List of Adjutant Generals of the U.S. Army

This List of Adjutants General of the U.S. Army gives the chief administrative officer of the United States Army

United States Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

, from 1775 to 1981.

List

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Major General Major general (United States) In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general...	Gates, HoratioHoratio Gates Horatio Gates Horatio Lloyd Gates was a retired British soldier who served as an American general during the Revolutionary War. He took credit for the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga – Benedict Arnold, who led the attack, was finally forced from the field when he was shot in the leg – and...	1775-06-17June 17, 1775	1776-06-05June 5, 1776
Colonel Colonel (United States) In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...	Reed, JosephJoseph Reed Joseph Reed (jurist) Joseph Reed was a Pennsylvania lawyer, military officer, and statesman of the Revolutionary Era. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and, while in Congress, signed the Articles of Confederation...	1776-06-05June 5, 1776	1777-01-22January 22, 1777
Brigadier General Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...	St. Clair, ArthurArthur St. Clair Arthur St. Clair Arthur St. Clair was an American soldier and politician. Born in Scotland, he served in the British Army during the French and Indian War before settling in Pennsylvania, where he held local office...	1777-01-22January 22, 1777	1777-02-20February 20, 1777	Acting Adjutant General
Brigadier General	Weedon, GeorgeGeorge Weedon George Weedon George Weedon was an American soldier during the Revolutionary War from Fredericksburg, Virginia.He served as a Brigadier General in the Continental Army and later in the Virginia militia....	1777-02-20February 20, 1777	1777-04-19April 19, 1777	Acting Adjutant General
Colonel	Connor, MorganMorgan Connor Morgan Connor Morgan Connor was an officer in the Continental Army who served as Adjutant General in 1777.-References:...	1777-04-19April 19, 1777	1777-06-18June 18, 1777
Colonel	Pickering, TimothyTimothy Pickering Timothy Pickering Timothy Pickering was a politician from Massachusetts who served in a variety of roles, most notably as the third United States Secretary of State, serving in that office from 1795 to 1800 under Presidents George Washington and John Adams.-Early years:Pickering was born in Salem, Massachusetts to...	1777-06-18June 18, 1777	1778-01-05January 5, 1778
Colonel	Scammel, AlexanderAlexander Scammel	1778-01-05January 5, 1778	1781-01-01January 1, 1781
Brigadier General	Hand, EdwardEdward Hand Edward Hand -Early life and career:Hand was born in Clyduff, King's County, Ireland January 10, 1742, and was baptised in Shinrone. His father was John Hand. Among his immediate neighbours were the Kearney family, ancestors of U.S. President Barack Obamba [1]...	1781-01-08January 8, 1781	1783-11-03November 3, 1783
Major Major (United States) In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...	North, William 1William North William North -Life:He was the son of John North, who commanded Fort Frederick in 1751, and Fort St. George in Thomaston, Maine, in 1758. He moved with his mother, Elizabeth North, to Boston, Massachusetts....	1783-11-05November 5, 1783	1787-10-28October 28, 1787
Lieutenant	Denny, Ebenezer 1Ebenezer Denny Ebenezer Denny Ebenezer Denny was a soldier during the American Revolutionary War whose journal is one of the most frequently quoted accounts of the surrender of the British at the siege of Yorktown...	1787-10-28October 28, 1787	1790-11-07November 7, 1790	Acting Adjutant General
Lieutenant	Pratt, JohnJohn Pratt John Pratt (soldier) John Pratt was an officer in the United States Army who served as acting Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1790 to 1791.- References :...	1790-11-07November 7, 1790	1791-09-04September 4, 1791	Acting Adjutant General
Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant Colonel (United States) In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...	Sargent, WinthropWinthrop Sargent	1791-09-04September 4, 1791	1791-11-04November 4, 1791	Acting Adjutant General
Lieutenant	Denny, Ebenezer 2Ebenezer Denny Ebenezer Denny Ebenezer Denny was a soldier during the American Revolutionary War whose journal is one of the most frequently quoted accounts of the surrender of the British at the siege of Yorktown...	1791-11-04November 4, 1791	1792-03-10March 10, 1792	Acting Adjutant General
Lieutenant	De Butts, HenryHenry De Butts Henry De Butts Henry De Butts was an officer in the United States Army who served as acting Adjutant General and acting Inspector General of the U.S. Army from 1792 to 1793....	1792-03-10March 10, 1792	1793-02-23February 23, 1793	Acting Adjutant General
Major	Rudolph, MichaelMichael Rudolph Michael Rudolph Michael Rudolph was an officer in the United States Army who served as acting Adjutant General and acting Inspector General of the U.S. Army in 1793....	1793-02-23February 23, 1793	1793-07-17July 17, 1793	Acting Adjutant General
Captain	Butler, Edward 1Edward Butler Edward Butler (soldier) Edward Butler was an officer in the United States Army who served as acting Adjutant General and acting Inspector General of the U.S. Army from 1793 to 1794 and from 1796 to 1797.-See also:...	1793-07-18July 18, 1793	1794-05-13May 13, 1794	Acting Adjutant General
Major	Mills, JohnJohn Mills John Mills (soldier) John Mills was an officer in the United States Army who served as acting Adjutant General and acting Inspector General of the U.S. Army from 1794 to 1796.-See also:List of Adjutant Generals of the U.S. ArmyList of Inspectors General of the U.S. Army...	1794-05-13May 13, 1794	1796-02-27February 27, 1796	Acting Adjutant General
Major	Haskell, JonathanJonathan Haskell Jonathan Haskell Jonathan Haskell was an officer in the United States Army who served as acting Adjutant General and acting Inspector General of the U.S. Army in 1796.-See also:*List of Adjutant Generals of the U.S. Army...	1796-02-27February 27, 1796	1796-08-01August 1, 1796	Acting Adjutant General
Captain	Butler, Edward 2Edward Butler Edward Butler (soldier) Edward Butler was an officer in the United States Army who served as acting Adjutant General and acting Inspector General of the U.S. Army from 1793 to 1794 and from 1796 to 1797.-See also:...	1796-08-01August 1, 1796	1797-02-27February 27, 1797	Acting Adjutant General
Major	Cushing Thomas H. 1Thomas H. Cushing	1797-02-27February 27, 1797	1798-07-19July 19, 1798	Acting Adjutant General
Lieutenant Colonel	North, William 2William North William North -Life:He was the son of John North, who commanded Fort Frederick in 1751, and Fort St. George in Thomaston, Maine, in 1758. He moved with his mother, Elizabeth North, to Boston, Massachusetts....	1798-07-19July 19, 1798	1800-06-15June 15, 1800
Lieutenant Colonel	Cushing Thomas H. 2Thomas H. Cushing	1800-06-15June 15, 1800	1807-04-02April 2, 1807
Major	Nicol, Abimael Y.Abimael Y. Nicoll	1807-04-02April 2, 1807	1812-04-28April 28, 1812
Lieutenant Colonel	Macomb, AlexanderAlexander Macomb	1812-04-28April 28, 1812	1812-07-06July 6, 1812	Acting Adjutant General
Brigadier General	Cushing Thomas H. 3Thomas H. Cushing	1812-07-06July 6, 1812	1813-03-12March 12, 1813
Brigadier General	Pike, ZebulonZebulon Pike Zebulon Pike Zebulon Montgomery Pike Jr. was an American officer and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named. As a United States Army captain in 1806-1807, he led the Pike Expedition to explore and document the southern portion of the Louisiana Purchase and to find the headwaters of the Red River,...	1813-03-12March 12, 1813	1813-04-27April 27, 1813
	vacant	1813-04-27April 27, 1813	1814-05-19May 19, 1814
Brigadier General	Winder, William H.William H. Winder William H. Winder William Henry Winder was an American soldier and a Maryland lawyer. He was a controversial general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812....	1814-05-19May 19, 1814	1814-07-02July 2, 1814
Brigadier General	Parker, DanielDaniel Parker Daniel Parker (general) Daniel Parker was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General, Inspector General, and Paymaster General of the U.S. Army, as well as Chief Clerk of the War Department....	1814-11-22November 22, 1814	1821-06-01June 1, 1821
Colonel	Gadsden, JamesJames Gadsden James Gadsden James Gadsden was an American diplomat, soldier and businessman and namesake of the Gadsden Purchase, in which the United States purchased from Mexico the land that became the southern portion of Arizona and New Mexico. James Gadsden served as Adjutant General of the U. S...	1821-08-13August 13, 1821	1822-03-22March 22, 1822
Captain	Nourse, Charles JosephusCharles J. Nourse Charles Josephus Nourse Charles Josephus Nourse was an officer in the United States Army who served as acting Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1822 to 1825.-References:...	1822-03-08May 8, 1822	1825-03-07March 7, 1825	Acting Adjutant General
Colonel	Jones, RogerRoger Jones Roger Jones (Adjutant General) Roger ap Catesby Jones was an officer in the United States Marine Corps and United States Army who was the longest serving Adjutant General of the U.S...	1825-03-07March 7, 1825	1852-07-15July 15, 1852
Colonel	Cooper, SamuelSamuel Cooper Samuel Cooper (general) Samuel Cooper was a career United States Army officer, serving during the Second Seminole War and the Mexican-American War. Although little-known today, Cooper was also the highest ranking Confederate general during the American Civil War...	1852-07-15July 15, 1852	1861-03-07March 7, 1861
Brigadier General	Thomas, LorenzoLorenzo Thomas Lorenzo Thomas Lorenzo Thomas was a career United States Army officer who was Adjutant General of the Army at the beginning of the American Civil War. After the war, he was appointed temporary Secretary of War by President Andrew Johnson, precipitating Johnson's impeachment.-Early life:Thomas was born in New...	1861-03-07March 7, 1861	1869-02-22February 22, 1869
Brigadier General	Townsend, Edward D.Edward D. Townsend Edward D. Townsend Edward Davis Townsend was Adjutant General of the United States Army from 1869 to 1880.The grandson of Vice President Elbridge Gerry, Townsend was educated at Boston's Latin School before graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1837. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the...	1869-02-22February 22, 1869	1880-06-15June 15, 1880
Brigadier General	Drum, Richard C.Richard C. Drum Richard C. Drum Richard Coulter Drum was Adjutant General of the United States Army from 1880 to 1889. He was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Jefferson College before entering the printing business...	1880-06-15June 15, 1880	1889-05-28May 28, 1889
Brigadier General	Kelton, John C.John C. Kelton John C. Kelton John C. Kelton was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1889 to 1892.-Biography:...	1889-06-07June 7, 1889	1892-06-24June 24, 1892
Brigadier General	Williams, RobertRobert Williams	1892-07-05July 5, 1892	1893-11-05November 5, 1893
Brigadier General	Ruggles, George D.George D. Ruggles George D. Ruggles George D. Ruggles was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1893 to 1897.-Biography:...	1893-11-06November 6, 1893	1897-09-11September 11, 1897
Brigadier General	Breck, SamuelSamuel Breck Samuel Breck (general) Samuel Breck was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1897 to 1898.-Early career:...	1897-09-11September 11, 1897	1898-02-25February 25, 1898
Major General	Corbin, Henry C.Henry C. Corbin	1898-02-25February 25, 1898	1904-04-23April 23, 1904
Major General	Ainsworth, Fred C.Fred C. Ainsworth Fred C. Ainsworth Frederick Crayton Ainsworth was a surgeon in the United States Army who eventually rose to the position of Adjutant General. A gifted administrator, Ainsworth revolutionized government record-keeping methods following his initial appointment in 1886 to the Record and Pensions Division of the War...	1904-04-23April 23, 1904	1912-02-16February 16, 1912
Brigadier General	Hall, William P.William P. Hall	1912-02-17February 17, 1912	1912-06-11June 11, 1912
Brigadier General	Andrews, GeorgeGeorge Andrews George Andrews (Adjutant General) George Andrews was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1912 to 1914.-Life and career:...	1912-08-05August 5, 1912	1912-08-27August 27, 1914
Major General	McCain, Henry P.Henry P. McCain	1914-08-27August 27, 1914	1918-08-27August 27, 1918
Major General	Harris, Peter C.Peter C. Harris	1918-09-01September 1, 1918	1922-08-31August 31, 1922
Major General	Davis, Robert C.Robert C. Davis	1922-09-01September 1, 1922	1927-07-01July 1, 1927
Major General	Wahl, LutzLutz Wahl Lutz Wahl Lutz Wahl was a Major General in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1927 to 1928. He graduated from West Point in the class of 1891. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.His son, George Douglas Wahl, would become a Brigadier General.-External links:...	1927-07-02July 2, 1927	1928-12-30December 30, 1928
Major General	Bridges, Charles H.Charles H. Bridges	1928-12-31December 31, 1928	1933-02-01February 1, 1933
Major General	McKinley, James F.James F. McKinley James Fuller McKinley James Fuller McKinley was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General from 1933 to 1935.-External links:...	1933-02-02February 2, 1933	1935-10-31October 31, 1935
Major General	Conley, Edgar T.Edgar T. Conley Edgar Thomas Conley Edgar Thomas Conley was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General from 1935 to 1938.-References:...	1935-11-01November 1, 1935	1938-04-30April 30, 1938
Major General	Adams, Emory S.Emory S. Adams Emory Sherwood Adams Emory Sherwood Adams was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General from 1938 to 1942.-External links:...	1938-05-01May 1, 1938	1942-02-28February 28, 1942
Major General	Ulio, James A.James A. Ulio James Alexander Ulio James Alexander Ulio was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General from 1942 to 1946.-References:...	1942-03-01March 1, 1942	1946-01-31January 31, 1946
Major General	Witsell, Edward F.Edward F. Witsell Edward Fuller Witsell Edward Fuller Witsell was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General from 1946 to 1951. General Witsell was a 1911 graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina and a World War I veteran.-References:...	1946-02-01February 1, 1946	1951-06-30June 30, 1951
Major General	Bergin, William E.William E. Bergin William Edward Bergin William Edward Bergin was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General from 1951 to 1954.-References:...	1951-07-01July 1, 1951	1954-05-31May 31, 1954
Major General	Klein, John A.John A. Klein	1954-06-01June 1, 1954	1956-12-31December 31, 1956
Major General	Jones, Herbert M.Herbert M. Jones	1957-01-01January 1, 1957	1958-10-31October 31, 1958
Major General	Lee, Robert V.Robert V. Lee	1958-11-01November 1, 1958	1961-09-30September 30, 1961
Major General	Lambert, Joe C.Joe C. Lambert	1961-10-01October 1, 1961	1966-07-31July 31, 1966
Major General	Wickham, Kenneth G.Kenneth G. Wickham	1966-08-011966	1971-01-011971
Major General	Bowers, Verne L.Verne L. Bowers	1971-01-011971	1975-01-011975
Major General	Smith, Paul T.Paul T. Smith	1975-01-011975	1977-01-011977
Major General	Pennington, James C.James C. Pennington	1977-01-011977	1981-01-011981

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