Captain Kittredge

Photograph of Captain Willard Kittredge (1829-1879). He was a first lieutenant in company I Third California Infantry, departing California with Colonel Connor to come to Utah. He was among the troops that established Camp Douglas in October 1862. He was transferred to Fort Bridger in December of 1862 where he was promoted to Captain of his company in July 1864. He arrived back at Camp Douglas in Sept. 1864. His company was consolidated with Company D, with Kittredge as Captain. He was appointed Provost Marshall in Salt Lake City. He was married in Salt Lake City in October 1866 and mustered out of the Army in December 1866. He remained in Salt Lake City through at least the next spring, then returned to California. Kittredge and his wife had one daughter, Charmian, born in California in 1871. In 1905, she married the famed author, Jack London.