During the

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, Army reorganization created the

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on January 15, 1861. On December 12, 1861, the District of Humboldt was created, consisting of the counties of Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino,

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, Humboldt, Klamath, and Del Norte in Northern California. The district was headquartered at Fort Humboldt, located on a bluff above the central portion of Humboldt Bay south of

Eureka, California Eureka (Wiyot: ''Jaroujiji'', Hupa: ''do'-wi-lotl-ding'', Karuk: ''uuth'') is the principal city and county seat of Humboldt County in the Redwood Empire region of California. The city is located on U.S. Route 101 on the shores of Humboldt Ba ...

, which is now a California State Historic Park located within the City of Eureka. The District's efforts were directed at prosecuting the ongoing Bald Hills War against the Indians in the northern, coastal area of the large district. A peace was achieved in August 1864. On July 27, 1865, the Military Division of the Pacific was created, consisting of the Department of California and

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. Humboldt District was absorbed by the Department of California. Military Division of the United States After The Civil War, General Orders No. 118.
Washington, June 27, 1865, retrieved February 22, 2013.

Commanders

* Colonel

Francis J. Lippitt Francis James Lippitt (July 19, 1812–September 27, 1902) was an American lawyer and veteran of the Mexican–American War, the Bald Hills War and the American Civil War. For the later he was made a brevet brigadier general. Early life Lippitt ...

, January 9, 1862 - July 13, 1863. * Lieutenant Colonel Stephen G. Whipple, July 13, 1863 - February, 1864 * Colonel Henry M. Black February 8, 1864 - June 1864 * Lieutenant Colonel Stephen G. Whipple, June 1864 - July 27, 1865.

Posts of the Humboldt Military District

References

External links

Historic Military Posts
from the California State Military Museum. {{Union Army Formations California in the American Civil War Eureka, California History of Humboldt County, California Departments and districts of the United States Army Union Army departments Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War Bald Hills War 1861 establishments in California