Camp Lyon, sometimes called Fort Lyon, was established in 1862 during the

Bald Hills War Bald Hills War (1858–1864) was a war fought by the forces of the California Militia, California Volunteers and soldiers of the U.S. Army against the Chilula, Lassik, Hupa, Mattole, Nongatl, Sinkyone, Tsnungwe, Wailaki, Whilkut and Wi ...

midway between

Fort Anderson Fort Anderson can refer to: *Fort Anderson (Kentucky) ; A Union fort used in the American Civil War and site of the Battle of Paducah, Kentucky *Fort Anderson (North Carolina) ; A Confederate fort used in the American Civil War *Fort Anderson Locate ...

and

Fort Baker Fort Baker is one of the components of California's Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The Fort, which borders the City of Sausalito in Marin County and is connected to San Francisco by the Golden Gate Bridge, served as an Army post until t ...

. It was a temporary California Volunteer post located at Brehmer's Ranch on the Mad River, about 20 miles southeast of

Arcata, California Arcata (; Wiyot language, Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Yurok language, Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay (United States), Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, Humboldt County, Californ ...

near

Kneeland, California Kneeland (formerly, Kneeland Prairie) is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located south-southwest of Korbel, at an elevation of . Kneeland Airport is nearby. The ZIP code is 95549. Geography Kneeland is loca ...

. Company K,

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, 186 ...

was ordered to Camp Lyon December, 1861, and served there until the fort was abandoned The California State Military Museum; 2nd Regiment of Infantry
/ref> With the abandonment of Fort Lyon, Fort Anderson took over its area of responsibility to meet that of Fort Baker.

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The War of the Rebellion: Volume 35, Part 1 CORRESPONDENCE, ORDERS, AND RETURNS RELATING TO OPERATIONS ON THE PACIFIC COAST FROM JULY 1, 1862, TO JUNE 30, 1865. By United States. War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott, Henry Martyn WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1897

Records of California men in the war of the rebellion 1861 to 1867 By California. Adjutant General's Office, SACRAMENTO: State Office, J. D. Young, Supt. State Printing. 1890.
Former populated places in California California in the American Civil War American Civil War army posts Bald Hills War 1862 establishments in California {{HumboldtCountyCA-geo-stub