Confederate States Bureau of Indian Affairs

The Confederate States Bureau of Indian Affairs was a subdivision of the Confederate States War Department established in 1861 to handle the duties the War Department was charged with regarding the Confederacy's relations with the various Indian Nations with which it interacted.

Commissioners of the Bureau

Image Name Took office Left office
David Hubbard 15 March 1861 7 April 1862
Sutton S. Scott 8 April 1862 1863
David Hubbard 1863 21 February 1865
Brig. Gen. Douglas H. Cooper 21 February 1865 April 1865

Commanders of the Department of the Indian Territory

Image Name Took office Left office
Brig. Gen. Albert Pike 16 March 1861  ? 1862
Brig. Gen. Benjamin McCulloch  ? 7 March 1862
Brig. Gen. Albert Pike 7 March 1862 5 November 1862
Col. Douglas H. Cooper 5 November 1862 8 January 1863
Brig. Gen. William Steele 8 January 1863 11 December 1863
Brig. Gen. Samuel B. Maxey 11 December 1863 21 February 1865
Brig. Gen. Douglas H. Cooper 21 February 1865 April 1865

References

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