Department of Dakota

A subdivision of the Division of the Missouri, the Department of Dakota was established by the United States Army on August 11, 1866, to encompass all military activities and forts within Minnesota, Dakota Territory and Montana Territory. The Department of Dakota was initially headquartered at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and then moved to St.Paul in March 1867. The department was discontinued in 1911.

Department of Dakota
Active18661911
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
TypeAdministrative District
Part ofDivision of the Missouri
HeadquartersFort Snelling, Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Alfred H. Terry
Winfield S. Hancock

Commanders

  • Brevet Major General Alfred H. Terry, (Sept. 18, 1866-May 17, 1869)
  • Major General Winfield S. Hancock, (May 17, 1869-Jan. 2, 1873)
  • Brigadier General Alfred H. Terry, (Jan. 2, 1873–1886)
  • Major General Thomas Howard Ruger (1886–1891)
  • Brigadier General James F. Wade, (1899-1901)
  • Brigadier General Winfield Scott Edgerly (1908)

Department of Dakota Forts

Minnesota

Dakota Territory

Montana

North Dakota

South Dakota

Wyoming

(Wyoming Territory became attached to the Department of the Platte on July 25, 1868)

Bibliography

  • Raphael P. Thian, Notes Illustrating the Military Geography of the United States, 1813-1880 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1881; reprinted Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1979).
  • Francis Paul Prucha, A Guide to the Military Posts of the United States, 1789-1895 (Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1964).
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