Originally established as Camp Colorado April 19, 1859 by Major L.A.
Armistead. It was recommended that the post be stations on the east bank
of the Colorado River near the head of the Mojave Valley in Mohave County
by Lt. Edward Beale. The Fort was established
to provide a shelter for emigrants to California and a base of operations
against the Mojave Indians. The post was renamed
Fort Mojave on April 28, 1859. Post was abandoned on May 28, 1861 by order
of Brig. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner for fear of the Confederate forces in the
area. The buildings were burned down. May 19, 1863, the post was re-garrisoned
and was assigned to protect the travellers along the Mojave and Prescott
road and to cultivate friendly relations with the Indians. Camp renamed
Fort Mojave on April 5, 1879. On September 29, 1890 the War Department
turned over the establishment to the Indian Service through the orders
of President Benjamin Harrison. It was given up by the Indian service in
1935. It is now part of the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation.
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