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Bald Hills War

Bald Hills War
Part of the American Indian Wars
1866 Northern California Map.jpg
Map of Northwestern California, ca. 1866, showing the Theatre of the Bald Hills War with a number of forts that figured in the fighting.
Date 1858-1864
Location California
Result United States victory
Belligerents
 United States
 California
Whilkut - "Wintoons"
Chilula - "Redwoods"
Hupa
"Mountain tribes"
Chimariko
Lassik
Mattole
Nongatl
Sinkyone
Tsnungwe
Wailaki
Commanders and leaders
California William C. Kibbe
California Isaac G. Messec
United States Gabriel J. Rains
California Francis J. Lippitt
California Stephen G. Whipple
United States Henry M. Black
Lassic-Wailaki +
Say-Winne
Claw-Foot
Tsewenaldin John-Hupa
Big Jim-Hupa
Strength
1858-59
CaliforniaTrinity Rangers
1859-1861
United StatesCompany B, U.S. Fourth Infantry Regiment
May, 1859- Jan. 1860
Hydesville Volunteer Company
1860
CaliforniaHumboldt Volunteers
1861
United StatesCompany B, U.S. 6th Infantry Regiment
1861-1862
CaliforniaMounted Volunteers
1862-1865
California2nd Regiment California Infantry
CaliforniaCo. A, 3rd Regiment California Infantry
1863-65
California1st Btn. California Mountaineers
CaliforniaCo. A, 1st Btn. Native Cavalry
1864
CaliforniaCo's C,G,E; 6th Regiment California Infantry
Whilkut 250-350 (1858 est.)
Hupa 200 (1856 est.)

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 Wiyot Native American peoples.

The war was fought within the boundaries of the counties of Mendocino, Trinity, Humboldt, Klamath, and Del Norte in Northern California. During the American Civil War, Army reorganization created the Department of the Pacific on 15 January 1861, and on 12 December 1861, the Humboldt Military District, which was formed to organize the effort to pacify the hostile Indians and protect the peaceful ones from the encroachment of the American settlers. The district was headquartered at Fort Humboldt, which is now a California State Historic Park located within the City of Eureka, California. The District's efforts were directed at waging the ongoing Bald Hills War against the Indians in those counties.


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