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List of officers who commanded at Fort Gibson, with beginning date of service; graduates of United States Military Academy, West Point, are indicated by year of graduation following infantry.

ARBUCKLE, Matthew - Colonel, 7th Infantry, Apr 1824 to Feb 6, 1839

CUMMINGS, Alex - Major, 7th Infantry, Apr 24, 1825 to Aug 1825 and Jan 1840 to Aug 1841

MANY, James B. - Lt. Colonel, 7th Infantry, Aug 1825 to Sep 6, 1825; Feb 1, 1832 to Jul 7, 1832 and May 15, 1834 to Sep 30, 1834

PHILBRICK, John - Captain, 7th Infantry, Sep 1825 to Oct 1825

BONNEVILLE, Benjamin L. E. - Captain, 7th Infantry, Apr 1828 to May 1828 and Feb 26, 1848 to Nov 4, 1848

WILKINSON, N. G. - Captain, 7th Infantry, Feb 6, 1829 to Apr 20, 1829; Mar 26, 1830 to Apr 23, 1830 and Oct 14, 1830 to Nov 1830

BURBANK, Sullivan - Major, 7th Infantry, Oct 1, 1834 to Nov 4, 1834

WHISTLER, William - Lt. Colonel, 7th Infantry, Aug 6, 1835 to Sep 10, 1835; Apr 20, 1836 to May 5, 1836; May 11, 1837 to Sep 13, 1837 and Jan 29, 1839 to Feb 6, 1839

WHARTON, C. - Major, 1st Dragoons, Sep 14, 1837 to Oct 23, 1837 and Feb 25, 1840 to Mar 3, 1840

MCINTOSH, J. S. - Major, 7th Infantry, Jun 15, 1838 to Aug 1838 and Sep 1838 to Jan 28, 1839

HAWKINS, E. S. - Captain, 7th Infantry, 1820, Aug 1838 to Sep 1838

RILEY, Bennett - Major, 4th Infantry, Feb 7, 1839 to Apr 1839 and Jun 21, 1839 to Jan 17, 1840

CUTLER, Enos - Colonel, 4th Infantry, Apr 1839 - Jan 1840

ARBUCKLE, M. - Colonel & Brevet Brigadier General, 7th Infantry, Jan 18, 1840 to Feb 4, 1840 and Apr 10, 1841 to May 27, 1841

WHARTON, Clifton - Major, 1st Dragoons, Feb 6, 1840 to Feb 16, 1840 and Jan 17, 1843 to Jan 31, 1843

RILEY - Lt. Colonel, 2nd Infantry, Feb 17, 1840 to Feb 24, 1840

GARLAND, J. - Lt. Colonel, 4th Infantry, May 27, 1841 to Jun 19, 1841

MASON, R. B. - Lt. Colonel, 1st 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 and Jun 20, 1844 to Feb 27, 1846

KEARNEY, S. W. - Colonel, 1st Dragoons, Apr 29, 1842 to Jul 3, 1842

BROWN, Jacob - Captain, 6th Infantry, Oct 8, 1842 to Jan 16, 1843

DAVENPORT, William - Colonel, 6th Infantry, Feb 1, 1843 to Sep 17, 1843

KETCHUM, William S. - Captain, 6th Infantry, Sep 20, 1843 to Sep 26, 1843 and Jul 26, 1848 to Nov 4, 1848

BOONE, Nathan - Captain, 1st Dragoons, Sep 27, 1843 to Dec 17, 1843 and May 30, 1845 to Aug 13, 1845

LOOMIS, Gustavus - Lt. Colonel, 6th Infantry, 1811, Dec 18, 1843 to Jun 19, 1844 and Mar 28, 1846 to Feb 24, 1848

CADY, Arlbermarle - Captain, 6th Infantry, 1829, Feb 26, 1846 to Mar 27, 1846 and Apr 30, 1846 to May 26, 1846

STEEN, E. - Captain, 1st Dragoons, Jun 16, 1848 to Jul 25, 1848

MILES, Dixson S. - Major, 5th Infantry, 1824, Nov 5, 1848 to Dec 18, 1848

STEVENSON, C. L. - Captain, 5th Infantry, 1838, Dec 1, 1848 to Dec 18, 1848

BELNAP, William G. - Lt. Colonel & Brevet Brigadier General, 5th Infantry, Dec 19, 1848 to May 14, 1851

LYNDE, Isaac - Captain, 5th Infantry, 1827, Dec 8, 1849 to Jan 6, 1850; Feb 22, 1850 to Mar 17, 1850 and May 12, 1850 to Jun 8, 1850

CHAPMAN, William - Captain, 5th Infantry, 1831, Jun 9, 1850 to Jul 16, 1850

BAINBRIDGE, Henry - Major, 7th Infantry, 1821, May 15, 1851 to Jul 26, 1851

LITTLE, Henry - Captain, 7th Infantry, Jul 5, 1851 to Jul 26, 1851; Oct 6, 1852 to Oct 30, 1853; Feb 16, 1856 to Apr 2, 1856 and May 21, 1857 to Jun 22, 1857

ANDREWS, George - Major, 7th Infantry, Jul 27, 1851 to Oct 5, 1852

HUMBER, Charles H. - Captain, 7th Infantry, 1840, Jan 15, 1853 to Jul 27, 1853

BRAGG, Braxton - Captain, 3rd Artillery, 1837, Oct 31, 1853 to Dec 1, 1853

MORRISON, Pitcairn - Lt. Colonel, 7th Infantry, Dec 2, 1853 to May 7, 1855 and Apr 3, 1856 to Jun 21, 1856

WILSON, Henry - Colonel, 7th Infantry, May 8, 1855 to Jun 22, 1857

CABELL, W. L. - Lt., 7th Infantry, A.Q.M., 1850, Jun 23, 1857 to Sep 1857

PHILLIPS, William A. - Colonel, 3rd Indian Home Guards, Apr 14, 1863 to Jun 1863; Nov 1863 to Jul 1864 and Dec 1864 to Mar 1865

BLUNT, James G. - Major General, Volunteers, Jul 1863; May 1865; and May 11, 1865 to Jun 15, 1865

WATTLES, Stephen H. - Colonel, Hq. Indian Brigade, Aug 1864 and Sep 1864 to Nov 1864

WILLIAMS, James M. - Colonel, Frontier Div. (Hq 2d Brig.) 7th Army Corps, Sep 1864

RITCHIE, John - Brevet Brigadier General, 3rd Indian Home Guards, May 1865

GARRETT, John A. - Colonel, 40th Iowa Volunteers, Jun 15, 1865 to Aug 3, 1865

TRUE, Lewis C. - Lt. Colonel, 62nd Illinois Volunteers, Aug 4, 1865 to Nov 1865 and Jan 1866 to Feb 17, 1866

JORDAN, E. M. - Captain, 62nd Illinois Volunteers, Nov 1865 to Dec 1865

MULLIGAN, James B. - Captain, 18th Infantry, Feb 18, 1866 to Mar 1, 1866

LUGENBEEL, Pinkney - Major, 18th Infantry, 1840, Mar 1, 1866 to May 1867

AYRES, Robert - Captain, 19th Infantry, May 1867 to Jun 19, 1867

BRYANT, M. - Captain, 6th Infantry, Jun 20, 1867 to Nov 3, 1867; Jan 20, 1868 to May 1, 1868 and May 1868 to Feb 26, 1869

FLOYD-JONES, Del - Colonel, 6th Infantry, 1846, Nov 4, 1867 to May 1868 and Feb 27, 1869 to Apr 1869

HUSTON, Daniel, Jr. - Lt. Colonel, 6th Infantry, 1848, Apr 24, 1869 to Jan 29, 1871

SCHINDEL, Jeremiah P. - Captain, 6th Infantry, Aug 8, 1869 to Sep 25, 1869; Oct 27, 1869 to Nov 20, 1869 and Jul 26, 1871 to Aug 29, 1871

MUNSON, Jacob F. - Lieutenant, 6th Infantry, Aug 22, 1870 to Sep 4, 1870

HAZEN, William B. - Colonel, 6th Infantry, 1855, Jan 30, 1871 to Sep 30, 1871

SANDERS, William W. - Captain, 6th Infantry, Aug 30, 1871 to Sep 3, 1871

Post re-established G.O. 1, Headquarters, Fort Gibson, July 31, 1872.

GRIERSON, Benjamin H. - Colonel, 10th Cavalry, Jul 31, 1872 to Jan 5, 1873

LAWSON, Gaines - Captain, 25th Infantry, Oct 29, 1872 to Nov 11, 1872 and Jan 5, 1873 to Feb 23, 1873

DAVIDSON, J. W. - Lt. Colonel, 10th Cavalry, 1845, Feb 24, 1873 to Apr 20, 1873

UPHAM, John J. - Captain, 6th Cavalry, 1859, Apr 21, 1873 to Sep 6, 1873 and Sep 8, 1875 to Jun 6, 1876,

BENNETT, Andrew S. - Captain, 5th Infantry, Jun 30, 1873 to Jul 5, 1873

NEILL, Thomas H. - Lt. Colonel, 6th Cavalry, 1847, Sep 7, 1873 to Aug 6, 1874

WOODRUFF, Thomas M. - Lieutenant, 5th Infantry, 1871, Aug 7, 1874 to Sep 7, 1875

RANDALL, Edward L. - Lieutenant, 5th Infantry, Jun 7, 1876 to Jul 14, 1876

BUTLER, Edmond - Captain, 5th Infantry, Jul 15, 1876 to Aug 6, 1876

MCDERMOTT, George - Lieutenant, 5th Infantry, Aug 7, 1876 to Oct 18, 1876

SMITH, Lewis - Lieutenant, 3rd Artillery, Oct 19, 1876 to Dec 26, 1876

ESKRIDGE, R. I. - Captain, 23rd Infantry, Dec 27, 1876 to Jun 14, 1877

LAYTON, Caleb Rodney - Captain, 16th Infantry, Jun 15, 1877 to May 18, 1879

HOUGH, A. L. - Major, 22nd Infantry, May 19, 1879 to Oct 3, 1879

DICKEY, C. J. - Captain, 22nd Infantry, Jul 29, 1879 to Aug 5, 1879

BALANCE, John G. - Second Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry, 1875, Oct 4, 1879 to Jan 31, 1880

NEWTON, John - Second Lieutenant, 16th Infantry, Feb 1, 1880 to Mar 5, 1880

THEAKER, Hugh A. - Captain, 16th Infantry, Mar 6, 1880 to Mar 28, 1880

NICHOLS, W. A. - Second Lieutenant, 23rd Infantry, Oct 1880 to Nov 13, 1880

OFFLEY, R. H. - Major, 19th Infantry, Nov 14, 1880 to Nov 1, 1881

WINIE, Thomas M. - Lieutenant, 19th Infantry, Apr 25, 1881 to May 10, 1881

LEETE, John G. - Lieutenant, 19th Infantry, Sep 26, 1881 to Oct 16, 1881

TAYLOR, A. H. M. - Lieutenant, 19th Infantry, Nov 2, 1881 to Nov 12, 1881

BATES, J. C. - Captain, 20th Infantry, Nov 13, 1881 to May 14, 1885

HARBACH, A. A. - Captain, 20th 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 and Apr 30, 1885 to May 8, 1885

IVANS, J. A. - Second Lieutenant, 20th Infantry, Mar 21, 1883 to May 11, 1883

CUSACK, Patrick - Captain, 9th Cavalry, Sep 29, 1883 to Oct 19, 1883

MCCASKEY, William S. - Captain, 20th Infantry, Jul 26, 1884 to Aug 4, 1884

JAMES, W. H. W. - Lieutenant, 24th Infantry, 1872, May 14, 1885 to Jun 13, 1885

KEELER, Birney B. - Captain, 18th Infantry, Jun 14, 1885 to Sep 15, 1885

POTTER, Carroll H. - Captain, 18th Infantry, 1857, Sep 16, 1885 to Oct 1, 1886 and Dec 10, 1888 to Sep 5, 1889

COPPINGER, John J. - Lieutenant Colonel, 18th Infantry, Oct 2, 1886 to Jul 17, 1888

ADAMS, Henry H. - Captain, 18th Infantry, Jun 8, 1888 to Jul 17, 1888 and Jul 17, 1888 to Dec 9, 1888

SCHI8NDEL, Jeremiah P. - Captain, 6th Infantry, Oct 2, 1889 to Sept 22, 1890

Post finally abandoned Sept 22, 1890.

Camp at Fort Gibson

GALBRAITH, Jacob G. - Captain, 1st Cavalry, 1877, Apr 6, 1897 to Jul 18, 1897

FORSE, Albert G. - Major, 1st Cavalry, 1865, Jul 19, 1897 to Oct 19, 1897

TUTHERLY, Herbert E. - Captain, 1st 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."

Camp at Fort Gibson

DONALDSON, T. Q., Jr. - Captain, 8th Cavalry, 1887, Apr 7, 1901 to Sep 20, 1901

LOTT, A. G. - Squadron Adjutant, 3rd Cavalry, 1892, Sep 21, 1901 to Nov 19, 1901

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