▁the ▁main ▁road ▁crossed ▁the ▁Mad ▁River ▁( Cal iforn ia ) ▁at ▁Es sex . ▁In ▁early ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁the ▁fer ry ▁operator ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁were ▁attacked . ▁An ▁older ▁woman ▁was ▁killed ▁and ▁a ▁younger ▁woman ▁injured ▁by ▁bul lets , ▁two ▁men ▁d rown ed ▁while ▁fle eing ▁the ▁attack , ▁but ▁the ▁fer ry man ▁and ▁three ▁children ▁surv ived ▁un in j ured . ▁ ▁The ▁injured ▁woman ▁claimed ▁she ▁saw ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁white ▁man ▁painted ▁to ▁look ▁like ▁an ▁Indian . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁Captain ▁O ws ley ▁arrived , ▁establish ing ▁the ▁official ▁Camp ▁Curt is ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁site ▁as ▁the ▁volunte er ▁camp . ▁He ▁and ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁to ▁ 4 0 ▁soldiers ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁" prevent ing ▁the ▁murder ▁by ▁Indians ▁of ▁any ▁more ▁citizens ▁in ▁that ▁vic inity ." ▁ ▁Historical ▁Mark er ▁A ▁bronze ▁table t ▁in ▁a ▁bus ▁turn around ▁marks ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁Camp ▁Curt is . ▁ ▁Pla ced ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁reads ▁" C amp ▁Curt is ▁ 1 8 6 2 - 1 8 6 5 ▁-- ▁ ▁In ▁memory ▁of ▁Co . ▁E ▁& ▁I ▁ 2 nd . ▁California ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁- ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁-- ▁Co . ▁B ▁ 1 st . ▁Battalion ▁Mount aine ers ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry ▁ 1