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Fifth Military District

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The "U.S. Military Post Returns 1809-1916", archived by NARA, shows monthly post reports were filed for the U.S. 35th Infantry Regiment stationed in San Antonio, TX from about Dec. 1866 to mid-1870. It was commanded most of the time by Brigadier General (Brevet)
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In the three months between Sheridan's removal and Hancock's arrival in New Orleans, the Fifth was led by two interim commanders:
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and removing some Confederate sympathizers from office. This outraged
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Several incidents were committed against black federal soldiers at
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period following the American Civil War. It covered the states of
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from 1867 to 1870. The district was stipulated by the
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served as its first military governor, enforcing the
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took office in March 1869, he replaced Hancock with
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Departments and districts of the United States Army
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Index


First Military District
Second Military District
Third Military District
Fourth Military District
U.S. Army
administrative units
U.S. War Department
American South
Reconstruction Acts
Reconstruction
Texas
Louisiana
Philip Sheridan
Reconstruction Acts
U.S. President
Andrew Johnson
Winfield Scott Hancock
Charles Griffin
Joseph A. Mower
Ulysses S. Grant
Joseph J. Reynolds
Fort Brown
Jayhawkers
United States Army
Texas
U.S. 1st Artillery
4th
6th
9th

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