THE “CITY GUARD” A HISTORY OF COMPANY “B” FIRST REGIMENT INFANTRY, N. G. C. DURING THE SACRAMENTO CAMPAIGN JULY 3 TO 26, 1894 INCLUDING A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COMPANY SINCE ITS ORGANIZATION MARCH 31, 1854, TO JULY 3, 1894 FILMER-ROLLINS ELECTROTYPE CO. TYPOGRAPHERS, ELECTROTYPERS AND STEREOTYPERS 424 SANSOME ST., SAN FRANCISCO Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1895, By COMPANY B, “CITY GUARD,” 1st REG. N. G. C., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. _To the members of the “City Guard,” past, present, and to come, this, our Company’s maiden effort, is respectfully dedicated._ CONTENTS. THE STRIKE IN CALIFORNIA. CHAPTER I. PAGE The Cause, 9 CHAPTER II. The National Guard Called Out, 15 CHAPTER III. Fourth of July at Sacramento, 29 CHAPTER IV. Camp on the Capitol Grounds, 42 CHAPTER V. The Vigilantes at the Capitol Grounds, 68 CHAPTER VI. General Effects of the Strike, 83 CHAPTER VII. The Appearance of the Regulars and Its Effect Upon the Situation, 93 CHAPTER VIII. The First Regiment at Ninth and D Streets, 128 CHAPTER IX. The American River Bridge, 156 CHAPTER X. Off for Truckee. 172 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COMPANY. CHAPTER I. “San Francisco City Guard,” 219 CHAPTER II. “Independent City Guard,” 224 CHAPTER III. “City Guard” from 1860 to 1870, 229 CHAPTER IV. From 1870 to 1880, 237 CHAPTER V. From 1880 to 1894, 244 CHAPTER VI. Forty-one Years’ Target Practice, 252 PREFACE.