Capt. Heman Noble, 2nd California Cavalry

Capt. Heman (sometimes rendered as Herman) Noble was born in New York in 1830. He began his service in Company A and was promoted to captain from first lieutenant of that unit. He then served as captain of Company E, where he served for the remainder of his time in the military. During the war, Capt. Noble's troops were active in patrolling the Owens Valley, working from a post in Aurora, Nevada. He and his men were successful in recovering a mortally injured man, Pvt. Gillespie, during a fight with the Paiutes. He settled in Kern County in 1866 and died in Los Angeles in 1884. Photo from the United States Military History Institute.