List of United States Army Corps of Engineers Chiefs of Engineers

Chief of Engineers of the United States Army

Flag of the Chief of Engineers
Incumbent
LTG Thomas P. Bostick

since May 22, 2012
Department of the Army
Reports to Secretary of the Army
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
Seat The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Appointer The President
with Senate advice and consent
Term length Four Years
Constituting instrument 10 U.S.C. § 3036
Formation April 1776
First holder LTC Rufus Putnam
Website Official Website

The Chief of Engineers commands the US Army Corps of Engineers. As a staff officer at The Pentagon, the Chief advises the Army on engineering matters and serves as the Army's topographer and the proponent for real estate and other related engineering programs.

As commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Chief of Engineers leads a major Army command that is the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency. This office defines policy and guidance and plans direction for the organizations within the Corps. The Chief of Engineers currently holds the rank of Lieutenant General but in the past has been ranked as low as Major.

Civilian oversight of the Chief of Engineers is provided by the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works).

Chiefs of Engineers

Image Rank Name Begin Date End Date Notes
ColonelRichard GridleyJune 1775April 1776a[]
Lieutenant colonelRufus PutnamApril 1776December 1776a[]
Brigadier generalLouis Lebègue DuportailJuly 22, 1777October, 10, 1783a[]
Lieutenant colonelStephen RochefontaineFebruary 26, 1795May 7, 1798a[]
MajorHenry BurbeckMay 7, 1798April 1, 1802a[]
ColonelJonathan WilliamsApril 1, 1802June 20, 1803a[]
ColonelJonathan WilliamsApril 19, 1805July 31, 1812a[]
ColonelJoseph Gardner SwiftJuly 31, 1812November 12, 1818a[]
ColonelWalker Keith ArmisteadNovember 12, 1818June 1, 1821a[]
ColonelAlexander MacombJune 1, 1821May 24, 1828a[]
ColonelCharles GratiotMay 24, 1828December 6, 1838a[]
ColonelJoseph Gilbert TottenDecember 6, 1838April 22, 1864a[]
Brigadier generalRichard DelafieldApril 22, 1864August 8, 1866a[]
Brigadier generalAndrew Atkinson HumphreysAugust 8, 1866June 30, 1879a[]
Brigadier generalHoratio Gouverneur WrightJune 30, 1879March 6, 1884a[]
Brigadier generalJohn NewtonMarch 6, 1884August 27, 1886a[]
Brigadier generalJames Chatham DuaneOctober 11, 1886June 30, 1888a[]
Brigadier generalThomas Lincoln CaseyJuly 6, 1888May 10, 1895a[]
Brigadier generalWilliam Price CraighillMay 10, 1895February 1, 1897a[]
Brigadier generalJohn Moulder WilsonFebruary 1, 1897April 30, 1901a[]
Brigadier generalHenry Martyn RobertApril 30, 1901May 2, 1901a[]
Brigadier generalJohn W. BarlowMay 2, 1901May 3, 1901a[]
Brigadier generalGeorge Lewis Gillespie, Jr.May 3, 1901January 23, 1904a[]
Brigadier generalAlexander MackenzieJanuary 23, 1904May 25, 1908a[]
Brigadier generalWilliam Louis MarshallJuly 2, 1908June 11, 1910a[]
Brigadier generalWilliam Herbert BixbyJune 12, 1910August 11, 1913a[]
Brigadier generalWilliam Trent RossellAugust 12, 1913October 11, 1913a[]
Brigadier generalDan Christie KingmanOctober 12, 1913March 6, 1916a[]
Major generalWilliam Murray BlackMarch 7, 1916October 31, 1919a[]
Major generalLansing Hoskins BeachFebruary 10, 1920June 18, 1924a[]
Major generalHarry TaylorJune 19, 1924June 26, 1926a[]
Major generalEdgar JadwinJune 27, 1926August 7, 1929a[]
Major generalLytle BrownOctober 1, 1929October 1, 1933a[]
Major generalEdward Murphy MarkhamOctober 1, 1933October 18, 1937a[]
Major generalJulian Larcombe SchleyOctober 18, 1937October 1, 1941a[]
Lieutenant generalEugene ReyboldOctober 1, 1941September 30, 1945a[]
Lieutenant generalRaymond Albert WheelerOctober 4, 1945February 28, 1949a[]
Lieutenant generalLewis A. PickMarch 1, 1949January 26, 1953a[]
Lieutenant generalSamuel D. Sturgis, Jr.March 17, 1953September 30, 1956a[]
Lieutenant generalEmerson C. ItschnerOctober 1, 1956March 27, 1961a[]
Lieutenant generalWalter K. Wilson, Jr.May 19, 1961July 1, 1965a[]
Lieutenant generalWilliam F. CassidyJuly 1, 1965July 31, 1969a[]
Lieutenant generalFrederick J. ClarkeAugust 1, 1969July 31, 1973a[]
Lieutenant generalWilliam C. Gribble, Jr.August 1, 1973June 30, 1976a[]
Lieutenant generalJohn W. MorrisJuly 1, 1976September 30, 1980a[]
Lieutenant generalJoseph K. BrattonOctober 1, 1980September 14, 1984a[]
Lieutenant generalElvin R. Heiberg IIISeptember 14, 1984May 31, 1988a[]
Lieutenant generalHenry J. HatchJune 17, 1988June 4, 1992a[]
Lieutenant generalArthur E. WilliamsAugust 24, 1992June 30, 1996a[]
Lieutenant generalJoe Nathan BallardOctober 1, 1996August 2, 2000a[]
Lieutenant generalRobert B. FlowersOctober 23, 2000July 1, 2004a[]
Lieutenant generalCarl A. StrockJuly 1, 2004May 17, 2007a[]
Lieutenant generalRobert L. Van Antwerp, Jr.May 17, 2007June 17, 2011a[]
Major generalMerdith W.B. TempleJune 17, 2011May 22, 2012a[][1]
Lieutenant generalThomas P. BostickMay 22, 2012presenta[]

Notes

General

^ a: Office of History. "Commanders of the Corps of Engineers". United States Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved November 28, 2009. 

Inline citations
  1. "Acting Chief of Engineers". U.S. Army Office of the Chief of Engineers. July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
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