Hydesville Volunteer Company (formed in 1859) was an American posse or local militia that fought Indian raids against the settlers in the Bald Hills War.
[1][2] Fed up with the failure of the Army and the State to protect them, the surrounding ranchers and citizens of Hydesville, California organized a volunteer company of 25 men May 28, 1859 to retaliate against the Indians.
[5] On June 11, the Weekly Humboldt Times reported the Volunteers had ransacked a number of Indian ranches, killing some of them.
[8] In January, the Hydesville Volunteers, unable to continue in the field at their own expense, were disbanded and dispersed to their homes, leaving no check to the advance of the Indians.
On North Yager Creek a number of settlers banded together for mutual protection, but were powerless to assist their neighbors.