Fort Gibson Commanders

Commanding Officers at Fort Gibson 1824-1901

• ARBUCKLE, Matthew - Col., 7th U.S. Infantry, Apr 1824 to Feb 6, 1839
• CUMMINGS, Alex - Maj., 7th U.S. Infantry, Apr 24, 1825 to Aug 1825, Jan 1840 to Aug 1841
• MANY, James B. - Lt. Col., 7th U.S. Infantry, Aug 1825 to Sep 6, 1825, Feb 1, 1832 to Jul 7, 1832, May 15, 1834 to Sep 30, 1834
• PHILBRICK, John - Capt., 7th U.S. Infantry, Sep 1825 to Oct 1825
• BONNEVILLE, Benjamin L. E. - Capt., 7th U.S. Infantry, Apr 1828 to May 1828, Feb 26, 1848 to Nov 4, 1848
• WILKINSON, N. G. - Capt., 7th U.S. Infantry, Feb 6, 1829 to Apr 20, 1829, Mar 26, 1830 to Apr 23, 1830, Oct 14, 1830 to Nov 1830
• BURBANK, Sullivan - Maj., 7th U.S. Infantry, Oct 1, 1834 to Nov 4, 1834
• WHISTLER, William - Lt. Col., 7th U.S. Infantry, Aug 6, 1835 to Sep 10, 1835, Apr 20, 1836 to May 5, 1836, May 11, 1837 to Sep 13, 1837, Jan 29, 1839 to Feb 6, 1839
• WHARTON, C. - Maj., 1st U.S. Dragoons, Sep 14, 1837 to Oct 23, 1837, Feb 25, 1840 to Mar 3, 1840
• MCINTOSH, J. S. - Maj., 7th U.S. Infantry, Jun 15, 1838 to Aug 1838, Sep 1838 to Jan 28, 1839
• HAWKINS, E. S. - Capt., 7th U.S. Infantry, (1820), Aug 1838 to Sep 1838
• RILEY, Bennett - Maj., 4th U.S. Infantry, Feb 7, 1839 to Apr 1839 , Jun 21, 1839 to Jan 17, 1840
• CUTLER, Enos - Col., 4th U.S. Infantry, Apr 1839 - Jan 1840
• ARBUCKLE, M. - Col. & Brevet Brig. Gen., 7th U.S. Infantry, Jan 18, 1840 to Feb 4, 1840, Apr 10, 1841 to May 27, 1841
• WHARTON, Clifton - Maj., 1st U.S. Dragoons, Feb 6, 1840 to Feb 16, 1840, Jan 17, 1843 to Jan 31, 1843
• RILEY - Lt. Col., 2nd U.S. Infantry, Feb 17, 1840 to Feb 24, 1840
• GARLAND, J. - Lt. Col., 4th U.S. Infantry, May 27, 1841 to Jun 19, 1841
• MASON, R. B. - Lt. Col., 1st U.S. 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, Jun 20, 1844 to Feb 27, 1846
• KEARNEY, S. W. - Col., 1st U.S. Dragoons, Apr 29, 1842 to Jul 3, 1842
• BROWN, Jacob - Capt., 6th U.S. Infantry, Oct 8, 1842 to Jan 16, 1843
• DAVENPORT, William - Col., 6th U.S. Infantry, Feb 1, 1843 to Sep 17, 1843
• KETCHUM, William S. (Cullum 781) - Capt., 6th U.S. Infantry, Sep 20, 1843 to Sep 26, 1843, Jul 26, 1848 to Nov 4, 1848
• BOONE, Nathan - Capt., 1st U.S. Dragoons, Sep 27, 1843 to Dec 17, 1843, May 30, 1845 to Aug 13, 1845
• LOOMIS, Gustavus (Cullum 62) - Lt. Col., 6th U.S. Infantry, (1811), Dec 18, 1843 to Jun 19, 1844, Mar 28, 1846 to Feb 24, 1848
• CADY, Albermarle (Cullum 564) - Capt., 6th U.S. Infantry, (1829), Feb 26, 1846 to Mar 27, 1846, Apr 30, 1846 to May 26, 1846
• STEEN, E. - Capt., 1st U.S. Dragoons, Jun 16, 1848 to Jul 25, 1848
• MILES, Dixson S. - Maj., 5th U.S. Infantry, (1824), Nov 5, 1848 to Dec 18, 1848
• STEVENSON, C. L. - Capt., 5th U.S. Infantry, (1838), Dec 1, 1848 to Dec 18, 1848
• BELKNAP, William G. - Lt. Col. & Brevet Brig. Gen., 5th U.S. Infantry, Dec 19, 1848 to May 14, 1851
• LYNDE, Isaac (Cullum 501) - Capt., 5th U.S. Infantry, (1827), Dec 8, 1849 to Jan 6, 1850, Feb 22, 1850 to Mar 17, 1850 , May 12, 1850 to Jun 8, 1850
• CHAPMAN, William (Cullum 643) - Capt., 5th U.S. Infantry, (1831), Jun 9, 1850 to Jul 16, 1850
• BAINBRIDGE, Henry (Cullum 282) - Maj., 7th U.S. Infantry, (1821), May 15, 1851 to Jul 26, 1851
• LITTLE, Henry - Capt., 7th U.S. Infantry, Jul 5, 1851 to Jul 26, 1851, Oct 6, 1852 to Oct 30, 1853, Feb 16, 1856 to Apr 2, 1856, May 21, 1857 to Jun 22, 1857
• ANDREWS, George (Cullum 344) - Maj., 7th U.S. Infantry, Jul 27, 1851 to Oct 5, 1852
• HUMBER, Charles H. (Cullum 1040) - Capt., 7th U.S. Infantry, (1840), Jan 15, 1853 to Jul 27, 1853
• BRAGG, Braxton - Capt., 3rd U.S Artillery, (1837), Oct 31, 1853 to Dec 1, 1853
• MORRISON, Pitcairn - Lt. Col., 7th U.S. Infantry, Dec 2, 1853 to May 7, 1855, Apr 3, 1856 to Jun 21, 1856
• WILSON, Henry - Col., 7th U.S. Infantry, May 8, 1855 to Jun 22, 1857
• CABELL, W. L. (Cullum 1482) - Lt., 7th U.S. Infantry, A.Q.M., (1850), Jun 23, 1857 to Sep 1857
• PHILLIPS, William A. - Col., [[3rd Indian Home Guards, Apr 14, 1863 to Jun 1863, Nov 1863 to Jul 1864, Dec 1864 to Mar 1865
• BLUNT, James G. - Maj. Gen., Volunteers, Jul 1863, May 1865, May 11, 1865 to Jun 15, 1865
• WATTLES, Stephen H. - Col., Hq. Indian Brigade, Aug 1864, Sep 1864 to Nov 1864
• WILLIAMS, James M. - Col., Frontier Div. (Hq 2d Brig.) 7th Army Corps, Sep 1864
• RITCHIE, John - Brevet Brig. Gen., [[3rd Indian Home Guards, May 1865
• GARRETT, John A. - Col., 40th Iowa Volunteers, Jun 15, 1865 to Aug 3, 1865
• TRUE, Lewis C. - Lt. Col., 62nd Illinois Volunteers, Aug 4, 1865 to Nov 1865, Jan 1866 to Feb 17, 1866
• JORDAN, E. M. - Capt., 62nd Illinois Volunteers, Nov 1865 to Dec 1865
• MULLIGAN, James B. - Capt., 18th U.S. Infantry, Feb 18, 1866 to Mar 1, 1866
• LUGENBEEL, Pinckney - Maj., 18th U.S. Infantry, (1840), Mar 1, 1866 to May 1867
• AYRES, Robert - Capt., 19th U.S. Infantry, May 1867 to Jun 19, 1867
• BRYANT, M. - Capt., 6th U.S. Infantry, Jun 20, 1867 to Nov 3, 1867, Jan 20, 1868 to May 1, 1868, May 1868 to Feb 26, 1869
• FLOYD-JONES, Delancey - Col., 6th U.S. Infantry, (1846), Nov 4, 1867 to May 1868, Feb 27, 1869 to Apr 1869
• HUSTON, Daniel, Jr. - Lt. Col., 6th U.S. Infantry, (1848), Apr 24, 1869 to Jan 29, 1871
• SCHINDEL, Jeremiah P. - Capt., 6th U.S. Infantry, Aug 8, 1869 to Sep 25, 1869, Oct 27, 1869 to Nov 20, 1869, Jul 26, 1871 to Aug 29, 1871
• MUNSON, Jacob F. - Lt., 6th U.S. Infantry, Aug 22, 1870 to Sep 4, 1870
• HAZEN, William B. - Col., 6th U.S. Infantry, (1855), Jan 30, 1871 to Sep 30, 1871
• SANDERS, William W. - Capt., 6th U.S. Infantry, Aug 30, 1871 to Sep 3, 1871
• Post re-established G.O. 1, Headquarters, Fort Gibson, July 31, 1872
• GRIERSON, Benjamin H. - Col., 10th U.S. Cavalry, Jul 31, 1872 to Jan 5, 1873
• LAWSON, Gaines - Capt., 25th U.S. Infantry, Oct 29, 1872 to Nov 11, 1872, Jan 5, 1873 to Feb 23, 1873
• DAVIDSON, J. W. - Lt. Col., 10th U.S. Cavalry, (1845), Feb 24, 1873 to Apr 20, 1873
• UPHAM, John J. - Capt., 6th Cavalry, (1859), Apr 21, 1873 to Sep 6, 1873, Sep 8, 1875 to Jun 6, 1876
• BENNETT, Andrew S. - Capt., 5th U.S. Infantry, Jun 30, 1873 to Jul 5, 1873
• NEILL, Thomas H. - Lt. Col., 6th U.S. Cavalry, (1847), Sep 7, 1873 to Aug 6, 1874
• WOODRUFF, Thomas M. - Lt., 5th U.S. Infantry, 1871, Aug 7, 1874 to Sep 7, 1875
• RANDALL, Edward L. - Lt., 5th U.S. Infantry, Jun 7, 1876 to Jul 14, 1876
• BUTLER, Edmond - Capt., 5th U.S. Infantry, Jul 15, 1876 to Aug 6, 1876
• MCDERMOTT, George - Lt., 5th U.S. Infantry, Aug 7, 1876 to Oct 18, 1876
• SMITH, Lewis - Lt., [[3rd Artillery, Oct 19, 1876 to Dec 26, 1876
• ESKRIDGE, R. I. - Capt., 23rd U.S. Infantry, Dec 27, 1876 to Jun 14, 1877
• LAYTON, Caleb Rodney - Capt., 16th U.S. Infantry, Jun 15, 1877 to May 18, 1879
• HOUGH, A. L. - Maj., 22nd U.S. Infantry, May 19, 1879 to Oct 3, 1879
• DICKEY, C. J. - Capt., 22nd U.S. Infantry, Jul 29, 1879 to Aug 5, 1879
• BALANCE, John G. - Second Lt., 22nd U.S. Infantry, (1875), Oct 4, 1879 to Jan 31, 1880
• NEWTON, John - Second Lt., 16th U.S. Infantry, Feb 1, 1880 to Mar 5, 1880
• THEAKER, Hugh A. - Capt., 16th U.S. Infantry, Mar 6, 1880 to Mar 28, 1880
• NICHOLS, W. A. - Second Lt., 23rd U.S. Infantry, Oct 1880 to Nov 13, 1880
• OFFLEY, R. H. - Maj., 19th U.S. Infantry, Nov 14, 1880 to Nov 1, 1881
• WINIE, Thomas M. - Lt., 19th U.S. Infantry, Apr 25, 1881 to May 10, 1881
• LEETE, John G. - Lt., 19th U.S. Infantry, Sep 26, 1881 to Oct 16, 1881
• TAYLOR, A. H. M. - Lt., 19th U.S. Infantry, Nov 2, 1881 to Nov 12, 1881
• BATES, J. C. - Capt., 20th U.S. Infantry, Nov 13, 1881 to May 14, 1885
• HARBACH, A. A. - Capt., 20th U.S. 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 , Apr 30, 1885 to May 8, 1885
• IVANS, J. A. - Second Lt., 20th U.S. Infantry, Mar 21, 1883 to May 11, 1883
• CUSACK, Patrick - Capt., 9th Cavalry, Sep 29, 1883 to Oct 19, 1883
• MCCASKEY, William S. - Capt., 20th U.S. Infantry, Jul 26, 1884 to Aug 4, 1884
• JAMES, W. H. W. - Lt., 24th U.S. Infantry, (1872), May 14, 1885 to Jun 13, 1885
• KEELER, Birney B. - Capt., 18th U.S. Infantry, Jun 14, 1885 to Sep 15, 1885
• POTTER, Carroll H. - Capt., 18th U.S. Infantry, (1857), Sep 16, 1885 to Oct 1, 1886, Dec 10, 1888 to Sep 5, 1889
• COPPINGER, John J. - Lt. Col., 18th U.S. Infantry, Oct 2, 1886 to Jul 17, 1888
• ADAMS, Henry H. - Capt., 18th U.S. Infantry, Jun 8, 1888 to Jul 17, 1888 , Jul 17, 1888 to Dec 9, 1888
• SCHINDEL, Jeremiah P. - Capt., 6th U.S. Infantry, Oct 2, 1889 to Sept 22, 1890
• Post finally abandoned Sept 22, 1890

Camp at Fort Gibson

• GALBRAITH, Jacob G. - Capt., 1st U.S. Cavalry, (1877), Apr 6, 1897 to Jul 18, 1897
• FORSE, Albert G. (Cullum 2074) - Maj., 1st U.S. Cavalry, (1865), Jul 19, 1897 to Oct 19, 1897
• TUTHERLY, Herbert E. - Capt., 1st U.S. 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."
• DONALDSON, T. Q., Jr. - Capt., 8th U.S. Cavalry, (1887), Apr 7, 1901 to Sep 20, 1901
• LOTT, A. G. - Squadron Adjutant, 3rd U.S. Cavalry, (1892), Sep 21, 1901 to Nov 19, 1901