Fort Wright (California)
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Fort Wright, was an Army post located in the Round Valley
of Mendocino County, about one and a half miles northwest of the present town of Covelo, California
. The principal duty of the garrison was to protect the Round Valley Indian Reservation's Indians from the intrusions, thefts and attacks of white settlers. From 1858, Federal troops had garrisoned the Round Valley Reservation until they were sent east in late 1861.
On October 28, 1862, Company F, 2nd California Volunteer Infantry Regiment
, was ordered from Fort Gaston
to Round Valley via Fort Humboldt and by ship to Fort Bragg. Delays resulted in troops arriving there on December 11, 1862.
Round Valley
Round Valley may refer to some entities in the United States & Canada:* Round Valley No. 410, Saskatchewan, rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada* Round Valley, California, in Inyo County* Round Valley, Mendocino County, California...
of Mendocino County, about one and a half miles northwest of the present town of Covelo, California
Covelo, California
Covelo is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States. Covelo is located east-northeast of Laytonville, at an elevation of 1398 feet...
. The principal duty of the garrison was to protect the Round Valley Indian Reservation's Indians from the intrusions, thefts and attacks of white settlers. From 1858, Federal troops had garrisoned the Round Valley Reservation until they were sent east in late 1861.
On October 28, 1862, Company F, 2nd California Volunteer Infantry Regiment
2nd Regiment California Volunteer Infantry
The 2nd Regiment California Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It spent its entire term of service in the western United States. Organized at San Francisco and Carson City September 2, 1861, to December 30, 1862 and attached to Department...
, was ordered from Fort Gaston
Fort Gaston
Fort Gaston was founded on December 4, 1859, in the redwood forests of the Hoopa Valley, in Northern California, on the west bank of the Trinity River, 14 miles from where the Trinity flows into the Klamath River. It was located in what is now the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation...
to Round Valley via Fort Humboldt and by ship to Fort Bragg. Delays resulted in troops arriving there on December 11, 1862.
Commander
- Captain Charles D. Douglas, Second California Infantry, December 11, 1862 - June 1865
Garrisons
- Company F, 2nd Regiment California Volunteer Infantry2nd Regiment California Volunteer InfantryThe 2nd Regiment California Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It spent its entire term of service in the western United States. Organized at San Francisco and Carson City September 2, 1861, to December 30, 1862 and attached to Department...
, December 11, 1862 - June 1865 - Company A, 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry, California Volunteers1st Battalion of Native Cavalry, California VolunteersThe 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry, California Volunteers was a cavalry battalion in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Recruits were largely drawn from the Californio population , though its ranks included Yaqui and Mission Indians as well as immigrants from Mexico, Latin America and...
, November 1864 - February 1865
Operations
- April 7–11, 1863. Expedition from Fort Wright to Williams' Valley, California, with skirmish (Apr. 9th) in Williams' Valley.
- July 20–26, 1863. Operations in Round Valley, California