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 Infantry | Aug. 1825 | Sept. 6, 1825 | | Captain John Philbrick, 7th Infantry | Sept. 1825 | Oct. 1825 | | Captain Benjamin L. E. Bonneville, 7th Infantry, 1815 | Apr. 1828 | May 1828 | | 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 Infantry | Feb. 1, 1832 | July 7, 1832 | | Lieutenant Colonel J. B. Many, 7th Infantry | May 15, 1834 | Sept. 30, 1834 | | Major Sullivan Burbank, 7th Infantry | Oct. 1, 1834 | Nov. 4, 1834 | | Lieutenant Colonel William Whistler, 7th Infantry | Aug. 6, 1835 | Sept. 10, 1835 | | Lieutenant Colonel William Whistler, 7th Infantry | Apr. 20, 1836 | May 5, 1836 | | Lieutenant Colonel William Whistler, 7th Infantry | May 11, 1837 | Sept. 13, 1837 | | 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 1820 | Aug. 1838 | Sept. 1838 | | Major J. S. McIntosh, 7th Infantry | Sept. 1838 | Jan. 28, 1839 | | Lieutenant Colonel William Whistler, 7th Infantry | Jan. 29, 1839 | Feb. 6, 1839 | | 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. Arbuckle, 7th Infantry | Jan. 18, 1840 | Feb. 4, 1840 | | Colonel Alexander Cummings, 4th Infantry | Jan. 1840 | Aug. 1841 | | 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 Arbuckle | Apr. 10, 1841 | May 7, 1841 | | Lieutenant Colonel J. Garland, 4th Infantry | May 27, 1841 | June 19, 1841 | | Lieutenant Colonel R. B. Mason, 1st Dragoons | June 20, 1841 | Aug. 1841 | | Lieutenant Colonel R. B. Mason, 1st Dragoons | Aug. 1841 | Apr. 28, 1842 | | Colonel S. W. Kearney, 1st Dragoons | Apr. 29, 1842 | July 3, 1842 | | Lieutenant Colonel R. B. Mason, 1st Dragoons | July 4, 1842 | Oct. 7, 1842 | | 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 Dragoons | Sept. 18, 1843 | Dec. 17, 1843 | | 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 Infantry, 1811 | Dec. 18, 1843 | June 19, 1844 | | Lieutenant Colonel R. B. Mason, 1st Dragoons | June 20, 1844 | Feb. 27, 1846 | | Captain Nathan Boone, 1st Dragoons | May 30, 1845 | Aug. 13, 1845 | | Captain Albemarle Cady, 6th Infantry, 1829 | Feb. 26, 1846 | Mar. 27, 1846 | | Lieutenant Colonel Gustavus Loomis, 6th Infantry, 1811 | Mar. 28, 1846 | Feb. 24, 1848 | | 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 Infantry | July 26, 1848 | Nov. 4, 1848 | | Major Dixon S. Miles, 5th Infantry, 1824 | Nov. 5, 1848 | Dec. 18, 1848 | | Captain C. L. Stevenson, 5th Infantry, 1838 | Dec. 1, 1848 | Dec. 18, 1848 | | Lieutenant Colonel & Brevet Brigadier General William G. Belknap, 5th Infantry | Dec. 19, 1848 | May 14, 1851 | | 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, 1831 | June 9, 1850 | July 16, 1850 | | Major Henry Bainbridge, 7th Infantry, 1821 | May 15, 1851 | July 26, 1851 | | 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 Infantry, 1840 | Jan. 15, 1853 | July 27, 1853 | | Captain Braxton Bragg, 3rd Artillery, 1837 | Oct. 31, 1853 | Dec. 1, 1853 | | Lieutenant Colonel Pitcairn Morrison, 7th Infantry | Dec. 2, 1853 | May 7, 1855 | | 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 Infantry | Apr. 3, 1856 | June 21, 1856 | | Captain Henry Little, 7th Infantry | May 21, 1857 | June 22, 1857 | | Lieutenant W. L. Cabell, 7th Infantry, A. Q. M., 1850 | June 23, 1857 | Sept. 1857 | | Colonel William A. Phillips, 3rd Indian Home Guards | Apr. 14, 1863 | June 1863 | | Major General James G. Blunt, Volunteers | July 1863 | | Colonel Wm. A. Phillips, 3rd Indian Home Guards | Nov. 1863 | July 1864 | | Colonel Stephen H. Wattles, Hq. Indian Brigade | Aug. 1864 | | Colonel James M. Williams, Frontier Div. (Hq. 2d Brig.) 7th Army Corps | Sept. 1864 | | Colonel Wattles | Sept. 1864 | Nov. 1864 | | Colonel Phillips | Dec. 1864 | Mar. 1865 | | Major General James G. Blunt | May 1865 | | Brevet Brigadier General John Ritchie, 3rd Indian Home Guards | May 11, 1865 | June 15, 1865 | | Major General Blunt | May 11, 1865 | June 15, 1865 | | Colonel John A. Garrett, 40th Iowa Volunteers | June 15, 1865 | Aug. 3, 1865 | | Lieutenant Colonel Lewis C. True, 62nd Illinois Volunteers | Aug. 4, 1865 | Nov. 1865 | | Captain E. M. Jordan, 62nd Illinois Volunteers | Nov. 1865 | Dec. 1865 | | Lieutenant Colonel Lewis C. True, 62nd Illinois Volunteers | Jan. 1866 | Feb. 17, 1866 | | Captain James B. Mulligan, 18th Infantry | Feb. 18, 1866 | Mar. 1, 1866 | | Major Pinkney, Lugenbeel, 18th Infantry, 1840 | Mar. 1, 1866 | May 1867 | | 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, 1846 | Nov. 4, 1867 | May 1868 | | 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, 1846 | Feb. 27, 1869 | Apr. 1869 | | Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Huston, Jr., 6th Infantry, 1848 | Apr. 24, 1869 | Jan. 29, 1871 | | Captain Jeremiah P. Schindel, 6th Infantry | Aug. 8, 1869 | Sept. 25, 1869 | | Captain Jeremiah P. Schindel, 6th Infantry | Oct. 27, 1869 | Nov. 20, 1869 | | Lieutenant Jacob F. Munson, 6th Infantry | Aug. 22, 1870 | Sept. 4, 1870 | | Colonel William B. Hazen, 6th Infantry, 1855 | Jan. 30, 1871 | Sept. 30, 1871 | | Captain Jeremiah P Schindel | July 26, 1871 | Aug. 29, 1871 | | Captain William W. Sanders, 6th Infantry | Aug. 30, 1871 | Sept. 3, 1871 | | Post re-established G. O. 1, Headquarters, Fort Gibson, July 31, 1872. | | Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson, 10th Cavalry | July 31, 1872 | Jan. 5, 1873 | | 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 Cavalry, 1845 | Feb. 24, 1873 | Apr. 20, 1873 | | Captain John J. Upham, 6th Cavalry, 1859 | Apr. 21, 1873 | Sept. 6, 1873 | | Captain Andrew S. Bennett, 5th Infantry | June 30, 1873 | July 5, 1873 | | Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Neill, 6th Cavalry, 1847 | Sept. 7, 1873 | Aug. 6, 1874 | | Lieutenant Thomas M. Woodruff, 5th Infantry, 1871 | Aug. 7, 1874 | Sept. 7, 1875 | | Major J. J. Upham, 5th Cavalry | Sept. 8, 1875 | June 6, 1876 | | Lieutenant Edward L. Randall, 5th Infantry | June 7, 1876 | July 14, 1876 | | Captain Edmond Butler, 5th Infantry | July 15,1876 | Aug. 6, 1876 | | Lieutenant George McDermott, 5th Infantry | Aug. 7, 1876 | Oct. 18, 1876 | | 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 Infantry | June 15, 1877 | May 18, 1879 | | 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 Infantry, 1875 | Oct. 4, 1879 | Jan. 31, 1880 | | Second Lieutenant John Newton, 16th Infantry | Feb. 1, 1880 | Mar. 5, 1880 | | Captain Hugh A. Theaker, 16th Infantry | Mar. 6, 1880 | Mar. 28, 1880 | | Second Lieutenant W. A. Nichols, 23rd Infantry | Oct. 1880 | Nov. 13, 1880 | | Major R. H. Offley, 19th Infantry | Nov. 14, 1880 | Nov. 1, 1881 | | Lieutenant Thomas M. Winie, 19th Infantry | Apr. 25, 1881 | May 10, 1881 | | Lieutenant John G. Leete, 19th Infantry | Sept. 26, 1881 | Oct. 16, 1881 | | Lieutenant A. H. M. Taylor, 19th Infantry | Nov. 2, 1881 | Nov. 12, 1881 | | 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 Infantry | Mar. 21, 1883 | May 11, 1883 | | 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 Infantry | July 26, 1884 | Aug. 4, 1884 | | 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 Infantry, 1872 | May 14, 1885 | June 13, 1885 | | Captain Birney B. Keeler, 18th Infantry | June 14, 1885 | Sept. 15, 1885 | | Captain Carroll H. Potter, 18th Infantry, 1857 | Sept. 16, 1885 | Oct. 1, 1886 | | Lieutenant Colonel John J. Coppinger, 18th Infantry | Oct. 2, 1886 | July 17, 1888 | | 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 Infantry 1857 | Dec. 10, 1888 | Sept. 5, 1889 | | Captain H. H. Adams | Sept 6, 1889 | Oct. 2, 1889 | | Captain Jeremiah P. Schindel, 6th Infantry | Oct. 1, 1889 | Sept. 22, 1890 | Post finally abandoned September 22, 1890. Camp at Fort Gibson | From | To | | Captain Jacob G. Galbraith, 1st Cavalry, 1877 | Apr. 6, 1897 | July 18, 1897 | | Major Albert G. Forse, 1st Cavalry, 1865 | July 19, 1897 | Oct. 19, 1897 | | Captain Herbert E. Tutherly, 1st Cavalry, 1872 | Oct. 20, 1897 | 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 | From | To | | Captain T. Q. Donaldson, Jr., 8th Cavalry, 1887 | Apr. 7, 1901 | Sept. 20, 1901 | | Squadron Adjutant A. G. Lott, 3rd Cavalry, 1892 | Sept. 21, 1901 | Nov. 19, 1901 |
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