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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1863-1865) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] era Camp established in 1863 by Captain [[John P. Simpson]] and Company E of the [[1st California Volunteer Battalion of Mountaineers]]. The camp was located near Dyerville, Humboldt County, California. Named Camp Grant after [[Ulysses S. Grant]] who was posted at [[Fort Humboldt]] in 1854. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1863-1865) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] era Camp established in 1863 by Captain [[John P. Simpson]] and Company E of the [[1st California Volunteer Battalion of Mountaineers]]. The camp was located near Dyerville, Humboldt County, California. Named Camp Grant after [[Ulysses S. Grant]] who was posted at [[Fort Humboldt]] in 1854. The camp was abandoned in 1865. | ||
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|colspan="2"|[[ | |colspan="2"|[[File:Camp Grant-6 Locale.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Camp Grant Locale. The map below shows the Camp on the Left Bank of the Eel river while many source indicate it was on the Right Bank.]] | ||
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|colspan="2"|[[File:Humboldt Co Twp 1875 Doolittle.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Extract of Humboldt County Twp 1875 Doolittle Map Showing Camp (Fort) Grant Location. Each Grid Square is 1 Mile Square.]] | |||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Established in October 1863 on the upper Eel River three miles east of Dyerville in Humboldt County, California. Dyerville no longer exists but the location is known. Captain [[John P. Simpson]] with Company E of the [[1st California Volunteer Battalion of Mountaineers]] established the camp. | Established in October 1863 on the upper Eel River three miles east of Dyerville in Humboldt County, California. Dyerville no longer exists but the location is known. Captain [[John P. Simpson]] with Company E of the [[1st California Volunteer Battalion of Mountaineers]] established the camp. | ||
Captain Simpson and his troops captured 166 hostile Indians, who | Captain Simpson and his troops captured 166 hostile Indians, who were placed on the Round Valley Reservation in 1864. | ||
The site was probably abandoned sometime before Company E was mustered out at [[Fort Humboldt]] on 14 Jun 1865. | The site was probably abandoned sometime before Company E was mustered out at [[Fort Humboldt]] on 14 Jun 1865. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Unknown | Unknown, actual site not known. | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 69. | * {{Roberts}}, page 69. | ||
* {{Hart}}, page 26. | |||
* {{GNIS2|ID=220461}} | * {{GNIS2|ID=220461}} | ||
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* [http://www.militarymuseum.org/cpgrant.html California Military Museum - Camp Grant] | * [http://www.militarymuseum.org/cpgrant.html California Military Museum - Camp Grant] | ||
{{Visited| | {{Visited|6 May 2019}} | ||
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[[Category:California Humboldt County]] | [[Category:California Humboldt County]] | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2018-2019 Research Trip]] | ||
[[Category:Starter Page]] | [[Category:Starter Page]] | ||
[[Category:U.S. Civil War Camps]] | [[Category:U.S. Civil War Camps]] | ||
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HistoryEstablished in October 1863 on the upper Eel River three miles east of Dyerville in Humboldt County, California. Dyerville no longer exists but the location is known. Captain John P. Simpson with Company E of the 1st California Volunteer Battalion of Mountaineers established the camp. Captain Simpson and his troops captured 166 hostile Indians, who were placed on the Round Valley Reservation in 1864. The site was probably abandoned sometime before Company E was mustered out at Fort Humboldt on 14 Jun 1865. Current StatusUnknown, actual site not known.
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