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 name. Names of temporary
commanding officers are indented.
From To
Colonel Matthew Arbuckle, 7th Infantry Apr. 1824 Feb. 6, 1839
Major Alex Cummings, 7th Infantry Apr. 24, 1825 Aug. 1825
Lieutenant Colonel James B. Many, 7th Aug. 1825 Sept. 6, 1825
Infantry
Captain John Philbrick, 7th Infantry Sept. 1825 Oct. 1825
Captain Benjamin L. E. Bonneville, 7th Apr. 1828 May 1828
Infantry, 1815
Captain N. G. Wilkinson, 7th Infantry Feb. 6, 1829 Apr. 20, 1829
Captain N. G. Wilkinson, 7th Infantry Mar. 26, 1830 Apr. 23, 1830
Captain N. G. Wilkinson, 7th Infantry Oct. 14,1830 Nov. 1830
Lieutenant Colonel J. B. Many, 7th Feb. 1, 1832 July 7, 1832
Infantry
Lieutenant Colonel J. B. Many, 7th May 15, 1834 Sept. 30, 1834
Infantry
Major Sullivan Burbank, 7th Infantry Oct. 1, 1834 Nov. 4, 1834
Lieutenant Colonel William Whistler, Aug. 6, 1835 Sept. 10, 1835
7th Infantry
Lieutenant Colonel William Whistler, Apr. 20, 1836 May 5, 1836
7th Infantry
Lieutenant Colonel William Whistler, May 11, 1837 Sept. 13, 1837
7th Infantry
Major C. Wharton, 1st Dragoons Sept. 14, 1837 Oct. 23, 1837
Major J. S. McIntosh, 7th Infantry June 15, 1838 Aug. 1838
Captain E. S. Hawkins, 7th Infantry Aug. 1838 Sept. 1838
1820
Major J. S. McIntosh, 7th Infantry Sept. 1838 Jan. 28, 1839
Lieutenant Colonel William Whistler, Jan. 29, 1839 Feb. 6, 1839
7th Infantry
Major Bennett Riley, 4th Infantry Feb. 7, 1839 Apr. 1839
Colonel Enos Cutler, 4th Infantry Apr. 1839 Jan. 1840
Major B. Riley, 4th Infantry June 21, 1839 Jan. 17, 1840
Colonel & Brevet Brigadier General M. Jan. 18, 1840 Feb. 4, 1840
Arbuckle, 7th Infantry
Colonel Alexander Cummings, 4th Jan. 1840 Aug. 1841
Infantry
Major Clifton Wharton, 1st Dragoons Feb. 6, 1840 Feb. 16, 1840
Lieutenant Colonel Riley, 2nd Infantry Feb. 17, 1840 Feb. 24, 1840
Major C. Wharton Feb. 25, 1840 Mar. 3, 1840
Colonel & Brevet Brigadier General Apr. 10, 1841 May 7, 1841
Arbuckle
Lieutenant Colonel J. Garland, 4th May 27, 1841 June 19, 1841
Infantry
Lieutenant Colonel R. B. Mason, 1st June 20, 1841 Aug. 1841
Dragoons
Lieutenant Colonel R. B. Mason, 1st Aug. 1841 Apr. 28, 1842
Dragoons
Colonel S. W. Kearney, 1st Dragoons Apr. 29, 1842 July 3, 1842
Lieutenant Colonel R. B. Mason, 1st July 4, 1842 Oct. 7, 1842
Dragoons
Captain Jacob Brown, 6th Infantry Oct. 8, 1842 Jan. 16, 1843
Major Clifton Wharton, 1st Dragoons Jan. 17, 1843 Jan. 31, 1843
Colonel William Davenport, 6th Infantry Feb. 1, 1843 Sept. 17, 1843
Lieutenant Colonel R. B. Mason, 1st Sept. 18, 1843 Dec. 17, 1843
Dragoons
Captain W. S. Ketchum, 6th Infantry Sept. 20, 1843 Sept. 26, 1843
Captain N. Boone, 1st Dragoons Sept. 27, 1843 Dec. 17, 1843
Lieutenant Colonel Gustavus Loomis, 6th Dec. 18, 1843 June 19, 1844
Infantry, 1811
Lieutenant Colonel R. B. Mason, 1st June 20, 1844 Feb. 27, 1846
Dragoons
Captain Nathan Boone, 1st Dragoons May 30, 1845 Aug. 13, 1845
Captain Albemarle Cady, 6th Infantry, Feb. 26, 1846 Mar. 27, 1846
1829
Lieutenant Colonel Gustavus Loomis, 6th Mar. 28, 1846 Feb. 24, 1848
Infantry, 1811
Captain A. Cady, 1829 Apr. 30, 1846 May 26, 1846
Major B. L. E. Bonneville, 6th Infantry Feb. 26, 1848 Nov. 4, 1848
Captain E. Steen, 1st Dragoons June 16, 1848 July 25, 1848
Captain William S. Ketchum, 6th July 26, 1848 Nov. 4, 1848
Infantry
Major Dixon S. Miles, 5th Infantry, Nov. 5, 1848 Dec. 18, 1848
1824
Captain C. L. Stevenson, 5th Infantry, Dec. 1, 1848 Dec. 18, 1848
1838
Lieutenant Colonel & Brevet Brigadier Dec. 19, 1848 May 14, 1851
General William G. Belknap, 5th
Infantry
Captain Isaac Lynde, 5th Infantry, 1827 Dec. 8, 1849 Jan. 6, 1850
Captain Isaac Lynde, 5th Infantry, 1827 Feb. 22, 1850 Mar. 17, 1850
Captain Isaac Lynde, 5th Infantry, 1827 May 12, 1850 June 8, 1850
Captain William Chapman, 5th Infantry, June 9, 1850 July 16, 1850
1831
Major Henry Bainbridge, 7th Infantry, May 15, 1851 July 26, 1851
1821
Captain Henry Little, 7th Infantry July 5, 1851 July 26, 1851
Major George Andrews, 7th infantry July 27, 1851 Oct. 5, 1852
Captain Henry Little, 7th Infantry Oct. 6, 1852 Oct. 30, 1853
Captain Charles H. Humber, 7th Jan. 15, 1853 July 27, 1853
Infantry, 1840
Captain Braxton Bragg, 3rd Artillery, Oct. 31, 1853 Dec. 1, 1853
1837
Lieutenant Colonel Pitcairn Morrison, Dec. 2, 1853 May 7, 1855
7th Infantry
Colonel Henry Wilson, 7th Infantry May 8, 1855 June 22, 1857
Captain Henry Little, 7th Infantry Feb. 16, 1856 Apr. 2, 1856
Lieutenant Colonel P. Morrison, 7th Apr. 3, 1856 June 21, 1856
Infantry
Captain Henry Little, 7th Infantry May 21, 1857 June 22, 1857
Lieutenant W. L. Cabell, 7th Infantry, June 23, 1857 Sept. 1857
A. Q. M., 1850
Colonel William A. Phillips, 3rd Indian Apr. 14, 1863 June 1863
Home Guards
Major General James G. Blunt, July 1863
Volunteers
Colonel Wm. A. Phillips, 3rd Indian Nov. 1863 July 1864
Home Guards
Colonel Stephen H. Wattles, Hq. Indian Aug. 1864
Brigade
Colonel James M. Williams, Frontier Sept. 1864
Div. (Hq. 2d Brig.) 7th Army Corps
Colonel Wattles Sept. 1864 Nov. 1864
Colonel Phillips Dec. 1864 Mar. 1865
Major General James G. Blunt May 1865
Brevet Brigadier General John Ritchie, May 11, 1865 June 15, 1865
3rd Indian Home Guards
Major General Blunt May 11, 1865 June 15, 1865
Colonel John A. Garrett, 40th Iowa June 15, 1865 Aug. 3, 1865
Volunteers
Lieutenant Colonel Lewis C. True, 62nd Aug. 4, 1865 Nov. 1865
Illinois Volunteers
Captain E. M. Jordan, 62nd Illinois Nov. 1865 Dec. 1865
Volunteers
Lieutenant Colonel Lewis C. True, 62nd Jan. 1866 Feb. 17, 1866
Illinois Volunteers
Captain James B. Mulligan, 18th Feb. 18, 1866 Mar. 1, 1866
Infantry
Major Pinkney, Lugenbeel, 18th Mar. 1, 1866 May 1867
Infantry, 1840
Captain Robert Ayres, 19th Infantry May 1867 June 19, 1867
Captain M. Bryant, 6th Infantry June 20, 1867 Nov. 3, 1867
Colonel DeL. Floyd-Jones, 6th Infantry, Nov. 4, 1867 May 1868
1846
Captain M. Bryant, 6th Infantry Jan. 20, 1868 May 1, 1868
Captain M. Bryant, 6th Infantry May 1868 Feb. 26, 1869
Colonel DeL. Floyd-Jones, 6th Infantry, Feb. 27, 1869 Apr. 1869
1846
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Huston, Jr., Apr. 24, 1869 Jan. 29, 1871
6th Infantry, 1848
Captain Jeremiah P. Schindel, 6th Aug. 8, 1869 Sept. 25, 1869
Infantry
Captain Jeremiah P. Schindel, 6th Oct. 27, 1869 Nov. 20, 1869
Infantry
Lieutenant Jacob F. Munson, 6th Aug. 22, 1870 Sept. 4, 1870
Infantry
Colonel William B. Hazen, 6th Infantry, Jan. 30, 1871 Sept. 30, 1871
1855
Captain Jeremiah P Schindel July 26, 1871 Aug. 29, 1871
Captain William W. Sanders, 6th Aug. 30, 1871 Sept. 3, 1871
Infantry
Post re-established G. O. 1,
Headquarters, Fort Gibson, July 31,
1872.
Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson, 10th July 31, 1872 Jan. 5, 1873
Cavalry
Captain Gaines Lawson, 25th Infantry Oct. 29, 1872 Nov. 11, 1872
Captain Gaines Lawson, 25th Infantry Jan. 5, 1873 Feb. 23, 1873
Lieutenant Colonel J. W. Davidson, 10th Feb. 24, 1873 Apr. 20, 1873
Cavalry, 1845
Captain John J. Upham, 6th Cavalry, Apr. 21, 1873 Sept. 6, 1873
1859
Captain Andrew S. Bennett, 5th Infantry June 30, 1873 July 5, 1873
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Neill, 6th Sept. 7, 1873 Aug. 6, 1874
Cavalry, 1847
Lieutenant Thomas M. Woodruff, 5th Aug. 7, 1874 Sept. 7, 1875
Infantry, 1871
Major J. J. Upham, 5th Cavalry Sept. 8, 1875 June 6, 1876
Lieutenant Edward L. Randall, 5th June 7, 1876 July 14, 1876
Infantry
Captain Edmond Butler, 5th Infantry July 15,1876 Aug. 6, 1876
Lieutenant George McDermott, 5th Aug. 7, 1876 Oct. 18, 1876
Infantry
Lieutenant Lewis Smith, 3rd Artillery Oct. 19, 1876 Dec. 26, 1876
Captain R. I. Eskridge, 23rd Infantry Dec. 27, 1876 June 14, 1877
Captain Caleb Rodney Layton, 16th June 15, 1877 May 18, 1879
Infantry
Major A. L. Hough, 22d Infantry May 19, 1879 Oct. 3, 1879
Captain C. J. Dickey, 22d Infantry July 29, 1879 Aug. 5, 1879
Second Lieutenant John G. Ballance, 22d Oct. 4, 1879 Jan. 31, 1880
Infantry, 1875
Second Lieutenant John Newton, 16th Feb. 1, 1880 Mar. 5, 1880
Infantry
Captain Hugh A. Theaker, 16th Infantry Mar. 6, 1880 Mar. 28, 1880
Second Lieutenant W. A. Nichols, 23rd Oct. 1880 Nov. 13, 1880
Infantry
Major R. H. Offley, 19th Infantry Nov. 14, 1880 Nov. 1, 1881
Lieutenant Thomas M. Winie, 19th Apr. 25, 1881 May 10, 1881
Infantry
Lieutenant John G. Leete, 19th Infantry Sept. 26, 1881 Oct. 16, 1881
Lieutenant A. H. M. Taylor, 19th Nov. 2, 1881 Nov. 12, 1881
Infantry
Captain J. C Bates, 20th Infantry Nov. 13, 1881 May 14, 1885
Captain A. A. Harbach, 20th Infantry July 9, 1882 Oct. 31, 1882
Second Lieutenant J. A. Ivans, 20th Mar. 21, 1883 May 11, 1883
Infantry
Captain Patrick Cusack, 9th Cavalry Sept. 29, 1883 Oct. 19, 1883
Captain A. A. Harbach Mar. 22, 1884 Apr. 14, 1884
Captain William S. McCaskey, 20th July 26, 1884 Aug. 4, 1884
Infantry
Captain Harbach Aug. 5, 1884 Oct. 5, 1884
Captain Harbach Jan. 31, 1885 Mar. 2, 1885
Captain Harbach Apr. 30, 1885 May 8, 1885
Lieutenant W. H. W. James, 24th May 14, 1885 June 13, 1885
Infantry, 1872
Captain Birney B. Keeler, 18th Infantry June 14, 1885 Sept. 15, 1885
Captain Carroll H. Potter, 18th Sept. 16, 1885 Oct. 1, 1886
Infantry, 1857
Lieutenant Colonel John J. Coppinger, Oct. 2, 1886 July 17, 1888
18th Infantry
Captain Henry H. Adams, 18th Infantry June 8, 1888 July 17, 1888
Captain Henry H. Adams, 18th Infantry July 17, 1888 Dec. 9, 1888
Captain Carroll H. Potter, 18th Dec. 10, 1888 Sept. 5, 1889
Infantry 1857
Captain H. H. Adams Sept 6, 1889 Oct. 2, 1889
Captain Jeremiah P. Schindel, 6th Oct. 1, 1889 Sept. 22, 1890
Infantry
Post finally abandoned September 22, 1890.