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Prior to the institution of the Chief of Staff of the United States Army in 1903, there was generally a single senior-most officer in the army. From 1783, he was known simply as the Senior Officer of the United States Army, but in 1821, the title was changed to Commanding General of the United States Army. The position was abolished with the creation of the Chief of Staff of the United States Army in 1903.

United States Army Commanding Generals

Continental Army General and Commander in Chief

Name Photo Term began Term ended Notes
1. GEN George Washington June 15, 1775 December 23, 1783

Senior Officer

Name Photo Term began Term ended Notes
1. MG Henry Knox December 23, 1783 June 20, 1784

United States Army Senior Officer

Name Photo Term began Term ended Notes
1. MAJ John Doughty June 20, 1784 August 12, 1784 served when all of the Army but 80 men was discharged
2. BG Josiah Harmar August 12, 1784 March 4, 1791
3. MG Arthur St. Clair March 4, 1791 March 5, 1792
4. MG Anthony Wayne April 13, 1792 December 15, 1796
5. BG James Wilkinson December 15, 1796 July 13, 1798
6. LTG George Washington July 13, 1798 December 14, 1799
7. MG Alexander Hamilton December 14, 1799 June 15, 1800
8. BG James Wilkinson June 15, 1800 January 27, 1812
9. MG Henry Dearborn January 27, 1812 June 15, 1815
10. MG Jacob Brown June 15, 1815 June 1821

Commanding General

Name Photo Term began Term ended Notes
1. MG Jacob Brown June 1821 February 24, 1828
2. MG Alexander Macomb May 29, 1828 June 25, 1841
3. LTG Winfield Scott July 5, 1841 November 1, 1861
4. MG George B. McClellan November 1, 1861 March 11, 1862 [1]
5. MG Henry Wager Halleck July 23, 1862 March 9, 1864
6. GEN Ulysses S. Grant March 9, 1864 March 4, 1869
7. GEN William Tecumseh Sherman March 8, 1869 November 1, 1883
8. GEN Philip Sheridan November 1, 1883 August 5, 1888
9. LTG John Schofield August 14, 1888 September 29, 1895
10. LTG Nelson A. Miles October 5, 1895 August 8, 1903

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Eicher, Civil War High Commands. The gap from March 11, 1862, to July 23, 1862, was filled with direct control of the army by President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, with the help of an unofficial "War Board" that was established on March 17, 1862. The board consisted of Ethan A. Hitchcock, the chairman, with Department of War bureau chiefs Lorenzo Thomas, Montgomery C. Meigs, Joseph G. Totten, James W. Ripley, and Joseph P. Taylor.

References

Further reading

  • Bell, William Gardner (2005). Commanding Generals and Chiefs of Staff 1775-2005: Portraits and Biographical Sketches. United States Army Center of Military History. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |city= ignored (|location= suggested) (help)


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