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Camp Grant is a ghost town in Humboldt County located on the South Fork Eel River 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Weott and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Dyerville.^[1] It was originally settled by Northern Sinkyone people, followed by a Union Army camp and later a logging and railroad support settlement for the construction of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad.^[1]

History

The area was formerly inhabited by Northern Sinkyone people^[2] whose main village, named IlhtcuntaHduñ (also Ltcuntdun) was 3 miles (4.8 km) downstream at the confluence of Bull Creek, later named Dyerville.^[3]

In early 1850, half of the Josiah Gregg expedition, including Lewis K. Wood who would later found Arcata, California, passed through on local trails seeking their way back to San Francisco.^[4] The other half, including the dying Gregg, had tried to follow the coast road and failed. They left the Lost Coast along Bull Creek from about the present day location of Honeydew, California and passed this area on trails on their way to Clearlake although their exact route after leaving this area is unknown.^[5]

The rush of Euro-American settlers followed immediately north on the traditional, strenuous trails over Island Mountain, now Bell Springs Road. Settlers bound for Eureka passed Camp Grant on their way north from the intersection of present-day U.S. Highway 101 and Cummings Creek, south of Leggett.^[6] This migration of Euro/Americans through an area without the resources to support the increase in population led to disease, conflict and starvation for the Sinkyone.^[7]

Indian Agent Redick McKee's 1851 expedition^[7] brought a rush of homestead filings.^[8] Native groups militated against this. The resulting conflicts led to the establishment of organized vigilante committees such as the Volunteer Company of Dragoons and continued through at least the 1870s.^[9]^: 2–3

Bald Hills War

The Bald Hills War against the local Indians was waged during the American Civil War. Camp Grant was established on the Eel River, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the confluence of the South Fork of the Eel with Bull Creek, in October 1863.

Camp Grant was commanded by Captain John Y. Simpson with Company E, 1st Battalion of Mountaineers, California Volunteers as its garrison. Simpson and Company E were involved in several skirmishes: Skirmish at Grouse Creek May 23, 1864; a Skirmish at Matole May 26, 1864; Skirmish at Big Flat May 28, 1864; Expedition to North Fork Eel River September 1–29, 1864.^[10]

During these operations they captured 166 Native Americans (referred to as "hostiles") and sent them to the Round Valley Reservation in 1864.^[11] In August 1864 the Bald Hills War ended and Company E was mustered out at Fort Humboldt on June 14, 1865.^[11] Camp Grant was abandoned shortly thereafter.^[11]

Settlement

The location remained as a settlement; a post office operated at Camp Grant from 1868 to 1895.^[1] In the 20th century, many private owners in the area sold their land to the Humboldt Redwoods State Park. The area is now considered a part of Weott.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 32. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Jerry Rohde; Gisela Rohde (January 1, 1992). Humboldt Redwoods State Park: The Complete Guide. Miles & Miles. ISBN 978-0-936810-25-6. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
^ Evans, Barry (January 16, 2014). "The Rise and Fall of Dyerville". North Coast Journal. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
^ Davidson, George (March 10, 1891). The discovery of Humboldt Bay, California. Geographical Society of the Pacific. pp. 16. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
^ "History of Humboldt County California Chapter 4". Los Angeles, California: Historic Record Co. 1915. Retrieved February 17, 2013. They attempted to follow along the mountain near the coast, but were very slow in their progress on account of the snow on the high ridges. Finding the country much broken along the coast, making it continually necessary to cross abrupt points, and deep gulches and canyons, after struggling along for several days, they concluded to abandon that route and strike easterly toward the Sacramento valley. Having very little ammunition, they all came nigh perishing from starvation, and, as Mr. Southard related to me, Dr. Gregg continued to grow weaker, from the time of our separation, until, one day, he fell from his horse and died in a few hours without speaking—died from starvation—he had had no meat for several days, had been living entirely upon acorns and herbs. They dug a hole with sticks and put him under ground, then carried rock and piled upon his grave to keep animals from digging him up. They got through to the Sacramento valley a few days later than we reached Sonoma valley. Thus ended our expedition.
^ Preston, Rosaline; Carol Huber (1996). The Preston/Lindsey Trail. R. Preston, Warden, Washington. pp. 1–407.
^ ^a ^b Frederick Ward Putnam; Alfred Louis Kroeber; Robert Harry Lowie (1919). University of California Publications: American archaeology and ethnology. University of California Press. pp. 300–. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
^ Ray Raphael (January 1, 1993). Little White Father: Redick McKee on the California Frontier. Humboldt County Historical Society. ISBN 978-1-883254-00-1. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
^ Fran Clever (1998). Before the Floods: Early Memories of Dyerville, South Fork, Weott and Burlington. F. Clever.
^ California. Adjutant General's Office (1890). Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion 1861 to 1867. J. D. Young, Supt. State Printing. p. 830.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Camp Grant". Historic California Posts. The California State Military Museum. Retrieved February 18, 2014.

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[CGN-1] Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 32. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

[Rohde-2] Jerry Rohde; Gisela Rohde (January 1, 1992). Humboldt Redwoods State Park: The Complete Guide. Miles & Miles. ISBN 978-0-936810-25-6. Retrieved July 25, 2013.

[3] Evans, Barry (January 16, 2014). "The Rise and Fall of Dyerville". North Coast Journal. Retrieved February 18, 2014.

[Davidson-4] Davidson, George (March 10, 1891). The discovery of Humboldt Bay, California. Geographical Society of the Pacific. pp. 16. Retrieved December 9, 2012.

[HHCC-5] "History of Humboldt County California Chapter 4". Los Angeles, California: Historic Record Co. 1915. Retrieved February 17, 2013. They attempted to follow along the mountain near the coast, but were very slow in their progress on account of the snow on the high ridges. Finding the country much broken along the coast, making it continually necessary to cross abrupt points, and deep gulches and canyons, after struggling along for several days, they concluded to abandon that route and strike easterly toward the Sacramento valley. Having very little ammunition, they all came nigh perishing from starvation, and, as Mr. Southard related to me, Dr. Gregg continued to grow weaker, from the time of our separation, until, one day, he fell from his horse and died in a few hours without speaking—died from starvation—he had had no meat for several days, had been living entirely upon acorns and herbs. They dug a hole with sticks and put him under ground, then carried rock and piled upon his grave to keep animals from digging him up. They got through to the Sacramento valley a few days later than we reached Sonoma valley. Thus ended our expedition.

[6] Preston, Rosaline; Carol Huber (1996). The Preston/Lindsey Trail. R. Preston, Warden, Washington. pp. 1–407.

[PutnamKroeber1919-7] Frederick Ward Putnam; Alfred Louis Kroeber; Robert Harry Lowie (1919). University of California Publications: American archaeology and ethnology. University of California Press. pp. 300–. Retrieved July 25, 2013.

[Raphael1993-8] Ray Raphael (January 1, 1993). Little White Father: Redick McKee on the California Frontier. Humboldt County Historical Society. ISBN 978-1-883254-00-1. Retrieved July 25, 2013.

[Clever-9] Fran Clever (1998). Before the Floods: Early Memories of Dyerville, South Fork, Weott and Burlington. F. Clever.

[CAG-10] California. Adjutant General's Office (1890). Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion 1861 to 1867. J. D. Young, Supt. State Printing. p. 830.

[CG-11] "Camp Grant". Historic California Posts. The California State Military Museum. Retrieved February 18, 2014.

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-'''Camp Grant''' is a former settlement in [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt County]], [[California]].<ref name=CGN /> It was located on the south bank of the [[Eel River (California)|Eel River]] {{convert|2|mi|km}} northeast of [[Weott, California|Weott]].<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|32}}</ref>
+[[File:South Fork Eel River CA 254.JPG|right|thumb| Along the South Fork of the Eel River near Camp Grant.]]
+'''Camp Grant''' is a [[ghost town]] in [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt County]] located on the [[South Fork Eel River]] {{convert|2|mi|km}} northeast of [[Weott, California|Weott]] and {{convert|3|mi|km}} east of [[Dyerville, California|Dyerville]].<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|32}}</ref> It was originally settled by Northern [[Eel River Athapaskan peoples|Sinkyone]] people, followed by a [[Union Army]] camp and later a logging and railroad support settlement for the construction of the [[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]].<ref name=CGN />
-At the time of the [[American Civil War]], during the [[Bald Hills War]] against the local indians, Camp Grant was established on the [[Eel River]], 3 miles east of [[Dyerville, California]], in October 1863.  It was commanded by Captain [[John Y. Simpson]] with Company E, [[1st Battalion California Volunteer Mountaineers|1st Battalion of Mountaineers, California Volunteers]] as its garrison.  Simpson and Company E were involved in several skirmishes: [[Skirmish at Grouse Creek]] May 23, 1864; a [[Skirmish at Matole]] May 26, 1864; [[Skirmish at Big Flat]] May 28, 1864; Expedition to North Fork Eel River September 1-29, 1864.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=RTEOAAAAIAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s  California. Adjutant General's Office, '''Records of California men in the war of the rebellion 1861 to 1867''', SACRAMENTO: State Office, J. D. Young, Supt. State Printing, 1890, p. 830</ref> During  these operations they captured 166 hostiles which were placed on the [[Round Valley Resevation]] in 1864.  In August 1864 the Bald Hills War ended and Company E was mustered out at [[Fort Humholdt]] on June 14, 1865, not long after Camp Grant was abandoned. <ref>[http://www.militarymuseum.org/cpgrant.html Historic California Posts: Camp Grant]</ref>
+==History==
-Apparently the location remained as a settlement, and a post office operated at Camp Grant from 1868 to 1895.<ref name=CGN />
+The area was formerly inhabited by Northern [[Eel River Athapaskan peoples|Sinkyone]] people<ref name="Rohde">{{cite book|author1=Jerry Rohde|author2=Gisela Rohde|title=Humboldt Redwoods State Park: The Complete Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yvrOAAAACAAJ|access-date=25 July 2013|date=1 January 1992|publisher=Miles & Miles|isbn=978-0-936810-25-6}}</ref>  whose main village, named ''IlhtcuntaHduñ'' (also ''Ltcuntdun'') was {{convert|3|mi|km}} downstream at the confluence of [[Bull Creek (Humboldt County)|Bull Creek]], later named [[Dyerville, California|Dyerville]].<ref>{{cite news | last=Evans | first=Barry | title=The Rise and Fall of Dyerville | url=http://www.northcoastjournal.com/humboldt/the-rise-and-fall-of-dyerville/Content?oid=2468866 | access-date=18 February 2014|newspaper=North Coast Journal|date=January 16, 2014}}</ref>
+In early 1850, half of the [[Josiah Gregg]] expedition, including Lewis K. Wood who would later found [[Arcata, California]], passed through on local trails seeking their way back to [[San Francisco]].<ref name="Davidson">{{cite book   | last =Davidson  | first =George   | title =The discovery of Humboldt Bay, California  | publisher =Geographical Society of the Pacific  |date =10 March 1891  | pages =[https://archive.org/details/discoveryhumbol00pacigoog/page/n17 16]  | url =https://archive.org/details/discoveryhumbol00pacigoog  |access-date = 9 December 2012 }}</ref> The other half, including the dying Gregg, had tried to follow the coast road and failed.  They left the [[Lost Coast]] along Bull Creek from about the present day location of [[Honeydew, California]] and passed this area on trails on their way to [[Clearlake, California|Clearlake]] although their exact route after leaving this area is unknown.<ref name = "HHCC">{{cite web  | title =History of Humboldt County California Chapter 4  | publisher = Historic Record Co.| location = Los Angeles, California  | year = 1915  | url =http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/history/humboldt/humb1915-ch4.txt| access-date =17 February 2013|quote=They attempted to follow along the mountain near the coast, but were very slow in their progress on account of the snow on the high ridges. Finding the country much broken along the coast, making it continually necessary to cross abrupt points, and deep gulches and canyons, after struggling along for several days, they concluded to abandon that route and strike easterly toward the Sacramento valley. Having very little ammunition, they all came nigh perishing from starvation, and, as Mr. Southard related to me, Dr. Gregg continued to grow weaker, from the time of our separation, until, one day, he fell from his horse and died in a few hours without speaking—died from starvation—he had had no meat for several days, had been living entirely upon acorns and herbs. They dug a hole with sticks and put him under ground, then carried rock and piled upon his grave to keep animals from digging him up. They got through to the [[Sacramento Valley|Sacramento valley]] a few days later than we reached [[Sonoma Valley|Sonoma valley]]. Thus ended our expedition.}}</ref>
+The rush of Euro-American settlers followed immediately north on the traditional, strenuous trails over [[Island Mountain]], now Bell Springs Road.  Settlers bound for [[Eureka, California|Eureka]] passed Camp Grant on their way north from the intersection of present-day [[U.S. Highway 101]] and Cummings Creek, south of [[Leggett, California|Leggett]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Preston|first=Rosaline|title=The Preston/Lindsey Trail|date=1996|publisher=R. Preston, Warden, Washington|pages=1–407|url=https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/39074-redirection|author2=Carol Huber}}</ref>  This migration of Euro/Americans through an area without the resources to support the increase in population led to disease, conflict and starvation for the Sinkyone.<ref name="PutnamKroeber1919">{{cite book|author1=Frederick Ward Putnam|author2=Alfred Louis Kroeber|author3=Robert Harry Lowie|title=University of California Publications: American archaeology and ethnology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GdbkAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA300|access-date=25 July 2013|year=1919|publisher=University of California Press|pages=300–}}</ref>
+Indian Agent Redick McKee's 1851 expedition<ref name="PutnamKroeber1919" /> brought a rush of homestead filings.<ref name="Raphael1993">{{cite book|author=Ray Raphael|title=Little White Father: Redick McKee on the California Frontier|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I9svAAAACAAJ|access-date=25 July 2013|date=1 January 1993|publisher=Humboldt County Historical Society|isbn=978-1-883254-00-1}}</ref> Native groups militated against this. The resulting conflicts led to the establishment of organized vigilante committees such as the Volunteer Company of Dragoons and continued through at least the 1870s.<ref name="Clever">{{cite book|author=Fran Clever|title=Before the Floods: Early Memories of Dyerville, South Fork, Weott and Burlington|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wn5mHAAACAAJ|year=1998|publisher=F. Clever}}</ref>{{rp|2–3}}
+===Bald Hills War===
+[[Image:1866 Northern California Map.jpg|thumb|left|250px| Camp Grant, on a line east from Cape Mendocino, on an 1866 map]] The [[Bald Hills War]] against the local Indians was waged during the [[American Civil War]]. Camp Grant was established on the [[Eel River (California)|Eel River]], {{convert|3|mi|km}} east of the confluence of the South Fork of the Eel with Bull Creek, in October 1863.
+Camp Grant was commanded by Captain [[John Y. Simpson]] with Company E, [[1st Battalion California Volunteer Mountaineers|1st Battalion of Mountaineers, California Volunteers]] as its garrison.  Simpson and Company E were involved in several skirmishes: [[Skirmish at Grouse Creek]] May 23, 1864; a [[Skirmish at Matole]] May 26, 1864; [[Skirmish at Big Flat]] May 28, 1864; Expedition to North Fork Eel River September 1–29, 1864.<ref name="CAG">{{cite book|author=California. Adjutant General's Office|title=Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion 1861 to 1867|url=https://archive.org/details/recordscaliforn00ortogoog|year=1890|publisher=J. D. Young, Supt. State Printing| page = [https://archive.org/details/recordscaliforn00ortogoog/page/n840 830]}}</ref>
+During  these operations they captured 166 Native Americans (referred to as "hostiles") and sent them to the [[Round Valley Reservation]] in 1864.<ref name = "CG">{{cite web|title=Camp Grant|url=http://www.militarymuseum.org/cpgrant.html|work=Historic California Posts|publisher=The California State Military Museum|access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref>  In August 1864 the Bald Hills War ended and Company E was mustered out at [[Fort Humboldt]] on June 14, 1865.<ref name = "CG" />  Camp Grant was abandoned shortly thereafter.<ref name = "CG" />
+===Settlement===
+The location remained as a settlement; a post office operated at Camp Grant from 1868 to 1895.<ref name=CGN />  In the 20th century, many private owners in the area sold their land to the [[Humboldt Redwoods State Park]].  The area is now considered a part of [[Weott, California|Weott]].
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