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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1862) (1864-1866)- First established May 1862 by Capt. [[Charles D. Douglas]]<!-- not USMA -->, [[2nd California Infantry]], as temporary protection from hostile Indians. Named after Col. [[Allen L. Anderson|Allen Latham Anderson]] {{Cullum|1840}}, [[8th California Infantry]]. Reestablished in February 1864 as [[Camp Anderson]] and finally abandoned 9 Aug 1866.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1862) (1864-1866)- First established May 1862 by Capt. [[Charles D. Douglas]]<!-- not USMA -->, [[2nd California Infantry]], as temporary protection from hostile Indians. Named after Colonel [[Allen L. Anderson|Allen Latham Anderson]] {{Cullum|1840}}, [[8th California Infantry]]. Reestablished in February 1864 as [[Camp Anderson]] and finally abandoned 9 Aug 1866.
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'''See Also:'''
* [[U.S. Civil War]]


'''Sources:'''  
'''Sources:'''  
* {{Roberts}}, page 60
* {{Roberts}}, page 60
* [http://www.militarymuseum.org/FtAnderson.html California Military Museum - Fort Anderson]
 
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/ca.html#ander North American Forts - Fort Anderson]
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/ca.html#ander North American Forts - Fort Anderson]
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Revision as of 19:20, 7 January 2015

Fort Anderson (1) (1862-1862) (1864-1866)- First established May 1862 by Capt. Charles D. Douglas, 2nd California Infantry, as temporary protection from hostile Indians. Named after Colonel Allen Latham Anderson (Cullum 1840), 8th California Infantry. Reestablished in February 1864 as Camp Anderson and finally abandoned 9 Aug 1866.

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Location: About 27 miles northeast of Arcata, Humboldt County, California.

Maps & Images

Lat: 40.9712406 Long: -123.926125

See Also:

Sources:

  • Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 60

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