Fort Wright, was an Army post located in the Round Valley of

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, about s northwest of the present town of

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. The principal duty of the garrison was to protect the

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'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

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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,

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, December 11, 1862 - June 1865 * Company A, 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry, California Volunteers, 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 Scott, Robert N., H. M. Lazelle, George B. Davis, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley
The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies.
Misc. doc. (United States. Congress. House); United States congressional serial set. Series I, Volume L. Part I, pp. 230-231

References

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