The District of Oregon was a
Union Army command
department formed during the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...
.
History
The District of Oregon was part of the independent
Department of the Pacific reconstituted by consolidating the
Departments of California and
Oregon
Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
, which was created on January 15, 1861 when the Army was reorganized. The district was created the same day, and comprised the same territory as the former
Department of Oregon, the state of
Oregon
Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
(except for the areas of the
Rogue River and
Umpqua River in Southern Oregon) and
Washington Territory
The Washington Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1853, until November 11, 1889, when the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Washington. It was created from the ...
, with headquarters at
Fort Vancouver in Washington Territory.
On March 3, 1865 the district included
Idaho Territory after it was formed from the eastern part of Washington Territory. On March 14, 1865, the District of Oregon was extended to include the entire state of Oregon.
On July 27, 1865 the
Military Division of the Pacific was created under
Major General Henry W. Halleck, replacing the Department of the Pacific. It consisted of the
Department of the Columbia replacing the District of Oregon and the
Department of California. George Wright, now a U. S. Army Brigadier General, was assigned to command the new Department of the Columbia.
District of Oregon commanders
* Colonel
George Wright, January 15, 1861 – September 13, 1861.
* Colonel
Benjamin L. Beall, September 13, 1861 – October 23, 1861.
* Lieutenant Colonel
Albemarle Cady, October 23, 1861 – May 5, 1862
* Colonel
Justus Steinberger May 5, 1862 – July 7, 1862
* Brigadier General
Benjamin Alvord, July 7, 1862 – March 23, 1865
* Colonel
Reuben F. Maury, March 23, 1865 – June 27, 1865
Posts in the District of Oregon
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Fort Colville, Washington Territory, 1859–1882
*
Fort Steilacoom, Washington Territory, (1849–1868)
*
Fort Dalles, Oregon, 1850–1867
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Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory 1853–1879
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Fort Bellingham, Washington Territory (1855–1860)
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Fort Cascades, Washington Territory (1855–1861)
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Fort Yamhill, Oregon (1856–1866)
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Fort Townsend, Washington Territory (1856–1861)
*
Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory 1856–1911
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Fort Hoskins, Oregon, 1857–1865
*
Siletz Blockhouse, Oregon 1858–1866
*
Camp Pickett, Washington Territory (1859–1863)
**
Post of San Juan, Washington Territory (1863–1867)
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Camp Chehalis, Washington Territory (1860–1861)
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Camp Baker, Oregon 1862–1865,
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Camp Barlow, Oregon, 1862
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Camp Clackamas, Oregon, 1862
*
Post at Cape Disappointment, Washington Territory, 1862–1864
**
Fort Cape Disappointment, Washington Territory, 1864–1875
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Camp Lapwai, Idaho Territory, 1862
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Fort Lapwai, Idaho Territory, 1862–1884
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Fort Boise, Idaho Territory, 1863–1912
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Post at Grand Ronde Indian Agency or ''Fort Lafayette'', Oregon 1863,
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Fort Hall, Idaho Territory, 1863–1865
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Fort Klamath, Oregon, 1863–1890
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Fort at Point Adams, Oregon 1863–?
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Camp Alvord, Oregon 1864–1866
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Camp Dalgren, Oregon 1864
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Camp Henderson, Oregon, 1864–1866
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Camp Lincoln, Oregon 1864
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Camp Maury, Oregon 1864
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Camp Russell, Oregon 1864–1865
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Camp Watson, Oregon 1864–1869
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Camp Colfax, Oregon, 1865, 1867
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Camp Currey, Oregon 1865–1866
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Camp Lander, Idaho Territory, 1865–1866
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Camp Logan, Oregon 1865–1868
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Camp Lyon, Idaho 1865–1869
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Camp Polk, Oregon 1865–1866
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Camp Reed, Idaho Territory 1865–1866
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Camp on Silvies River, Oregon ?
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Camp Wright, Oregon 1865–1866
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Old Camp Warner, Oregon 1866–1867
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Camp Warner, Oregon 1867–1874
[Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671. Located west of Warner Lakes.]
See also
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Idaho in the American Civil War
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Montana in the American Civil War
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Oregon in the American Civil War
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Washington in the American Civil War
The role of Washington Territory in the American Civil War is atypical, as the territory was the most remote from the main battlefields of the conflict. The territory raised a small number of volunteers for the Union Army, who did not fight aga ...
*
Snake War
References
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Oregon
Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
Oregon, District of
Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War
California in the American Civil War
Oregon in the American Civil War
Idaho in the American Civil War
Washington (state) in the American Civil War
1861 establishments in Oregon