List of United States Army Corps of Engineers Chiefs of Engineers
Chiefs of Engineers

List of United States Army Corps of Engineers Chiefs of Engineers

Section Title: Chiefs of Engineers
Table Section Text: None

Image	Rank	Name	Begin Date	End Date	Notes

Colonel	Richard Gridley	June 1775	April 1776

Rufus Putnam	Lieutenant colonel	Rufus Putnam	April 1776	December 1776

Louis Lebègue Duportail	Brigadier general	Louis Lebègue Duportail	22 July 1777	October, 10, 1783

Lieutenant colonel	Stephen Rochefontaine	26 February 1795	7 May 1798

Henry Burbeck	Major	Henry Burbeck	7 May 1798	1 April 1802

Jonathan Williams	Colonel	Jonathan Williams	1 April 1802	20 June 1803

Jonathan Williams	Colonel	Jonathan Williams	19 April 1805	31 July 1812

Joseph Gardner Swift	Colonel	Joseph Gardner Swift	31 July 1812	12 November 1818

Walker Keith Armistead	Colonel	Walker Keith Armistead	12 November 1818	1 June 1821

Alexander Macomb	Colonel	Alexander Macomb	1 June 1821	24 May 1828

Charles Gratiot	Colonel	Charles Gratiot	24 May 1828	6 December 1838

Joseph Gilbert Totten	Colonel	Joseph Gilbert Totten	6 December 1838	22 April 1864

Richard Delafield	Brigadier general	Richard Delafield	22 April 1864	8 August 1866

Andrew Atkinson Humphreys	Brigadier general	Andrew Atkinson Humphreys	8 August 1866	30 June 1879

Horatio Wright	Brigadier general	Horatio Gouverneur Wright	30 June 1879	6 March 1884

John Newton	Brigadier general	John Newton	6 March 1884	27 August 1886

James Chatham Duane	Brigadier general	James Chatham Duane	11 October 1886	30 June 1888

Thomas Lincoln Casey	Brigadier general	Thomas Lincoln Casey	6 July 1888	10 May 1895

William Price Craighill	Brigadier general	William Price Craighill	10 May 1895	1 February 1897

John Moulder Wilson	Brigadier general	John Moulder Wilson	1 February 1897	30 April 1901

Henry Martyn Robert	Brigadier general	Henry Martyn Robert	30 April 1901	2 May 1901

John W. Barlow	Brigadier general	John W. Barlow	2 May 1901	3 May 1901

George Lewis Gillespie, Jr.	Brigadier general	George Lewis Gillespie, Jr.	3 May 1901	23 January 1904

Alexander Mackenzie	Brigadier general	Alexander Mackenzie	23 January 1904	25 May 1908

William Louis Marshall	Brigadier general	William Louis Marshall	2 July 1908	11 June 1910

William Herbert Bixby	Brigadier general	William Herbert Bixby	12 June 1910	11 August 1913

William Trent Rossell	Brigadier general	William Trent Rossell	12 August 1913	11 October 1913

Dan Christie Kingman	Brigadier general	Dan Christie Kingman	12 October 1913	6 March 1916

William Murray Black	Major general	William Murray Black	7 March 1916	31 October 1919

Lansing Hoskins Beach	Major general	Lansing Hoskins Beach	10 February 1920	18 June 1924

Harry Taylor	Major general	Harry Taylor	19 June 1924	26 June 1926

Edgar Jadwin	Major general	Edgar Jadwin	27 June 1926	7 August 1929

Lytle Brown	Major general	Lytle Brown	1 October 1929	1 October 1933

Edward Murphy Markham	Major general	Edward Murphy Markham	1 October 1933	18 October 1937

Julian Larcombe Schley	Major general	Julian Larcombe Schley	18 October 1937	1 October 1941

Eugene Reybold	Lieutenant general	Eugene Reybold	1 October 1941	30 September 1945

Lieutenant general	Raymond Albert Wheeler	4 October 1945	28 February 1949

Lewis A. Pick	Lieutenant general	Lewis A. Pick	1 March 1949	26 January 1953

Samuel D. Sturgis, Jr.	Lieutenant general	Samuel D. Sturgis, Jr.	17 March 1953	30 September 1956

Emerson C. Itschner	Lieutenant general	Emerson C. Itschner	1 October 1956	27 March 1961

Walter K. Wilson, Jr.	Lieutenant general	Walter K. Wilson, Jr.	19 May 1961	1 July 1965

William F. Cassidy	Lieutenant general	William F. Cassidy	1 July 1965	31 July 1969

Frederick J. Clarke	Lieutenant general	Frederick J. Clarke	1 August 1969	31 July 1973

William C. Gribble, Jr.	Lieutenant general	William C. Gribble, Jr.	1 August 1973	30 June 1976

John W. Morris	Lieutenant general	John W. Morris	1 July 1976	30 September 1980

Joseph K. Bratton	Lieutenant general	Joseph K. Bratton	1 October 1980	14 September 1984

Elvin R. Heiberg III	Lieutenant general	Elvin R. Heiberg III	14 September 1984	31 May 1988

Henry J. Hatch	Lieutenant general	Henry J. Hatch	17 June 1988	4 June 1992

Arthur E. Williams	Lieutenant general	Arthur E. Williams	24 August 1992	30 June 1996

Joe Nathan Ballard	Lieutenant general	Joe Nathan Ballard	1 October 1996	2 August 2000

Robert B. Flowers	Lieutenant general	Robert B. Flowers	23 October 2000	1 July 2004

Carl A. Strock	Lieutenant general	Carl A. Strock	1 July 2004	17 May 2007

Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr.	Lieutenant general	Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr.	17 May 2007	17 June 2011

Merdith W.B. (Bo) Temple	Major general	Merdith W.B. Temple	17 June 2011	22 May 2012

Thomas P. Bostick	Lieutenant general	Thomas P. Bostick	22 May 2012	19 May 2016

Todd T. Semonite	Lieutenant general	Todd T. Semonite	19 May 2016	present

Sentence(s)

Stephen Rochefontaine served as the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

final_sentence: Stephen Rochefontaine served as the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.