The Guards were assigned as Company G of the 4th California Infantry on February 19, 1872, and when the 4th was disbanded on March 31, 1877, the Guards were transferred to the 1st Infantry Battalion, 4th Brigade. On March 19, 1880, they became part of the 1st Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade. On December 7, 1895, the 4th Brigade was broken up, reducing the number of brigades in California to three, and the Guards became Company G of the 11th Battalion, 3rd Brigade.
