Fort Seward (2)
Fort Seward (2) (1861-1862) - A U.S. Army post established in 1861 during the U.S. Civil War by Captain Charles S. Lovell, 6th U.S. Infantry in Humboldt County, California. Named for William H. Seward, Secretary of State under President Abraham Lincoln. Abandoned in 1862. Also known as Camp on Eel River.
Fort Seward (2) History
Established on the Eel River in Humboldt County, California on 25 Sep 1861 by Captain Charles S. Lovell, and Company B, 6th U.S. Infantry at the direction of Special Order 142 of the Headquarters, Department of the Pacific, dated 8 Aug 1861. The fort was to be built out as a single company log post put up by the troops on a reservation of about one square mile. This post was established with the intent of it replacing Fort Humboldt but that decision was reversed after the first winter as Captain Lovell had predicted. The post was abandoned in April 1862 after the winter snows had melted sufficiently for travel and the garrison removed back to Fort Humboldt.
Current Status
No remains in Fort Seward, Humboldt County, California
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 223709
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Location: Fort Seward, Humboldt County, California. Map point is approximate. Maps & Images Lat: 40.2229220 Long: -123.6433637 |
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 93
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 35
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