| Quartermaster General of the United States Army |
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Incumbent: BG Gwen Bingham Since: November 22, 2010 |
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| First | MG Thomas Mifflin |
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| Formation | June 16, 1775 |
| Website | Official Website |
The Quartermaster General of the United States Army is a general officer who is responsible for the Quartermaster Corps, the Quartermaster branch of the U.S. Army. The Quartermaster General does not command Quartermaster units, but is primarily focused on training, doctrine and professional development of Quartermaster soldiers. The Quartermaster General also serves as the Commanding General, U.S. Army Quartermaster Center and School, Fort Lee, Virginia and the traditional Quartermaster Corps. The office of the Quartermaster General was established by resolution of the Continental Congress on 16 June 1775, but the position was not filled until 14 August 1775. Perhaps the most famous Quartermaster General was Nathanael Greene, who was the third Quartermaster General, serving from March 1778 to August 1780. The very first Quartermaster General to serve in the U.S. Army was Thomas Mifflin of Pennsylvania.
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| Name | Photo | Term began | Term ended | |
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| 1. | MG Thomas Mifflin | August 14, 1775 | May 16, 1776 | |
| 2. | COL Stephen Moylan | June 5, 1776 | September 27, 1776 | |
| 1. | MG Thomas Mifflin | October 1, 1776 | November 17, 1777 | |
| 3. | MG Nathanael Greene | March 2, 1778 | August 5, 1780 | |
| 4. | COL Timothy Pickering | August 5, 1780 | July 25, 1785 | |
| 5. | Samuel Hodgdon | March 4, 1791 | April 19, 1792 | |
| 6. | James O'Hara | April 19, 1792 | May 1, 1796 | |
| 7. | MG John Wilkins, Jr. | June 1, 1796 | June 1, 1802 | |
| 8. | BG Morgan Lewis | April 3, 1812 | March 2, 1813 | |
| 9. | BG Robert Swartwout | March 21, 1813 | June 5, 1816 | |
| 10. | COL James Mullany | April 29, 1816 | April 14, 1818 | |
| 11. | COL George Gibson | April 29, 1816 | April 14, 1818 | |
| 12. | BG Thomas S. Jesup | May 8, 1818 | June 10, 1860 | |
| 13. | BG Joseph E. Johnston | June 20, 1860 | April 22, 1861 | |
| 14. | BG Montgomery C. Meigs | May 15, 1861 | February 6, 1882 | |
| 15. | BG Daniel H. Rucker | February 13, 1882 | February 23, 1882 | |
| 16. | BG Rufus Ingalls | February 23, 1882 | July 1, 1883 | |
| 17. | BG Samuel B. Holabird | July 1, 1883 | June 16, 1890 | |
| 18. | BG Richard Batchelder | June 26, 1890 | July 27, 1896 | |
| 19. | BG Charles G. Sawtelle | August 19, 1896 | February 16, 1897 | |
| 20. | BG George H. Weeks | February 16, 1897 | February 3, 1898 | |
| 21. | BG Marshall I. Ludington | February 3, 1898 | April 12, 1903 | |
| 22. | BG Charles F. Humphrey | April 12, 1903 | July 1, 1907 | |
| 23. | MG James B. Aleshire | July 1, 1907 | September 12, 1916 | |
| 24. | MG Henry G. Sharpe | September 16, 1916 | July 21, 1918 | |
| 25. | MG Harry L. Rogers | July 22, 1918 | August 27, 1922 | |
| 26. | MG William H. Hart | August 28, 1922 | January 2, 1926 | |
| 27. | MG B. Frank Cheatham | January 3, 1926 | January 17, 1930 | |
| 28. | MG John L. DeWitt | February 3, 1930 | February 3, 1934 | |
| 29. | MG Louis H. Bash | February 3, 1934 | March 31, 1936 | |
| 30. | MG Henry Gibbins | April 1, 1936 | March 31, 1940 | |
| 31. | LTG Edmund B. Gregory | April 1, 1940 | January 31, 1946 | |
| 32. | MG Thomas B. Larkin | February 1, 1946 | March 21, 1949 | |
| 33. | MG Herman Feldman | March 21, 1949 | September 28, 1951 | |
| 34. | MG George A. Horkan | October 5, 1951 | January 31, 1954 | |
| 35. | MG Kester L. Hastings | February 5, 1954 | March 31, 1957 | |
| 36. | MG Andrew T. McNamara | June 12, 1957 | June 12, 1961 | |
| 37. | MG Webster Anderson | June 12, 1961 | July 31, 1962 | |
| 38. | MG Harry L. Dukes, Jr. | July 15, 1981 | March 29, 1984 | |
| 39. | MG Eugene L. Stillions, Jr. | March 29, 1984 | June 4, 1987 | |
| 40. | MG William T. McLean | June 15, 1987 | July 14, 1989 | |
| 41. | MG Paul J. Vanderploog | July 14, 1989 | June 3, 1991 | |
| 42. | BG John J. Cusick | July 24, 1991 | August 3, 1993 | |
| 43. | MG Robert K. Guest | August 3, 1993 | June 21, 1996 | |
| 44. | MG Henry T. Glisson | June 21, 1996 | June 10, 1997 | |
| 45. | MG James M. Wright | June 10, 1997 | July 30, 1999 | |
| 46. | MG Hawthorne L. Proctor | July 30, 1999 | July 11, 2001 | |
| 47. | MG Terry E. Juskowiak | July 11, 2001 | May 16, 2003 | |
| 48. | BG Scott G. West | May 16, 2003 | August 11, 2005 | |
| 49. | BG Mark A. Bellini | August 11, 2005 | October 26, 2007 | |
| 50. | BG Jesse R. Cross | October 26, 2007 | November 22, 2010 [1] | |
| 51. | BG Gwen Bingham | November 22, 2010 | Incumbent |
The position of Quartermaster General originated in the Continental Army, under order of Congress. On 16 June 1775, 2 days after the birth of the Army, Congress ordered the creation of both a Quartermaster General and a Deputy Quartermaster General. During this period Quartermaster Generals would be act like chiefs of staff for the commanders of the Continental Army, acting as the prime supplier and businessmen for dealing with civilians, operated and repaired supply lines, which included the roads which they traveled upon, was responsible for transporting troops and furnished all the supplies needed to establish camps when the troops got there.[2]
Upon the establishment of the position, Congress authorized George Washington to appoint the first Quartermaster General. He picked a man from amongst his aides-de-camp, Maj. Thomas Mifflin. Mifflin, an experienced merchant from Philadelphia, proved to be a prime choice, being reappointed several times to the position. They eventually promoted Mifflin to a Colonel in order to retain him in his position.[3]