In 1864, Rufus Ingram lead a group of Partisan Rangers who rode through California robbing stage coaches of gold and silver to fund the Confederacy.

Local secessionists in California attempted to seize gold and silver for the Confederacy towards the end of the war. In 1864, Rufus Ingram received his Confederate captain's appointment and started enlisting men for his Partisan Rangers in Southern California. Early in 1864, Quantrill's Raiders veteran Rufus Henry Ingram arrived in Santa Clara County with Tom Poole, who had previously served on the J. M. Chapman's crew. Together, they organized local Knights of the Golden Circle and led them in what came to be known as Captain Ingram's Partisan Rangers.

The Bullion Bend Robbery, as it is now known, was committed on June 30, 1864, by Ingram and his Partisan Rangers. In Placerville, California, the men halted a stagecoach and made off with 40,000 dollars. They left a note claiming to be soldiers conducting a military operation to raise money for the Confederacy rather than bandits. They were eventually apprehended by a Santa Clara County Sheriff, though.