District of Arizona
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District of Arizona was a subordinate district of the Department of New Mexico
territory created on August 30, 1862 and transferred to the Department of the Pacific
in March 1865.
On July 27, 1865 the Military Division of the Pacific
was created under Major General
Henry W. Halleck, replacing the Department of the Pacific, consisting of the Department of the Columbia
and the expanded Department of California
, that absorbed the District of Southern California and that consisted of the States of California
and Nevada
and the Territory of New Mexico and Territory of Arizona.
Department of New Mexico
The Department of New Mexico was a department of the United States Army during the mid-19th century. At first a part of the Department of the West, it was created as an independent department following the breakup of that Division into various departments during the Civil War...
territory created on August 30, 1862 and transferred to the Department of the Pacific
Department of the Pacific
The Department of the Pacific was a major command of the United States Army during the 19th century.-Formation:The Department of the Pacific was first organized on October 31, 1853, at San Francisco, California, taking over from the previous Pacific Division. The department reported directly to...
in March 1865.
District of Arizona (Dept. of New Mexico) Commanders
- James H. Carleton August 30, 1862 - September 5, 1862
- Joseph R. WestJoseph R. WestJoseph Rodman West was a United States Senator from Louisiana and a general in the United States Army during and after the American Civil War...
September 5, 1862 - January 29, 1864 - George W. Bowie January 29, 1864 - November, 1864
- Joseph R. Smith November, 1864 - December 8, 1864
District of Arizona (Dept. of the Pacific) Commanders
- John S. MasonJohn S. MasonJohn Sanford Mason was a career officer in the United States Army who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
March 7, 1865 - July 21, 1865
On July 27, 1865 the Military Division of the Pacific
Military Division of the Pacific
The Military Division of the Pacific was a major command of the United States Army during the 19th century.-Formation:On July 27, 1865 the Military Division of the Pacific was created under Major General Henry W...
was created under Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Henry W. Halleck, replacing the Department of the Pacific, consisting of the Department of the Columbia
Department of the Columbia
The Department of the Columbia was a major command of the United States Army during the 19th century.-Formation:On July 27, 1865 the Military Division of the Pacific was created under Major General Henry W...
and the expanded Department of California
Department of California
The Department of California was one of two Army Departments created September 13, 1858, replacing the original Department of the Pacific and was composed of the territory of the United States lying west of the Rocky Mountains and south of Oregon and Washington territories, except the Rogue River...
, that absorbed the District of Southern California and that consisted of the States of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
and the Territory of New Mexico and Territory of Arizona.
Posts in the District of Arizona
- Fort DefianceFort Defiance, ArizonaFort Defiance is a census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 4,061 at the 2000 census.- History :...
, 1851–1861, 1863–1864 - Fort BuchananFort Buchanan, ArizonaFort Buchanan, was a United States Army post founded in 1856 three miles west of present day Sonoita, Arizona in what is now called Hog Canyon. The fort was located on the east slope of the canyon and under constant attack by native Americans. It was officially abandoned in 1861 but during the...
, 1856–1861, 1862 - Fort Breckenridge 1857-1861, Fort Stanford 1862, Camp Wright 1865, Camp Grant 1865-1873
- Fort MojaveFort MojaveFort Mohave was originally named Camp Colorado when it was established on April 19, 1859 by Lieutenant Colonel William Hoffman during the Mohave War...
1858-1861, 1863–1890 - Fort TucsonPresidio San Augustin del TucsonPresidio San Agustín del Tucsón or Fort Tucson was a presidio located within Tucson, Arizona. The original fortress was built by Spanish conquistadors during the 18th century and was the founding structure of what became the city of Tucson...
1860-1862- Tucson ArmoryArmory Park Historic Residential DistrictArmory Park Historic Residential District is a historic district in Tucson, Arizona. It was listed on the NRHP in 1976 and the district boundaries were increased in 1996.-References:...
1862-1864
- Tucson Armory
- Fort BarrettFort BarrettFort Barrett was a temporary earthwork built by the United States Army's California Column in 1862 during the American Civil War. It was located at the Pima Villages two miles from the Gila river nearby Casa Blanca and Bapchule, Arizona and was built around the flour mill of settler Ammi White to...
, 1862 - Fort BowieFort BowieFort Bowie was a 19th century outpost of the United States Army located in southeastern Arizona near the present day town of Willcox, Arizona.Fort Bowie was established in 1862 after a series of engagements between the U.S. Military and the Chiricahua Apaches. The most violent of which was the...
, 1862–1894 - Mission Camp, 1862
- Fort TubacTubac Presidio State Historic ParkTubac Presidio State Historic Park, located in Tubac, Arizona, USA, preserves the ruins of the Presidio San Ignacio de Tubac and various other buildings, thereby presenting a timeline of human settlement in this Southern Arizona town...
, 1862–1865, 1866–1868 - Camp at Bear Spring, 1863–1864
- Camp Clark, 1863–1864
- Fort WhippleFort Whipple, ArizonaFort Whipple was a U.S. Army post which served as Arizona Territory's capital prior to the founding of Prescott, Arizona. The post was founded by Edward Banker Willis in January 1864 in Chino Valley, Arizona, but was moved in May 1864 to Granite Creek near the present day location of Prescott. ...
1864-1869
- Fort Whipple
- Camp Pomeroy, 1863
- Fort VerdeFort Verde State Historic ParkFort Verde State Historic Park in the town of Camp Verde, Arizona is a small park that attempts to preserve parts of the Apache Wars-era fort as it appeared in the 1880s...
1864 - 1866 - Yuma DepotYuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic ParkYuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park, formerly Yuma Crossing State Historic Park, and now one of the Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites on the National Register of Historic Places in the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area. It is an Arizona state park in the city of Yuma, Arizona, USA.The...
1864 - 1891 - Fort CerroCerro Colorado, ArizonaCerro Colorado is a ghost town in southern Pima County, Arizona. It is located off Arivaca Road, near Arivaca, Arizona. The town is best known for the massacre of mining employees by Mexican outlaws and buried treasure.-History:...
1863 - ?
See also
- California in the Civil WarCalifornia in the Civil WarCalifornia's involvement in the American Civil War included sending gold east, recruiting volunteer combat units to replace regular forces in territories of the Western United States, maintaining and building numerous camps and fortifications, suppressing secessionist activity and securing the New...
- New Mexico Territory in the Civil War
- Arizona Territory in the Civil War