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Name Rank Regiment Period served Washington Seawell Lt. col. 8th U.S. Infantry Oct. 7, 1854—Aug. 30, 1856. Arthur T. Lee Capt. 8th U.S. Infantry Aug. 30, 1856—Mar. 31, 1857. Washington Seawell Lt. col. 8th U.S. Infantry Mar. 31, 1857—Nov. 17, 1859. Theodore Fink 1st lt. 8th U.S. Infantry Nov. 17, 1859—Apr. 26, 1860. William McE. Dye 1st lt. 8th U.S. Infantry Apr. 26, 1860—May 17, 1860. Washington Seawell Lt. col. 8th U.S. Infantry May 17, 1860—July 10, 1860. James V Bomford Capt. and bvt. lt. col. 8th U.S. Infantry July 10, 1860—Sept. 18, 1860. James J Van Horn 2d lt. 8th U.S. Infantry Sept. 18, 1860—Nov. 10, 1860. John G Taylor 2d lt. 8th U.S. Infantry Nov. 10, 1860—Jan. 23. 1861. Edward D Blake Capt. 8th U.S. Infantry Jan. 23, 1861—Apr. 13, 1861. Reuben E Mays Lt. 2nd Texas Mtd Rifles June 1861—August 1861. W. P. White Lt. 2nd Texas Mtd Rifles August 1861—August 1862. Wesley Merritt Lt. col. and bvt. maj. gen. 9th U.S. Cavalry July 1, 1867—Nov. 29, 1867. James F Wade Maj. and bvt. col. 9th U.S. Cavalry Nov. 29, 1867—March 1868. George A Purington Capt. and bvt. col. 9th U.S. Cavalry March 1868—May 1868. James G Birney 1st lt. and bvt. capt. 9th U.S. Cavalry May 1868—June 1, 1868. Wesley Merritt Lt. col. and bvt. maj. gen. 9th U.S. Cavalry June 1, 1868—Sept. 3, 1869. William BayardD Capt. and bvt. maj. 9th U.S. Cavalry Sept. 3, 1869—Oct. 10, 1869. James F Wade Maj. and bvt. col. 9th U.S. Cavalry Oct. 10, 1869—Nov. 26, 1869. Edward Hatch Col. and bvt. maj. gen. 9th U.S. Cavalry Nov. 26, 1869—Dec. 15, 1870. John W French Capt. 25th U.S. Infantry Dec. 15, 1870—Feb. 12, 1871. Andrew Sheridan Capt. and bvt. maj. 24th U.S. Infantry Feb. 12, 1871—May 18, 1871. William R Shafter Lt. col. 24th U.S. Infantry May 18, 1871—June 18, 1871. John W French Capt. 25th U.S. Infantry June 18, 1871—July 9, 1871. William R Shafter Lt. col. 24th U.S. Infantry July 9, 1871—Oct. 5, 1871. Charles C Hood Capt. 24th U.S. Infantry Oct. 5, 1871—Nov. 1,1871. William R Shafter Lt. col. 24th U.S. Infantry Nov. 1, 1871—Nov. 12, 1871. Charles C Hood Capt. 24th U.S. Infantry NOV. 12, 1871—Jan. 1, 1872. William R Shafter Lt. col. 24th U.S. Infantry Jan. 1, 1872—May 26, 1872. George L Andrews Col. 25th U.S. Infantry May 26, 1872—July 31, 1872. Prank T Bennett Capt. 9th U.S. Cavalry July 31, 1872—Aug. 8, 1872. George L Andrews Col. 25th U.S. Infantry Aug. 8, 1872—Mar. 4, 1873. Zenas R Bliss Maj. and bvt. lt. col. 25th U.S. Infantry Mar. 4, 1873—Aug. 23, 1873. David D Van Valzah Capt. 25th U.S. Infantry Aug. 23, 1873—Sept. 1873. David D Van Valzah Capt. 25th U.S. Infantry Apr. 14, 1874—Sept. 8, 1874. George L Andrews Col. 25th U.S. Infantry Sept. 8, 1874—Apr. 25, 1876. Zenas R Bliss Maj. and bvt. lt. col. 25th U.S. Infantry Apr. 25, 1876—Oct. 29, 1876. John W French Capt. 25th U.S. Infantry Oct. 29, 1876—Nov. 26, 1876. George L Andrews Col. 25th U.S. Infantry Nov. 26, 1876—Aug. 30, 1878.

Name Rank Regiment Period served Louis H Carpenter Capt. and bvt. col. 10th U.S. Cavalry Aug. 30, 1878—May 29, 1879. Michael S Courtney Capt. and bvt. maj. 25th U.S. Infantry May 29, 1879—June 13, 1879. Louis H Carpenter Capt. and bvt. col. 10th U.S. Cavalry June 13, 1879—July 27, 1879. David B Wilson 1st lt. 25th U.S. Infantry July 27, 1879—Aug. 7, 1879. Charles D Viele Capt. 10th U.S. Cavalry Aug. 7, 1879—Sept. 14, 1879. Louis H Carpenter Capt. and bvt. col. 10th U.S. Cavalry Sept 14, 1879—Oct. 20, 1879. Napoleon B Mc Laughlen Maj. and bvt. brig. gen. 10th U.S. Cavalry Oct. 20, 1879—June 18, 1880. John E Yard Lt. col. 24th U.S. Infantry June 18, 1880—Oct. 15, 1880. Napoleon B Mc Laughlen Maj. and bvt. brig. gen. 10th U.S. Cavalry Oct. 15, 1880—Mar. 12, 1881. William R Shafter Col. 1st U.S. Infantry Mar. 12, 1881—May 13, 1882. Alfred L Hough Lt. col. and bvt. col. 16th U.S. Infantry May 13, 1882—Aug. 5, 1882. Anson Mills Maj. and bvt. col. 10th U.S. Cavalry Aug. 5, 1882—Nov. 20, 1882. Benjamin Grierson Col. and bvt. maj. gen. 10th U.S. Cavalry Nov. 20, 1882—Sept. 20, 1883. Frederick Van Vliet Maj. and bvt. lt. col. 10th U.S. Cavalry Sept. 20, 1883—Nov. 3, 1883. Benjamin Grierson Col. and bvt. maj. gen. 10th U.S. Cavalry Nov. 3, 1883—Oct. 30, 1884. Anson Mills Maj. and bvt. col. 10th U.S. Cavalry Oct. 30, 1884—Nov. 3, 1884. Frederick Van Vliet Maj. and bvt. lt. col. 10th U.S. Cavalry Nov. 3, 1884—Dec. 21, 1884. Benjamin Grierson Col. and bvt. maj. gen. 10th U.S. Cavalry Dec. 21, 1884—Apr. 2, 1885. William H Clapp Capt. 16th U.S. Infantry Apr. 2, 1885—May 12, 1885. Albert G Brackett Col. 3rd U.S. Cavalry May 12, 1885—Oct. 9, 1885. David R Clendenin Lt. col. 3rd U.S. Cavalry Oct. 9, 1885—Nov. 2, 1885. Albert G Brackett Col. 3rd U.S. Cavalry Nov. 2, 1885—Jan. 28, 1886. Caleb H Carlton Maj. and bvt. lt. col. 3rd U.S. Cavalry Jan. 28, 1886—Feb. 2, 1886. Albert G Brackett Col. 3rd U.S. Cavalry Feb. 2, 1886—July 22, 1886. Caleb H Carlton Maj. and bvt. lt. col. 3rd U.S. Cavalry July 22, 1886—Aug. 2, 1886. David R Clendenin Lt. col. 3rd U.S. Cavalry Aug. 2, 1886—Oct. 18, 1886. Albert G Brackett Col. 3rd U.S. Cavalry Oct. 18, 1886—Mar. 22, 1887. Albert G Brackett Lt. col. 3rd U.S. Cavalry Mar. 22, 1887—Oct. 20, 1887. Elmer Otis Col. 8th U.S. Cavalry Oct. 20, 1887—May 9, 1888. William Williams 1st. lt. 19th U.S. Infantry May 9, 1888—June 28, 1888. Melville A Cochran Lt. col. 5th U.S. Infantry June 28, 1888—Nov. 13, 1889. Philip H Remington Capt. 19th U.S. Infantry Nov. 13, 1889—Dec. 15, 1889. Frank D Baldwin Capt. 5th U.S. Infantry Dec. 15, 1889—Feb. 25, 1890. Melville A Cochran Lt. col. 5th U.S. Infantry Feb. 25, 1890—Aug. 10, 1890. Samuel Ovenshine Maj. 23rd U.S. Infantry Aug. 10, 1890—Oct. 14, 1890. William R Kellogg Lt. col. 5th U.S. Infantry Oct. 14, 1890—Nov. 28, 1890. Samuel Ovenshine Maj. 23rd U.S. Infantry Nov. 28, 1890—Dec. 25, 1890. William R Kellogg Lt. col. 5th U.S. Infantry Dec. 25, 1890—May 18, 1891. George P Borden Capt. 5th U.S. Infantry May 18, 1891—June 30, 1891.

¹from Utley