Camp Cady
Camp Cady (1860–1861, 1866–1871) was a U.S. Army Camp, on the Mojave River, located about 20 miles east of modern-day Barstow, California in San Bernardino County, at an elevation of 1690 feet. Camp Cady was named after Major Albemarle Cady, 6th Infantry Regiment, who was a friend of Carleton and commander at Fort Yuma in 1860.[1]
History
Camp Cady was established during the Bitter Spring Expedition in 1860, by Major James H. Carleton, and Company K, 1st U.S. Dragoons, as a base camp for Carleton's campaign to punish Paiute who had attacked travelers at Bitter Spring on the Los Angeles - Salt Lake Road.[2]
After the Bitter Spring Expedition, Camp Cady was garrisoned of and on until it was abandoned for a time in early part of the American Civil War after Fort Mohave was abandoned in May 1861. Sometimes used by California Volunteers patrolling the area in 1862, it was used by them after Fort Mohave was re garrisoned in 1863 to guard the Mojave Road until the end of the Civil War. It was later garrisoned by the U. S. Army as one of a number of posts on the Mojave Road to protect travelers on the road from Paiute attacks along the road, from 1866 to 1871, when it was abandoned, after the Paiute where deemed pacified.[3]
The site today
At the site of Camp Cady there remain some ruins and a historical marker east of Barstow, within the Camp Cady Wildlife Area.[4]
References
- ↑ Cady U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camp Cady
- ↑ William Gorenfeld, and John Gorenfeld, Bvt. Major James Carleton at Bitter Spring 1860, Wild West, June 19, 2001.
- ↑ Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, p. 64
- ↑ Camp Cady Wildlife Area from www.wildlife.ca.gov accessed May 13, 2015
External links
- State Geological Survey Of California, J.D. Whitney, State Geologist. Map Of California And Nevada. Drawn By F.v. Leicht And A. Craven ... J. Bien, Lith. N.Y. 2nd edition Revised by Hoffmann and Craven and issued by authority of the Regents of the University of California given May 12th 1874. from www.davidrumsey.com, accessed May 13, 2015. Shows the locations of Camp Cady, Bitter Springs, the Mohave Road and the Salt Lake Road; from a map Of California and Nevada made with information gathered between 1863 to 1872.
Coordinates: 34°56′46″N 116°35′22″W / 34.94611°N 116.58944°W