List of Adjutants General of the United States Army


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This list of Adjutants General of the United States Army lists the chief administrative officer of the Army, from 1775 to present.

Adjutant General of the United States Army

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Incumbent
Brigadier General Adam D. Smith

since July 10, 2024

United States Army Adjutant General's Corps
TypeChief administrative officer
Member ofUnited States Army
Reports toChief of Staff of the U.S. Army
FormationJune 17, 1775
First holderHoratio Gates

  Denotes an Acting Adjutant General of the United States Army
Image Rank Name Begin Date End Date Notes
  Major General Horatio Gates June 17, 1775 June 5, 1776 [1]
  Colonel Joseph Reed June 5, 1776 January 22, 1777 [1]
  Brigadier General Arthur St. Clair January 22, 1777 February 20, 1777 Acting Adjutant General
[1]
  Brigadier General George Weedon February 20, 1777 April 19, 1777 Acting Adjutant General
[1]
Colonel Morgan Connor April 19, 1777 June 18, 1777 [1]
  Colonel Timothy Pickering June 18, 1777 January 5, 1778 [1]
  Colonel Alexander Scammel January 5, 1778 January 1, 1781 [1]
  Brigadier General Edward Hand January 8, 1781 November 3, 1783 [1]
  Major William North November 5, 1783 October 28, 1787 [1]
  Lieutenant Ebenezer Denny October 28, 1787 November 7, 1790 Acting Adjutant General
[1]
  Lieutenant John Pratt November 7, 1790 September 4, 1791 Acting Adjutant General
[1]
  Lieutenant Colonel Winthrop Sargent September 4, 1791 November 4, 1791 Acting Adjutant General
[1]
  Lieutenant Ebenezer Denny November 4, 1791 March 10, 1792 Acting Adjutant General
[1]
Lieutenant Henry De Butts March 10, 1792 February 23, 1793 Acting Adjutant General
[1]
Major Michael Rudolph February 23, 1793 July 17, 1793 Acting Adjutant General
[1]
Captain Edward Butler July 18, 1793 May 13, 1794 Acting Adjutant General
[1]
Major John Mills May 13, 1794 February 27, 1796 Acting Adjutant General
[1]
Major Jonathan Haskell February 27, 1796 August 1, 1796 Acting Adjutant General
[1]
Captain Edward Butler August 1, 1796 February 27, 1797 Acting Adjutant General
[1]
  Major Thomas H. Cushing February 27, 1797 July 19, 1798 Acting Adjutant General
[1]
  Lieutenant Colonel William North July 19, 1798 June 15, 1800 [1]
  Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Cushing June 15, 1800 April 2, 1807 [1]
Major Abimael Y. Nicoll April 2, 1807 April 28, 1812 [1]
  Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Macomb April 28, 1812 July 6, 1812 Acting Adjutant General
[1]
  Brigadier General Thomas H. Cushing July 6, 1812 March 12, 1813 [1]
  Brigadier General Zebulon Pike March 12, 1813 April 27, 1813 [1]
vacant April 27, 1813 May 19, 1814 [1]
  Brigadier General William H. Winder May 19, 1814 July 2, 1814 [1]
  Brigadier General Daniel Parker November 22, 1814 June 1, 1821 [1]
  Colonel James Gadsden August 13, 1821 March 22, 1822 [1]
  Captain Charles J. Nourse May 8, 1822 March 7, 1825 Acting Adjutant General
[1]
  Colonel Roger Jones March 7, 1825 July 15, 1852 [1]
  Colonel Samuel Cooper July 15, 1852 March 7, 1861 [1]
  Brigadier General Lorenzo Thomas March 7, 1861 February 22, 1869 [1]
  Brigadier General Edward D. Townsend February 22, 1869 June 15, 1880 [1]
  Brigadier General Richard C. Drum June 15, 1880 May 28, 1889 [1]
  Brigadier General John C. Kelton June 7, 1889 June 24, 1892 [1]
  Brigadier General Robert Williams July 5, 1892 November 5, 1893 [1]
  Brigadier General George D. Ruggles November 6, 1893 September 11, 1897 [1]
  Brigadier General Samuel Breck September 11, 1897 February 25, 1898 [1]
  Major General Henry C. Corbin February 25, 1898 April 23, 1904 [1][2]
  Major General Fred C. Ainsworth April 23, 1904 February 16, 1912 [2]
  Brigadier General William P. Hall February 17, 1912 June 11, 1912 [2]
  Brigadier General George Andrews August 5, 1912 August 27, 1914 [2]
  Major General Henry P. McCain August 27, 1914 August 27, 1918 [2]
  Major General Peter C. Harris September 1, 1918 August 31, 1922 [2]
  Major General Robert C. Davis September 1, 1922 July 1, 1927 [2]
  Major General Lutz Wahl July 2, 1927 December 30, 1928 [2]
  Major General Charles H. Bridges December 31, 1928 February 1, 1933 [2]
  Major General James F. McKinley February 2, 1933 October 31, 1935 [2]
  Major General Edgar T. Conley November 1, 1935 April 30, 1938 [2]
  Major General Emory S. Adams May 1, 1938 February 28, 1942 [2]
  Major General James A. Ulio March 1, 1942 January 31, 1946 [2]
  Major General Edward F. Witsell February 1, 1946 June 30, 1951 [2]
  Major General William E. Bergin July 1, 1951 May 31, 1954 [2]
Major General John A. Klein June 1, 1954 December 31, 1956 [2]
  Major General Herbert M. Jones January 1, 1957 October 31, 1958 [2]
Major General Robert V. Lee November 1, 1958 September 30, 1961 [2]
Major General Joe C. Lambert October 1, 1961 July 31, 1966 [2]
Major General Kenneth G. Wickham 1966 1971 [3]
Major General Verne L. Bowers 1971 1975 [3]
Major General Paul T. Smith 1975 1977 [3]
Major General James C. Pennington 1977 1981 [3]
  Major General Robert M. Joyce 1981 1984 [4]
  Brigadier General Donald J. Delandro 1984 1985 [4]
  Brigadier General Mildred E. Hedberg 1985 1986 [4]
  Brigadier General Robert L. Dilworth 1986 1988 [4]
  Brigadier General William J. Meehan II 1988 1990 [4]
  Brigadier General Thomas F. Sikora 1990 1991 [4]
  Brigadier General Patricia P. Hickerson 1991 1994 [4]
  Brigadier General Stephen R. Smith 1994 1995 [4]
  Brigadier General Earl M. Simms 1995 1998 [4]
  Brigadier General Kathryn G. Frost 1998 2002 [4]
  Brigadier General Gina S. Farrisee 2002 2004 [4]
  Brigadier General Ernest E. Porter 2004 2006 [4]
  Brigadier General Reuben D. Jones 2006 July 8, 2009 [4][5]
  Brigadier General Richard P. Mustion July 8, 2009 July 28, 2011 [5][6]
  Brigadier General Jason T. Evans July 28, 2011 March 11, 2013 [6][7]
  Brigadier General David K. MacEwen March 11, 2013 March 20, 2015 [7][8]
  Brigadier General James T. Iacocca March 20, 2015 September 21, 2017 [8][9]
  Brigadier General Robert W. Bennett Jr. September 21, 2017 July 7, 2020 [9]
  Brigadier General Hope C. Rampy July 7, 2020 June 30, 2022 [10]
  Brigadier General Gregory S. Johnson June 30, 2022 July 10, 2024 [11]
  Brigadier General Adam D. Smith July 10, 2024 Incumbent [12]
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