The Stockton Blues was a California state
militia
A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...
unit organized in 1857 and disbanded in 1861 due to secessionist dissension. Union men then reformed under the Stockton Union Guard, 1861–1866.
George Henry Tinkham, California men and events: time 1769-1890, 2nd revised ed., Record Publishing Company, 1915, pg. 192, note h.
"When the war broke out there was a general commotion among the state militia. Many of the members of the various companies were friendly to the South, while others stood firmly for the Union. The Marysville Rifles took the oath of allegiance to the government. They expelled their captain, who refused to take the oath. The National Guard, San Francisco, offered their services to General Sumner for three months' time to guard the forts. The Stockton Blues disbanded. Immediately the Union members organized a new company, the Union Guard. The ranks were soon filled, and they tendered their services to the government, to serve where called."
See also
*List of California State Militia civil war units
The following are California State Militia units that were active between 1861 and 1865 during the American Civil War.
Volunteer Companies of the California State Militia 1860–1866
Alameda County
* Alvarado Guard, Company F, 5th Infantry Regime ...
References
External links
California State Military Museum; California State Militia and National Guard Unit Histories, Stockton Blues Inventory of the Military Department. Militia Companies Records, 1849-1880
History of California
California in the American Civil War
Military units and formations established in 1857
1857 establishments in California
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