Apache Campaigns - Fort Huachuca - U.S. Army

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Indian trading stores at San Carlos, Arizona.
Huachuca’s Changing Landscape: Permanent Old Post,
1880-1902
The early maturation of the Camp Huachuca garrison put it on a par with other posts in the
Department of Arizona and convinced Major General Irvin McDowell that it was deserving of a
permanent status. Captain Whitside’s lobbying efforts were paying off. The Division of the
Pacific commander began in 1879 to persuade the Secretary of War to recognize the Huachuca
cantonment as a permanent installation.
While the shapers of military policies in Washington pondered General McDowell’s proposal,
the Camp and district continued to prosper. A stage line now connected the post with the
town of Benson and a telegraph service put the Army in communication with nearby Charleston.
The Southern Pacific railroad passed within fifty miles.
Allowance for Quarters, 1857-1881
Major General ................. 5 rooms and kitchen
Brigadier General ............. 4 rooms and kitchen
Colonel ....................... 4 rooms and kitchen
Lieutenant Colonel ............ 3 rooms and kitchen
Major ......................... 3 rooms and kitchen
Captain ....................... 2 rooms and kitchen
Lieutenant .................... 1 room and kitchen
Post NCO staff ................ 1 room
For each five enlisted men, Private, Corporal and Sergeant, one room of 225-256
square feet.
Room size for officers not specified; rooms upstairs did not necessarily count against the
total.
HUACHUCA ILLUSTRATED