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On September 2 , 1854 , the headquarters was moved to Benicia Barracks , in Benicia, California . In January 1857, the headquarters again returned to San Francisco. On September 13 , 1858 , the Department of the Pacific was disbanded, replaced by two new departments: the Department of California and the Department of Oregon. During the American Civil War the army again reorganized, and on January 15 , 1861 , the Department of the Pacific was reconstituted by consolidating the Departments of California and Oregon. The first commander of the new Department of the Pacific was Colonel ( Brevet Brigadier General) Albert Sidney Johnston . From ), Oregon (headquarters at Fort Vancouver ), Southern California (headquarters at Drum Barracks ), and Utah (headquarters at Fort Douglas ). In July 1865, the Department of the Pacific was abolished and replaced by the Departments of California and the Columbia. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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