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Tag Archives: New York Volunteers
Early gold rush fortunes by the Mokelumne River
One of the first miners along the Mokelumne River was Charles Weber, but Weber moved on toward Coloma. Next came Colonel Jonathan Stevenson and 100 men of his 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers who arrived in August 1848 soon … Continue reading
The New York Volunteers and Joseph Libbey Folsom
In the fall of 1846 Joseph Libbey Folsom left on a six-month voyage to California with the 770 man First Regiment of New York Volunteers under Colonel Jonathon D. Stevenson, a unit organized on the premise that each man would … Continue reading
