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Santa Cruzans of the Civil War

In an effort to update the concrete monolith on Front Street and Pacific Avenue especially for the traditional November 11 Armistice Day, Tom McHugh, long time resident of San Lorenzo Valley, has compiled the following information on local war dead during the Civil War.

Santa Cruz counted 23 men who died in action during the War Between the States. These men were among three outfits in the field and four home guard units which were activated during the conflict.

Mathew Hyer- A native of Denmark, Hyer enlisted as a bugler in the California Cavalry in 1861, and died at Camp Douglas Utah Jan 13, 1864.

Date of Birth: 1838-08-18

Date of Death: 1864-01-13

County: US/UT

Cemetery/City of Burial: Salt Lake, UT

Plot: Ft Dgls B32

Occupation: Soldier

Last City: (US) Slt Lake 64

Native of: DN

Enlisted: 1861/09/23

Discharged: 1864/01/13

Military Unit: CA_ 2 Cav_ Co L

Rank: Bgl

Military Notes: E-S.Crz_ Dd-Cmp Dgls

GAR#: No

Available records used to obtain information:
Cemetery records
Santa Cruz County death records
Military records
Santa Cruz and Monterey newspapers
Voter Records

CW Reference: SEN 1972/11/12