Fort Piute, originally named Fort Beale, was a post first established by Captain
James H. Carleton
James Henry Carleton (December 27, 1814 – January 7, 1873) was an officer in the US Army and a Union general during the American Civil War. Carleton is best known as an Indian fighter in the Southwestern United States.
Biography
Carleton wa ...
, of the
1st Dragoons
The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) was a heavy cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1661 as the Tangier Horse. It served for three centuries and was in action during the First and the Second World Wars. It was amalg ...
.
[Historic California Posts, Camps, Stations and Airfields: Fort Piute (Fort Beale, Fort Piute Hill)]
from militarymuseum.org accessed May 13, 2016 Fort Piute lies at the elevation near the place where the surface flow of
Piute Creek
Paiute (; also Piute) refers to three non-contiguous groups of indigenous peoples of the Great Basin. Although their languages are related within the Numic group of Uto-Aztecan languages, these three groups do not form a single set. The term "Pa ...
ends, after running down stream from
Piute Spring creating an
oasis
In ecology, an oasis (; ) is a fertile area of a desert or semi-desert environment'ksar''with its surrounding feeding source, the palm grove, within a relational and circulatory nomadic system.”
The location of oases has been of critical imp ...
. Where the surface flow of the creek ends it descends into the soil of the wash of Piute Creek that then turns to run to the southwest towards the Colorado River.
History
Fort Piute was an outpost of
Camp Cady and later of
Fort Mojave. It was one of a series of posts built to protect wagon traffic along the
Mojave Road and keep local
Native American people of the
Mojave Desert away from the
springs
Spring(s) may refer to:
Common uses
* Spring (season), a season of the year
* Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy
* Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water
* Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a he ...
on the route during the periods of hostilities with them between 1859 and 1870.
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See also
* Bitter Spring Expedition
The Bitter Spring Expedition of 1860 was a U. S. Army expedition from Fort Tejon, by Company K, First Regiment of Dragoons, led by Major James Henry Carleton, to punish suspected Southern Paiute raiders that had attacked travelers at Bitter S ...
References
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1859 establishments in California
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