droite|vignette|upright=1.3|Postes militaires de l'époque de la guerre de Sécession dans le Pacifique nord-ouest. Le district de l'Oregon est un commandement du département de l'armée de l'Union formé au cours de la guerre de Sécession.

Historique Le district de l'Oregon appartient au département du Pacifique indépendant reconstitué par la consolidation des départements de Californie et de l'Oregon, qui est créé le , lorsque l'armée est réorganisée. Le district est créé le même jour, et comprend le même territoire que l'ancien département de l'Oregon, l'État de l'Oregon (sauf pour les régions de la rivière Rogue et de la rivière Umpqua dans le sud de l'Oregon) et le territoire de Washington, avec les quartiers généraux se trouvent au fort Vancouver dans le territoire de Washington.

Le , le district comprend le territoire de l'Idaho après avoir été formé à partir de la partie orientale du territoire de Washington. Le , le district de l'Oregon est étendu à l'ensemble de l'État de l'OregonThe War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume L, CHAPTER LXII, pp. 2–6. eHistory at The Ohio State University.

Le , la division militaire du Pacifique est créée sous les ordres du major général Henry W. Halleck, en remplacement du département du Pacifique. Elle se compose du département du Colombia remplaçant le district de l'Oregon et le département de Californie. George Wright, alors brigadier général de l'armée des États-Unis, est affecté au commandement du nouveau département du ColumbiaOfficial Records of the War of the Rebellion , SERIES I—VOLUME XLVI, GENERAL ORDERS No. 118. June 27, 1865, Military Division of the United States After The Civil War.

Commandants du district de l'Oregon

Colonel George Wright, – . Colonel Benjamin L. Beall, – . Lieutenant-colonel Albemarle Cady, – Colonel Justus Steinberger, – Brigadier général Benjamin Alvord, – Colonel Ruben F. Maury, – The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume L, CHAPTER LXII.

Postes dans le district de l'Oregon

Fort Colville, territoire de Washington, 1859–1882 Fort Steilacoom, territoire de Washington, 1849–1868 Fort Dalles, Oregon, 1850–1867 Fort Vancouver, territoire de Washington, 1853–1879 Fort Bellingham, territoire de Washington, 1855–1860 Fort Cascades, territoire de Washington, 1855–1861 Fort Yamhill, Oregon, 1856–1866 Fort Townsend, territoire de Washington, 1856–1861 Fort Walla Walla, territoire de Washington, 1856–1911 Fort Hoskins, Oregon, 1857–1865 Siletz Blockhouse, Oregon, 1858–1866A two-story blockhouse built to protect the Siletz Indian Agency. It was a subpost of Fort Hoskins. Originally called Yaquina Bay Blockhouse (1856–1858) located at the mouth of the near South Beach. It was dismantled and floated upriver in 1858. Located at Siletz, Oregon. Camp Pickett, territoire de Washington, 1859–1863 Poste de San Juan, territoire de Washington, 1863–1867 Camp Chehalis, territoire de Washington, 1860–1861 Camp Baker, Oregon, 1862–1865Garrisoned by the Oregon Volunteer Cavalry to observe Confederate sympathizers in nearby Jacksonville, Oregon. Located one-half mile west of Phoenix, Oregon. Possibly also known as Camp Phoenix., Camp Barlow, Oregon, 1862 Charles Henry Carey, History of Oregon, The Pioneer Historical Publishing Company, Portland, 1922, pg. 663. Near A temporary Civil War encampment for the Oregon Volunteers, located two miles north of Oregon City, Oregon. The entire garrison moved to Camp Clackamas. Camp Clackamas, Oregon, 1862 A temporary state militia post that lasted only one month. Located at the mouth of the Clackamas about one mile north of Oregon City. Replaced Camp Barlow. Poste à Cape Disappointment, territoire de Washington, 1862–1864 Post at Cape Disappointment was at the north mouth of the Columbia River, Washington Territory, later renamed Fort Cape Disappointment 1864 and in 1875. Fort Cape Disappointment, territoire de Washington, 1864–1875 Camp Lapwai, territoire de l'Idaho, 1862 Fort Lapwai, territoire de l'Idaho, 1862–1884 Fort Boise, territoire de l'Idaho, 1863–1912 Post à Grand Ronde Indian Agency ou Fort Lafayette, Oregon 1863Officially known as Post at Communauté de Grand Ronde, it was a temporary outpost of Fort Yamhill built by Oregon Volunteers at Grand Ronde, Oregon., Fort Hall, territoire de l'Idaho, 1863–1865 Fort Klamath, Oregon, 1863–1890 Fort à Point Adams, Oregon, 1863–inconnuCarey, History of Oregon, pg. 672. Located on the south shore of the mouth of the fleuve Columbia. Later named Fort Stevens. Camp Alvord, Oregon, 1864–1866 Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671. On Horse Creek in the Alvord Valley, east of the Steen Mountain Range Camp Dalgren, Oregon, 1864 Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671 Located slightly east of Camps Maury and Polk. Camp Henderson, Oregon, 1864–1866 Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671. This camp, named for Oregon's representative in Congress at that time, was established early in 1864, near the mouth of Jordan Creek, 330 miles from Walla Walla, and was the center of operations in Southeastern Oregon for some time afterward. Camp Lincoln, Oregon, 1864Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671 Near Canyon City, on the headwaters of John Day River. Camp Maury, Oregon, 1864Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671. On the Deschutes River near the mouth of rivière Crooked. Camp Russell, Oregon, 1864–1865 A Civil War training camp once located in Salem, Oregon, at the state fairgrounds, present-day 17th Street and Silverton Road. Camp Watson, Oregon, 1864–1869 Camp Colfax, Oregon, 1865, 1867Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671. At the Willow Creek crossing of the Canyon City – Boise Road, south of Baker City. Camp Currey, Oregon, 1865–1866 Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671. On Silver Creek. Camp Lander, territoire de l'Idaho, 1865–1866 Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671. On the Snake River, at the site of Old Fort Hall in S. Idaho Territory. Camp Logan, Oregon, 1865–1868 Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671 East of Canyon City, on the road to Colfax. Camp Lyon, Idaho, 1865–1869 Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671 In the Jordan Valley, east of the Owyhee River.IDAHO STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY REFERENCE SERIES, CAMP LYON, Number 357 July 16, 1965 Camp Polk, Oregon, 1865–1866 Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671. On the Deschutes River near the mouth of Crooked River. Camp Reed, territoire de l'Idaho, 1865–1866 Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671,674. On the Snake River, near Salmon Falls, in S. Idaho Territory. Camp sur la Silvies River, OregonCarey, History of Oregon, pg. 674. Located on the on Silvies River, north of Lac Malheur. Camp Wright, Oregon, 1865–1866 Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671. North of Harney Lake. A temporary state militia encampment on the Silvies River, possibly to the south of Burns, Oregon. Originally Adobe Camp (1865), a 25-yard square sod-walled post, was located here before being replaced after only two weeks. Old Camp Warner, Oregon, 1866–1867Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671. Located east of Warner Lakes. A Federal camp originally located 20 miles east of Warner (Hart) Lake. It was moved in 1867 Camp Warner, Oregon, 1867–1874Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671. Located west of Warner Lakes.

Voir aussi

Idaho durant la guerre de Sécession Montana durant la guerre de Sécession Oregon durant la guerre de Sécession Washington durant la guerre de Sécession Guerre des Snakes

Références

Catégorie:Californie durant la guerre de Sécession Catégorie:Département et district de l'United States Army Catégorie:Idaho durant la guerre de Sécession Catégorie:Oregon durant la guerre de Sécession Catégorie:Théâtre de la côte du Pacifique de la guerre de Sécession Catégorie:Département de l'Union Army Catégorie:Washington (État) durant la guerre de Sécession