title: 1st Nevada Infantry Battalion
text: # 1st Nevada Infantry Battalion
  
  The 1st Nevada Infantry Battalion was in infantry unit raised for service for the Union Army during the American Civil War.
  
  Authorization was given to raise a full regiment. Charles Sumner was commissioned colonel with A. W. Briggs as lieutenant colonel and John G. Paul as major. The unit, however, never reached full regimental strength and these officers were not mustered into service. Three companies were organized at Fort Churchill, Nevada Territory beginning in 1863.
  
  ## Organization
  
  | Company | Captain | Enlisted Strength | Assignment |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Company A | M. R. Hassett (18 Jan 1865 resigned) William Wallace | 119 | On duty at Fort Churchill. Involved in expedition to Mud Lake in 1865. |
  | Company B | George A. Thurston | 126 | On duty at Fort Churchill until July 28, 1864. Transferred to Fort Ruby. Involved in a skirmish at Austin. |
  | Company C | John G. Kelly | 124 | On duty at Fort Churchill until Dec 7, 1864. Transferred to Camp Independence, CA. |
  