APPENDIX II
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.