List of Inspectors General of the U.S. Army

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This List of Inspectors General of the U.S. Army gives the Inspector General of the United States Army from 1775 to 1963.

Image	Rank	Name	Begin Date	End Date	Notes
	Colonel	La Balme, Augustin deAugustin de La Balme	July 8, 1777	October 11, 1777	Inspector General of Cavalry [1]
	Major General	Tronson de Coudray, Philippe CharlesPhilippe Charles Tronson de Coudray	August 11, 1777	September 15, 1777	Inspector General of Ordnance and Military Stores [1]
	Major General	Conway, ThomasThomas Conway	December 13, 1777	April 28, 1778	[1]
	Major General	Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm vonFriedrich Wilhelm von Steuben	May 5, 1778	April 15, 1784	[1]
	Major	North, WilliamWilliam North	April 17, 1784	October 28, 1787	[1]
		vacant	October 29, 1787	March 9, 1792	[1]
	Lieutenant	De Butts, HenryHenry De Butts	March 10, 1792	February 23, 1793	Acting Inspector General [1]
	Major	Rudolph, MichaelMichael Rudolph	February 23, 1793	July 17, 1793	Acting Inspector General [1]
	Captain	Butler, EdwardEdward Butler	July 18, 1793	May 13, 1794	Acting Inspector General [1]
	Major	Mills, JohnJohn Mills	May 13, 1794	February 27, 1796	Acting Inspector General [1]
	Major	Haskell, JonathanJonathan Haskell	February 27, 1796	August 1, 1796	Acting Inspector General [1]
	Captain	Butler, EdwardEdward Butler	August 1, 1796	February 27, 1797	Acting Inspector General [1]
	Major	Cushing, Thomas H.Thomas H. Cushing	February 27, 1797	July 18, 1798	Acting Inspector General [1]
	Major General	Hamilton, AlexanderAlexander Hamilton	July 18, 1798	June 15, 1800	[1]
	Major	Cushing, Thomas H.Thomas H. Cushing	June 15, 1800	April 2, 1807	Acting Inspector General [1]
	Major	Nicoll, Abimael Y.Abimael Y. Nicoll	April 2, 1807	April 28, 1812	Acting Inspector General [1]
	Brigadier General	Smyth, AlexanderAlexander Smyth	July 6, 1812	March 3, 1813	[1]
	Brigadier General	Pike, ZebulonZebulon Pike	March 12, 1813	April 27, 1813	[1]
		vacant	1813	1814	[1]
	Brigadier General	Winder, William H.William H. Winder	May 9, 1814	July 2, 1814	[1]
	Brigadier General	Parker, DanielDaniel Parker	November 22, 1814	June 1, 1821	[1]
		vacant	June 2, 1821	September 25, 1861	[2]
	Brigadier General	Marcy, Randolph B.Randolph B. Marcy	September 25, 1861	January 2, 1881	[1][2]
	Brigadier General	Sackett, Delos B.Delos B. Sackett	January 2, 1881	March 8, 1885	[1]
	Brigadier General	Davis, Nelson H.Nelson H. Davis	March 11, 1885	September 20, 1885	[1]
	Brigadier General	Baird, AbsalomAbsalom Baird	September 20, 1885	August 20, 1888	[1]
	Brigadier General	Jones, RogerRoger Jones	August 20, 1888	January 26, 1889	[1][2]
	Brigadier General	Breckinridge, Joseph C.Joseph C. Breckinridge	January 30, 1889	April 11, 1903	[1][3]
	Brigadier General	Peter D. Vroom	April 12, 1903	April 12, 1903	[1][3]
	Brigadier General	Burton, George H.George H. Burton	April 12, 1903	September 30, 1906	[1][3]
	Brigadier General	Garlington, Ernest AlbertErnest Albert Garlington	October 1, 1906	February 20, 1917	[3]
	Major General	Chamberlain, John L.John L. Chamberlain	February 21, 1917	November 6, 1921	[3]
	Major General	Helmick, Eli A.Eli A. Helmick	November 7, 1921	September 27, 1927	[3]
	Major General	Rivers, William C.William C. Rivers	September 28, 1927	January 11, 1930	[3]
	Major General	Drum, Hugh A.Hugh A. Drum	January 12, 1930	November 30, 1931	[3]
	Major General	Preston, John F.John F. Preston	December 1, 1931	November 30, 1935	[3]
	Major General	Reed, Walter L.Walter L. Reed	December 1, 1935	December 23, 1939	[3]
	Major General	Peterson, Virgil L.Virgil L. Peterson	December 24, 1939	June 5, 1945	[3]
	Lieutenant General	Sultan, Daniel I.Daniel I. Sultan	July 14, 1945	January 14, 1947	[3]
	Major General	Wyche, Ira T.Ira T. Wyche	January 30, 1947	June 30, 1948	[3]
	Major General	Craig, Louis A.Louis A. Craig	July 1, 1948	May 31, 1952	[3]
	Lieutenant General	Noce, DanielDaniel Noce	June 1, 1952	October 31, 1954	[3]
	Major General	Zimmerman, Wayne C.Wayne C. Zimmerman	November 1, 1954	January 31, 1956	[3]
	Lieutenant General	Ogden, David Ayres DepueDavid Ayres Depue Ogden	February 1, 1956	October 31, 1957	[3]
	Major General	Pierson, AlbertAlbert Pierson	November 1, 1957	July 31, 1959	[3]
	Major General	McDaniel, Edward H.Edward H. McDaniel	August 1, 1959	November 30, 1963	[3]

References

1. Heitman, pp. 38–39.
2. Clary, pp. 413–414.
3. Hewes, p. 398.

Further reading

• Clary, David A. (1987). The inspectors general of the United States Army, 1777-1903 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History.
• Heitman, Francis B. (1903). Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office.
• Hewes, James E., Jr. (1983). From Root to McNamara - Army Organization and Administration. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office.
• Ingersoll, Lurton Dunham (1880). A History of the War Department of the United States. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: F. B. Mohun. pp. 144–146.
• Thian, Raphael Prosper (1901). Legislative History of the General Staff of the Army of the United States. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. pp. 83–118.
• Rodenbough, Theophilus F.; Haskin, William L. (1896). The Army of the United States. New York City: Maynard, Merrill & Co. pp. 12–32.
• Whitehorne, Joseph W. A. (1998). The inspectors general of the United States Army, 1903-1939 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History.