Fort Gibson Commanders

Commanding Officers at Fort Gibson 1824-1901

ARBUCKLE, Matthew - Col., 7th U.S. Infantry, Apr 1824 to Feb 6, 1839
CUMMINGS, Alex - Maj., 7th U.S. Infantry, Apr 24, 1825 to Aug 1825, Jan 1840 to Aug 1841
MANY, James B. - Lt. Col., 7th U.S. Infantry, Aug 1825 to Sep 6, 1825, Feb 1, 1832 to Jul 7, 1832, May 15, 1834 to Sep 30, 1834
PHILBRICK, John - Capt., 7th U.S. Infantry, Sep 1825 to Oct 1825
BONNEVILLE, Benjamin L. E. - Capt., 7th U.S. Infantry, Apr 1828 to May 1828, Feb 26, 1848 to Nov 4, 1848
WILKINSON, N. G. - Capt., 7th U.S. Infantry, Feb 6, 1829 to Apr 20, 1829, Mar 26, 1830 to Apr 23, 1830, Oct 14, 1830 to Nov 1830
BURBANK, Sullivan - Maj., 7th U.S. Infantry, Oct 1, 1834 to Nov 4, 1834
WHISTLER, William - Lt. Col., 7th U.S. Infantry, Aug 6, 1835 to Sep 10, 1835, Apr 20, 1836 to May 5, 1836, May 11, 1837 to Sep 13, 1837, Jan 29, 1839 to Feb 6, 1839
WHARTON, C. - Maj., 1st U.S. Dragoons, Sep 14, 1837 to Oct 23, 1837, Feb 25, 1840 to Mar 3, 1840
MCINTOSH, J. S. - Maj., 7th U.S. Infantry, Jun 15, 1838 to Aug 1838, Sep 1838 to Jan 28, 1839
HAWKINS, E. S. - Capt., 7th U.S. Infantry, (1820), Aug 1838 to Sep 1838
RILEY, Bennett - Maj., 4th U.S. Infantry, Feb 7, 1839 to Apr 1839 , Jun 21, 1839 to Jan 17, 1840
CUTLER, Enos - Col., 4th U.S. Infantry, Apr 1839 - Jan 1840
ARBUCKLE, M. - Col. & Brevet Brig. Gen., 7th U.S. Infantry, Jan 18, 1840 to Feb 4, 1840, Apr 10, 1841 to May 27, 1841
WHARTON, Clifton - Maj., 1st U.S. Dragoons, Feb 6, 1840 to Feb 16, 1840, Jan 17, 1843 to Jan 31, 1843
RILEY - Lt. Col., 2nd U.S. Infantry, Feb 17, 1840 to Feb 24, 1840
GARLAND, J. - Lt. Col., 4th U.S. Infantry, May 27, 1841 to Jun 19, 1841
MASON, R. B. - Lt. Col., 1st U.S. Dragoons, Jun 20, 1841 to Aug 1841, Aug 1841 to Apr 28, 1842, Jul 4, 1842 to Oct 7, 1842, Sep 18, 1843 to Dec 17, 1843, Jun 20, 1844 to Feb 27, 1846
KEARNEY, S. W. - Col., 1st U.S. Dragoons, Apr 29, 1842 to Jul 3, 1842
BROWN, Jacob - Capt., 6th U.S. Infantry, Oct 8, 1842 to Jan 16, 1843
DAVENPORT, William - Col., 6th U.S. Infantry, Feb 1, 1843 to Sep 17, 1843
KETCHUM, William S. (Cullum 781) - Capt., 6th U.S. Infantry, Sep 20, 1843 to Sep 26, 1843, Jul 26, 1848 to Nov 4, 1848
BOONE, Nathan - Capt., 1st U.S. Dragoons, Sep 27, 1843 to Dec 17, 1843, May 30, 1845 to Aug 13, 1845
LOOMIS, Gustavus (Cullum 62) - Lt. Col., 6th U.S. Infantry, (1811), Dec 18, 1843 to Jun 19, 1844, Mar 28, 1846 to Feb 24, 1848
CADY, Albermarle (Cullum 564) - Capt., 6th U.S. Infantry, (1829), Feb 26, 1846 to Mar 27, 1846, Apr 30, 1846 to May 26, 1846
STEEN, E. - Capt., 1st U.S. Dragoons, Jun 16, 1848 to Jul 25, 1848
MILES, Dixson S. - Maj., 5th U.S. Infantry, (1824), Nov 5, 1848 to Dec 18, 1848
STEVENSON, C. L. - Capt., 5th U.S. Infantry, (1838), Dec 1, 1848 to Dec 18, 1848
BELKNAP, William G. - Lt. Col. & Brevet Brig. Gen., 5th U.S. Infantry, Dec 19, 1848 to May 14, 1851
LYNDE, Isaac (Cullum 501) - Capt., 5th U.S. Infantry, (1827), Dec 8, 1849 to Jan 6, 1850, Feb 22, 1850 to Mar 17, 1850 , May 12, 1850 to Jun 8, 1850
CHAPMAN, William (Cullum 643) - Capt., 5th U.S. Infantry, (1831), Jun 9, 1850 to Jul 16, 1850
BAINBRIDGE, Henry (Cullum 282) - Maj., 7th U.S. Infantry, (1821), May 15, 1851 to Jul 26, 1851
LITTLE, Henry - Capt., 7th U.S. Infantry, Jul 5, 1851 to Jul 26, 1851, Oct 6, 1852 to Oct 30, 1853, Feb 16, 1856 to Apr 2, 1856, May 21, 1857 to Jun 22, 1857
ANDREWS, George (Cullum 344) - Maj., 7th U.S. Infantry, Jul 27, 1851 to Oct 5, 1852
HUMBER, Charles H. (Cullum 1040) - Capt., 7th U.S. Infantry, (1840), Jan 15, 1853 to Jul 27, 1853
BRAGG, Braxton - Capt., 3rd U.S Artillery, (1837), Oct 31, 1853 to Dec 1, 1853
MORRISON, Pitcairn - Lt. Col., 7th U.S. Infantry, Dec 2, 1853 to May 7, 1855, Apr 3, 1856 to Jun 21, 1856
WILSON, Henry - Col., 7th U.S. Infantry, May 8, 1855 to Jun 22, 1857
CABELL, W. L. (Cullum 1482) - Lt., 7th U.S. Infantry, A.Q.M., (1850), Jun 23, 1857 to Sep 1857
PHILLIPS, William A. - Col., 3rd Indian Home Guards, Apr 14, 1863 to Jun 1863, Nov 1863 to Jul 1864, Dec 1864 to Mar 1865
BLUNT, James G. - Maj. Gen., Volunteers, Jul 1863, May 1865, May 11, 1865 to Jun 15, 1865
WATTLES, Stephen H. - Col., Hq. Indian Brigade, Aug 1864, Sep 1864 to Nov 1864
WILLIAMS, James M. - Col., Frontier Div. (Hq 2d Brig.) 7th Army Corps, Sep 1864
RITCHIE, John - Brevet Brig. Gen., [[3rd Indian Home Guards, May 1865
GARRETT, John A. - Col., 40th Iowa Volunteers, Jun 15, 1865 to Aug 3, 1865
TRUE, Lewis C. - Lt. Col., 62nd Illinois Volunteers, Aug 4, 1865 to Nov 1865, Jan 1866 to Feb 17, 1866
JORDAN, E. M. - Capt., 62nd Illinois Volunteers, Nov 1865 to Dec 1865
MULLIGAN, James B. - Capt., 18th U.S. Infantry, Feb 18, 1866 to Mar 1, 1866
LUGENBEEL, Pinckney - Maj., 18th U.S. Infantry, (1840), Mar 1, 1866 to May 1867
AYRES, Robert - Capt., 19th U.S. Infantry, May 1867 to Jun 19, 1867
BRYANT, M. - Capt., 6th U.S. Infantry, Jun 20, 1867 to Nov 3, 1867, Jan 20, 1868 to May 1, 1868, May 1868 to Feb 26, 1869
FLOYD-JONES, Delancey - Col., 6th U.S. Infantry, (1846), Nov 4, 1867 to May 1868, Feb 27, 1869 to Apr 1869
HUSTON, Daniel, Jr. - Lt. Col., 6th U.S. Infantry, (1848), Apr 24, 1869 to Jan 29, 1871
SCHINDEL, Jeremiah P. - Capt., 6th U.S. Infantry, Aug 8, 1869 to Sep 25, 1869, Oct 27, 1869 to Nov 20, 1869, Jul 26, 1871 to Aug 29, 1871
MUNSON, Jacob F. - Lt., 6th U.S. Infantry, Aug 22, 1870 to Sep 4, 1870
HAZEN, William B. - Col., 6th U.S. Infantry, (1855), Jan 30, 1871 to Sep 30, 1871
SANDERS, William W. - Capt., 6th U.S. Infantry, Aug 30, 1871 to Sep 3, 1871
Post re-established G.O. 1, Headquarters, Fort Gibson, July 31, 1872
GRIERSON, Benjamin H. - Col., 10th U.S. Cavalry, Jul 31, 1872 to Jan 5, 1873
LAWSON, Gaines - Capt., 25th U.S. Infantry, Oct 29, 1872 to Nov 11, 1872, Jan 5, 1873 to Feb 23, 1873
DAVIDSON, J. W. - Lt. Col., 10th U.S. Cavalry, (1845), Feb 24, 1873 to Apr 20, 1873
UPHAM, John J. - Capt., 6th Cavalry, (1859), Apr 21, 1873 to Sep 6, 1873, Sep 8, 1875 to Jun 6, 1876
BENNETT, Andrew S. - Capt., 5th U.S. Infantry, Jun 30, 1873 to Jul 5, 1873
NEILL, Thomas H. - Lt. Col., 6th U.S. Cavalry, (1847), Sep 7, 1873 to Aug 6, 1874
WOODRUFF, Thomas M. - Lt., 5th U.S. Infantry, 1871, Aug 7, 1874 to Sep 7, 1875
RANDALL, Edward L. - Lt., 5th U.S. Infantry, Jun 7, 1876 to Jul 14, 1876
BUTLER, Edmond - Capt., 5th U.S. Infantry, Jul 15, 1876 to Aug 6, 1876
MCDERMOTT, George - Lt., 5th U.S. Infantry, Aug 7, 1876 to Oct 18, 1876
SMITH, Lewis - Lt., [[3rd Artillery, Oct 19, 1876 to Dec 26, 1876
ESKRIDGE, R. I. - Capt., 23rd U.S. Infantry, Dec 27, 1876 to Jun 14, 1877
LAYTON, Caleb Rodney - Capt., 16th U.S. Infantry, Jun 15, 1877 to May 18, 1879
HOUGH, A. L. - Maj., 22nd U.S. Infantry, May 19, 1879 to Oct 3, 1879
DICKEY, C. J. - Capt., 22nd U.S. Infantry, Jul 29, 1879 to Aug 5, 1879
BALANCE, John G. - Second Lt., 22nd U.S. Infantry, (1875), Oct 4, 1879 to Jan 31, 1880
NEWTON, John - Second Lt., 16th U.S. Infantry, Feb 1, 1880 to Mar 5, 1880
THEAKER, Hugh A. - Capt., 16th U.S. Infantry, Mar 6, 1880 to Mar 28, 1880
NICHOLS, W. A. - Second Lt., 23rd U.S. Infantry, Oct 1880 to Nov 13, 1880
OFFLEY, R. H. - Maj., 19th U.S. Infantry, Nov 14, 1880 to Nov 1, 1881
WINIE, Thomas M. - Lt., 19th U.S. Infantry, Apr 25, 1881 to May 10, 1881
LEETE, John G. - Lt., 19th U.S. Infantry, Sep 26, 1881 to Oct 16, 1881
TAYLOR, A. H. M. - Lt., 19th U.S. Infantry, Nov 2, 1881 to Nov 12, 1881
BATES, J. C. - Capt., 20th U.S. Infantry, Nov 13, 1881 to May 14, 1885
HARBACH, A. A. - Capt., 20th U.S. Infantry, Jul 9, 1882 to Oct 31, 1882, Mar 22, 1884 to Apr 14, 1884 , Aug 5, 1884 to Oct 5, 1884, Jan 31, 1885 to Mar 2, 1885 , Apr 30, 1885 to May 8, 1885
IVANS, J. A. - Second Lt., 20th U.S. Infantry, Mar 21, 1883 to May 11, 1883
CUSACK, Patrick - Capt., 9th Cavalry, Sep 29, 1883 to Oct 19, 1883
MCCASKEY, William S. - Capt., 20th U.S. Infantry, Jul 26, 1884 to Aug 4, 1884
JAMES, W. H. W. - Lt., 24th U.S. Infantry, (1872), May 14, 1885 to Jun 13, 1885
KEELER, Birney B. - Capt., 18th U.S. Infantry, Jun 14, 1885 to Sep 15, 1885
POTTER, Carroll H. - Capt., 18th U.S. Infantry, (1857), Sep 16, 1885 to Oct 1, 1886, Dec 10, 1888 to Sep 5, 1889
COPPINGER, John J. - Lt. Col., 18th U.S. Infantry, Oct 2, 1886 to Jul 17, 1888
ADAMS, Henry H. - Capt., 18th U.S. Infantry, Jun 8, 1888 to Jul 17, 1888 , Jul 17, 1888 to Dec 9, 1888
SCHINDEL, Jeremiah P. - Capt., 6th U.S. Infantry, Oct 2, 1889 to Sept 22, 1890
Post finally abandoned Sept 22, 1890

Camp at Fort Gibson

GALBRAITH, Jacob G. - Capt., 1st U.S. Cavalry, (1877), Apr 6, 1897 to Jul 18, 1897
FORSE, Albert G. (Cullum 2074) - Maj., 1st U.S. Cavalry, (1865), Jul 19, 1897 to Oct 19, 1897
TUTHERLY, Herbert E. - Capt., 1st U.S. Cavalry, (1872), Oct 20, 1897 to Nov 1897 "This command is now, October 31, in tents on the old parade ground at Fort Gibson, the old buildings being uninhabitable."
DONALDSON, T. Q., Jr. - Capt., 8th U.S. Cavalry, (1887), Apr 7, 1901 to Sep 20, 1901
LOTT, A. G. - Squadron Adjutant, 3rd U.S. Cavalry, (1892), Sep 21, 1901 to Nov 19, 1901

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