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Commanding General of the United States Army
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 the more impressive Commanding General of the United States Army. The position was abolished with the creation of the general staff in 1903.
Senior Officers of the United States Army, 1783-1821
- Henry Knox 1783-1784
- Joseph Doughty 1784
- Josiah Harmar 1784-1791
- Arthur St. Clair 1791-1792
- Anthony Wayne 1792-1796
- James Wilkinson 1796-1798
- George Washington 1798-1799
- Alexander Hamilton 1799-1800
- James Wilkinson 1800-1812
- Henry Dearborn 1812-1815
- Jacob J. Brown 1815-1821
Commanding Generals of the United States Army, 1821-1903
- Jacob J. Brown 1821-1828
- Alexander Macomb 1828-1841
- Winfield Scott 1841-1861
- George B. McClellan 1861-1862
- Henry W. Halleck 1862-1864
- Ulysses S. Grant 1864-1869
- William T. Sherman 1869-1883
- Philip H. Sheridan 1883-1888
- John M. Schofield 1888-1895
- Nelson A. Miles 1895-1903
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