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Military History: Mojave National Preserve - History 19th Century Military History in the Mojave Preserve
Conflict between Native Americans and Euro-Americans was the catalyst for the establishment of a lasting federal legacy in the Mojave desert. The
Mojave attacked emigrant wagon trains in 1858, prompting a substantial military response. [7]
Major William Hoffman
led a unit of over 600 men to
the
Colorado River, homeland of the Mojave, and demanded surrender. Prudently,
the Mojave complied, and Hoffman set up a military post on the eastern
bank of the Colorado River that soon became known as Fort Mojave. The effort to supply the fort caused wagon teams from Los Angeles to cross the
eastern Mojave regularly until the start of the Civil War in 1861, and turned Beale's path into a true wagon road, easily followed. Some improvements
were made to the route at this time, such as the construction of a water stop known as Government Holes.
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Fort Piute Fort MojaveFort Mojave was originally established April 19, 1959 by Major L.A. Armistead in order to protect travelers from the Mohave Indians at the Colorado River.Fort PiuteEstablished in late 1859 by Captain James H. Carleton, 1st Dragoons, this desert post was located near Piute Springs in the foothills ...Camp Rock SpringsAn official Army post, Camp Rock Spring in the Mojave Desert, on the road from Camp Cady to Fort Mohave, Arizona, located near Kelso, ...Marl SpringsIt may have been the last of the desert redoubts to be established, but Camp Marl Springs' history indicates it was one of the most ...Camp Soda SpringsThis desert camp, variously named for the dry soda lake in its vicinity, was first established south of ... |
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