San Antonio Arsenal (1859-1949) - A U.S. Federal Arsenal established in 1858 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The Arsenal was moved to Camp Stanley in 1931 and the site was abandoned by the U.S. Army in 1949.
San Antonio Arsenal Commanders House
San Antonio Arsenal Marker
History
The Arsenal was located in San Antonio on a site selected by Captain R.H.K. Whiteley. Construction began in 1859 and by the start of the U.S. Civil War the magazine, office building and armorer shop were under construction. Confederate forces took control of the arsenal in 1861 and the arsenal supplied Confederate forces throughout the U.S. Civil War. Federal forces resumed control of the arsenal in November of 1865 and continued the construction. Expansion continued over the years and by 1920 the arsenal had forty-four buildings. The Arsenal was moved out of the city to Camp Stanley in 1931 but the U.S. Army kept control of the site until it was deactivated in 1947.
Resuming command after sick leave; date as given in Cullum's Register overlaps with the preceding, who replaced him during his leave. While commanding post, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, Sept. 15, 1890.
Dates are formatted in yyyy-mm-dd to sort correctly. The Cullum Number is the graduation order from the United States Military Academy by year and class rank and links to a page for the officer on the website version of the Cullum Register. Listings without a Cullum Number indicate that the person was not a graduate of the United States Military Academy.
Current Status
Much of the arsenal grounds is now the company headquarters for the H.E.B. Corporation. The 1883 Arsenal Commanders Quarters is part of a 2.7 acre city park and is used as a senior center for the community.
Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 776
