimental strength, so the companies of the regiment were detached and scattered. The regiment was mustered out on April 18, 1866.
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