PREFACE.
PREFACE.
In the absence of any previously compiled history of the “City Guard” I am beholden to a host of ex-members, and to many other gentlemen as well, for data and scraps of history which helped materially in this work. To them I wish to express my most sincere thanks for all kindnesses rendered. I wish also to express my appreciation for favors received from public libraries, especially the Mercantile, for the free use of their valuable collections of papers and books for reference, many having been examined and consulted by me.
Irving B. Cook,
Capt. “City Guard,” B Co., 1st Infantry, N. G. C.
Armory, 1327 Market St., San Francisco, Cal.