Mayfield Canyon, a canyon northwest of the town of Bishop in Inyo County, California.
It was the site of the Battle of Mayfield Canyon in the Owens Valley Indian War. During the battle Colonel William Mayfield, leader of the Owens Valley settler militia was killed. His name was given to the canyon.
California Historical Landmark
The site of the Battle of Mayfield Canyon is a California Historical Landmark number 211, assigned on June, 20, 1935. The battle was part of the Owens Valley Indian War.[2][3][4]
The California Historical Landmark reads:
- NO. 211 MAYFIELD CANYON BATTLEGROUND - On April 8, 1862, a body of troopers and settlers entered Mayfield Canyon (named for one of the settlers) to fight the Indians supposed to be there. However, the Indians had evacuated the canyon so the group made camp at its mouth. The next day they went up the canyon again, but this time they were forced to retreat to Owens Valley. [5]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mayfield Canyon
- ^ Captain John W. Key, V., U. S. Army Reserve, The Owens Valley Indian War, 1861-1865, Submitted to the Faculty of U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. 1979
- ^ Roger D. McGrath, Gunfighters, Highwaymen, and Vigilantes: Violence on the Frontier, University of California Press, 1987. p.20
- ^ Willie Arthur Chalfant, The story of Inyo, Hammond Press, W. B. Conkey Company, Chicago, 1922
- ^ californiahistoricallandmarks.com # 211