Military Division of the Missouri
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The Military Division of the Missouri was a major U.S. Army administrative command in the late 19th century responsible for overseeing military operations and frontier posts across much of the central and western United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Military Division of the Missouri canonical | 1 |
| U.S. Army Department of the Missouri | 1 |
| U.S. Army Division of the Missouri | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army administrative command
ⓘ
military division ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
central United States
ⓘ
western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasActivity |
Indian Wars operations
ⓘ
border security with Mexico ⓘ coordination of campaigns on the Great Plains ⓘ protection of frontier settlements ⓘ supervision of western forts ⓘ support of railroad expansion security ⓘ |
| hasCommandArea |
Great Plains region
ⓘ
Rocky Mountain region NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of the Midwest United States ⓘ parts of the Southwest United States ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
implementation of federal Indian policy by military means
ⓘ
logistical oversight of frontier forces ⓘ maintenance of order in western territories ⓘ strategic coordination of multiple departments ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administration of frontier posts
ⓘ
command of U.S. Army departments ⓘ oversight of military operations ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
|
| historicalSignificance |
key command in U.S. Indian Wars
ⓘ
major component of post–Civil War U.S. Army structure ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Army ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
Department of Dakota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Department of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of the Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of the Platte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | geographic military command ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Army Department of the Missouri
this entity surface form:
U.S. Army Division of the Missouri