List of Adjutants General of the U.S. Army

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This List of Adjutants General of the U.S. Army gives the chief administrative officer of the United States Army, from 1775 to 1981.

List

Image Rank Name Begin Date End Date Notes
Major GeneralHoratio GatesJune 17, 1775June 5, 1776[1]
ColonelJoseph ReedJune 5, 1776January 22, 1777[1]
Brigadier GeneralArthur St. ClairJanuary 22, 1777February 20, 1777Acting Adjutant General
[1]
Brigadier GeneralGeorge WeedonFebruary 20, 1777April 19, 1777Acting Adjutant General
[1]
ColonelMorgan ConnorApril 19, 1777June 18, 1777[1]
ColonelTimothy PickeringJune 18, 1777January 5, 1778[1]
ColonelAlexander ScammelJanuary 5, 1778January 1, 1781[1]
Brigadier GeneralEdward HandJanuary 8, 1781November 3, 1783[1]
MajorWilliam NorthNovember 5, 1783October 28, 1787[1]
LieutenantEbenezer DennyOctober 28, 1787November 7, 1790Acting Adjutant General
[1]
LieutenantJohn PrattNovember 7, 1790September 4, 1791Acting Adjutant General
[1]
Lieutenant ColonelWinthrop SargentSeptember 4, 1791November 4, 1791Acting Adjutant General
[1]
LieutenantEbenezer DennyNovember 4, 1791March 10, 1792Acting Adjutant General
[1]
LieutenantHenry De ButtsMarch 10, 1792February 23, 1793Acting Adjutant General
[1]
MajorMichael RudolphFebruary 23, 1793July 17, 1793Acting Adjutant General
[1]
CaptainEdward ButlerJuly 18, 1793May 13, 1794Acting Adjutant General
[1]
MajorJohn MillsMay 13, 1794February 27, 1796Acting Adjutant General
[1]
MajorJonathan HaskellFebruary 27, 1796August 1, 1796Acting Adjutant General
[1]
CaptainEdward ButlerAugust 1, 1796February 27, 1797Acting Adjutant General
[1]
MajorThomas H. CushingFebruary 27, 1797July 19, 1798Acting Adjutant General
[1]
Lieutenant ColonelWilliam NorthJuly 19, 1798June 15, 1800[1]
Lieutenant ColonelThomas H. CushingJune 15, 1800April 2, 1807[1]
MajorAbimael Y. NicollApril 2, 1807April 28, 1812[1]
Lieutenant ColonelAlexander MacombApril 28, 1812July 6, 1812Acting Adjutant General
[1]
Brigadier GeneralThomas H. CushingJuly 6, 1812March 12, 1813[1]
Brigadier GeneralZebulon PikeMarch 12, 1813April 27, 1813[1]
vacantApril 27, 1813May 19, 1814[1]
Brigadier GeneralWilliam H. WinderMay 19, 1814July 2, 1814[1]
Brigadier GeneralDaniel ParkerNovember 22, 1814June 1, 1821[1]
ColonelJames GadsdenAugust 13, 1821March 22, 1822[1]
CaptainCharles J. NourseMay 8, 1822March 7, 1825Acting Adjutant General
[1]
ColonelRoger JonesMarch 7, 1825July 15, 1852[1]
ColonelSamuel CooperJuly 15, 1852March 7, 1861[1]
Brigadier GeneralLorenzo ThomasMarch 7, 1861February 22, 1869[1]
Brigadier GeneralEdward D. TownsendFebruary 22, 1869June 15, 1880[1]
Brigadier GeneralRichard C. DrumJune 15, 1880May 28, 1889[1]
Brigadier GeneralJohn C. KeltonJune 7, 1889June 24, 1892[1]
Brigadier GeneralRobert WilliamsJuly 5, 1892November 5, 1893[1]
Brigadier GeneralGeorge D. RugglesNovember 6, 1893September 11, 1897[1]
Brigadier GeneralSamuel BreckSeptember 11, 1897February 25, 1898[1]
Major GeneralHenry C. CorbinFebruary 25, 1898April 23, 1904[1] [2]
Major GeneralFred C. AinsworthApril 23, 1904February 16, 1912[2]
Brigadier GeneralWilliam P. HallFebruary 17, 1912June 11, 1912[2]
Brigadier General George AndrewsAugust 5, 1912August 27, 1914[2]
Major GeneralHenry P. McCainAugust 27, 1914August 27, 1918[2]
Major GeneralPeter C. HarrisSeptember 1, 1918August 31, 1922[2]
Major GeneralRobert C. DavisSeptember 1, 1922July 1, 1927[2]
Major GeneralLutz WahlJuly 2, 1927December 30, 1928[2]
Major GeneralCharles H. BridgesDecember 31, 1928February 1, 1933[2]
Major GeneralJames F. McKinleyFebruary 2, 1933October 31, 1935[2]
Major GeneralEdgar T. ConleyNovember 1, 1935April 30, 1938[2]
Major GeneralEmory S. AdamsMay 1, 1938February 28, 1942[2]
Major GeneralJames A. UlioMarch 1, 1942January 31, 1946[2]
Major GeneralEdward F. WitsellFebruary 1, 1946June 30, 1951[2]
Major GeneralWilliam E. BerginJuly 1, 1951May 31, 1954[2]
Major GeneralJohn A. KleinJune 1, 1954December 31, 1956[2]
Major GeneralHerbert M. JonesJanuary 1, 1957October 31, 1958[2]
Major GeneralRobert V. LeeNovember 1, 1958September 30, 1961[2]
Major GeneralJoe C. LambertOctober 1, 1961July 31, 1966[2]
Major GeneralKenneth G. Wickham19661971[3]
Major GeneralVerne L. Bowers19711975[3]
Major GeneralPaul T. Smith19751977[3]
Major GeneralJames C. Pennington19771981[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
    Heitman, Francis B. (1903). Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. pp. 37–38.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
    Hewes, James E., Jr. (1983). From Root to McNamara - Army Organization and Administration. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. pp. 403–404.
  3. 1 2 3 4
    Adjutant General's Office (1979). The Adjutant General's Office. Washington, D.C.: Adjutant General's Office. pp. 42–43. OCLC 5929893.

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