List of Governors of Alaska
Commanders of the Department of Alaska
The vast region was initially designated the Department of Alaska, under the jurisdiction of the Department of War and administered by the U.S.

List of Governors of Alaska

Section Title: Commanders of the Department of Alaska
Table Section Text: The vast region was initially designated the Department of Alaska, under the jurisdiction of the Department of War and administered by the U.S.

No.	Commander	Position	Term in office

1	-	Jefferson C. Davis	Army Colonel	October 18, 1867 – August 31, 1870

2	-	George K. Brady	Army Captain	September 1, 1870 – September 22, 1870

3	-	John C. Tidball	Army Major	September 23, 1870 – September 19, 1871

4	Harvey A. Allen	Army Major	September 20, 1871 – January 3, 1873

5	-	Joseph Stewart	Army Major	January 4, 1873 – April 20, 1874

6	George B. Rodney Jr.	Army Captain	April 21, 1874 – August 16, 1874

7	Joseph B. Campbell	Army Captain	August 17, 1874 – June 14, 1876

8	John Mendenhall	Army Major	June 15, 1876 – March 4, 1877

9	Arthur Morris	Army Captain	March 5, 1877 – June 14, 1877

10	Montgomery P. Berry	Collector of Customs	June 14, 1877 – August 13, 1877

11	Henry Charles DeAhna	Collector of Customs	August 14, 1877 – March 26, 1878

12	M. D. Ball	Collector of Customs	March 27, 1878 – June 13, 1879

13	-	Lester A. Beardslee	Navy Captain	June 14, 1879 – September 12, 1880

14	-	Henry Glass	Navy Commander	September 13, 1880 – August 9, 1881

15	Edward P. Lull	Navy Commander	August 10, 1881 – October 18, 1881

16	-	Henry Glass	Navy Commander	October 19, 1881 – March 12, 1882

17	Frederick Pearson	Navy Commander	March 13, 1882 – October 3, 1882

18	Edgar C. Merriman	Navy Commander	October 4, 1882 – September 13, 1883

19	RADM Joseph Coghlan.JPG	Joseph Coghlan	Navy Commander	September 15, 1883 – September 13, 1884

20	Henry E. Nichols	Navy Lieutenant commander	September 14, 1884 – September 15, 1884

Sentence(s)

George Keyports Brady served as the second commander of the Department of Alaska, from September 1, 1870 to September 22, 1870.

final_sentence: George Keyports Brady served as the second commander of the Department of Alaska, from September 1, 1870 to September 22, 1870.