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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1865-1889) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] fort established as [[Quinn River Camp No. 33]] in 1865 by Captain [[J.C. Doughty]]<!-- not USMA --> and elements of the [[2nd California Volunteer Cavalry]] in present day McDermitt, Humboldt County, Nevada. Renamed [[Camp McDermit]] after Lt. Colonel [[Charles McDermit]]<!-- not USMA -->, Commander of the Nevada Military District, who was killed 7 Aug 1865 by hostile Indians. Designated Fort McDermit 15 Apr 1879. Abandoned in 1888 and turned over to the Interior Department in 1889. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1865-1889) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] fort established as [[Quinn River Camp No. 33]] in 1865 by Captain [[J.C. Doughty]]<!-- not USMA --> and elements of the [[2nd California Volunteer Cavalry]] in present day McDermitt, Humboldt County, Nevada. Renamed [[Camp McDermit]] after Lt. Colonel [[Charles McDermit]]<!-- not USMA -->, Commander of the Nevada Military District, who was killed 7 Aug 1865 by hostile Indians. Designated Fort McDermit 15 Apr 1879. Abandoned in 1888 and turned over to the Interior Department in 1889. Also spelled [[Fort McDermitt]]. | ||
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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
A [[U.S. Civil War]] fort established as [[Quinn River Camp No. 33]] on 14 Aug 1865 by Captain [[J.C. Doughty]] and elements of the [[2nd California Volunteer Cavalry]]. The post was established to control some 2000 hostile Paiute Indians and to guard travel routes north into nearby Oregon. The post was built with a 660 foot by 225 foot central parade surrounded by the post buildings. The garrison participated in the 1878 [[Bannock Indian War]]. | A [[U.S. Civil War]] era fort established as [[Quinn River Camp No. 33]] on 14 Aug 1865 by Captain [[J.C. Doughty]] and elements of the [[2nd California Volunteer Cavalry]]. The post was established to control some 2000 hostile Paiute Indians and to guard travel routes north into nearby Oregon. The post was built with a 660 foot by 225 foot central parade surrounded by the post buildings. The garrison participated in the 1878 [[Bannock Indian War]]. | ||
The post was abandoned on 1 Dec 1888 and turned over to the Interior Department on 24 Jul 1889. | The post was abandoned on 1 Dec 1888 and turned over to the Interior Department on 24 Jul 1889. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Two original buildings remain on the Fort McDermit Indian Agency in Humboldt County, Nevada. A Nevada roadside marker is placed at the intersection of U.S. 95 and South Reservation Road. | |||
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* Elevation: | * Elevation: 4,600' | ||
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* {{Roberts}}, page 492 | * {{Roberts}}, page 492. | ||
* {{Hart}}, page 93 | * {{Hart}}, page 93. | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_McDermit Wikipedia - Fort McDermit] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_McDermit Wikipedia - Fort McDermit] | ||
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Fort McDermit (1865-1889) - A U.S. Civil War fort established as Quinn River Camp No. 33 in 1865 by Captain J.C. Doughty and elements of the 2nd California Volunteer Cavalry in present day McDermitt, Humboldt County, Nevada. Renamed Camp McDermit after Lt. Colonel Charles McDermit, Commander of the Nevada Military District, who was killed 7 Aug 1865 by hostile Indians. Designated Fort McDermit 15 Apr 1879. Abandoned in 1888 and turned over to the Interior Department in 1889. Also spelled Fort McDermitt. Fort McDermit HistoryA U.S. Civil War era fort established as Quinn River Camp No. 33 on 14 Aug 1865 by Captain J.C. Doughty and elements of the 2nd California Volunteer Cavalry. The post was established to control some 2000 hostile Paiute Indians and to guard travel routes north into nearby Oregon. The post was built with a 660 foot by 225 foot central parade surrounded by the post buildings. The garrison participated in the 1878 Bannock Indian War. The post was abandoned on 1 Dec 1888 and turned over to the Interior Department on 24 Jul 1889. Current StatusTwo original buildings remain on the Fort McDermit Indian Agency in Humboldt County, Nevada. A Nevada roadside marker is placed at the intersection of U.S. 95 and South Reservation Road.
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