California. Infantry. First Regiment. Company B

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California. Infantry. First Regiment. Company B

A firsthand account of California’s 1894 railroad-strike crisis, written from inside the ranks of San Francisco’s “City Guard.” The book combines campaign reporting with a lively history of Company B, offering a rare glimpse into the men, duties, and tensions of the era.

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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

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

by California. Infantry. First Regiment. Company B, Irving B. Cook, George Filmer, W. J. Hayes, A. McCulloch, William D. O'Brien

About the author

Irving B. Cook was a captain in Company B of California’s First Regiment Infantry, part of the National Guard. During the Sacramento campaign of July 1894, he commanded the company as troops were called out during the railroad strike and helped organize its rapid mobilization.

At the request of the company’s history committee, Cook wrote the section covering Company B’s earlier history. His work appears in The “City Guard”, published in San Francisco in 1895, alongside contributions from George Filmer, A. McCulloch, W. J. Hayes, and William D. O’Brien.