Frontier service during the rebellion / or, A history of Company K, First Infantry, California Volunteers

A first-person account recounts the raising, organization, and frontier operations of a California volunteer infantry company during the Civil War. It describes recruitment and camp life in California, tensions with secessionist officers, the regiment's deployment to southern California, formation of the tenth company, and participation in the California Column sent to protect Union supplies and posts in New Mexico and Arizona against Confederate incursions. Narrative blends administrative detail, marching logistics across arid terrain, garrison duties, and occasional engagements, while reflecting on leadership decisions, the political climate in the Pacific states, and the practical hardships of long-distance frontier service.