U.S. Army Department of the Columbia

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The U.S. Army Department of the Columbia was a 19th-century military administrative district of the United States Army responsible for overseeing army operations and defense in the Pacific Northwest region.

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U.S. Army Department of the Columbia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army department
military administrative district
appliesToJurisdiction Pacific Northwest region of the United States
linked to: Pacific Northwest
country United States
dissolvedAbolishedOrDemolished 1891
followed District of Oregon
District of Washington
followedBy Department of the Pacific
hasHeadquarters Fort Vancouver
Vancouver Barracks
hasNotableGarrison Camp Colfax
linked to: Camp Harney

Camp Gaston
Camp Harney
Camp Warner
Fort Boise
Fort Canby
Fort Cape Disappointment
linked to: Cape Disappointment

Fort Coeur d'Alene
Fort Colville
Fort Dalles
Fort Kenay
Fort Klamath
Fort Kodiak
Fort Lapwai
Fort Sherman
Fort Spokane
Fort St. Michael
Fort Stevens
Fort Tongass
Fort Townsend
Fort Vancouver
Fort Walla Walla
Fort Wrangell
Fort Yukon
hasRole defense administration
oversight of army operations
regional army command
inception 1865
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Alaska
Idaho Territory
Montana Territory
Oregon
Pacific Northwest
Washington Territory
militaryBranch United States Army
namedAfter Columbia River
partOf Military Division of the Pacific
United States Army
timePeriod 19th century

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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site associatedWith U.S. Army Department of the Columbia