List of United States Army Corps of Engineers Chiefs of Engineers

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Chief of Engineers of the
United States Army
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Seal of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
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Incumbent
LTG Scott A. Spellmon
since 10 September 2020
Department of the Army
Reports to Secretary of the Army
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
Seat The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Term length Four years
Constituting instrument 10 U.S.C.   § 3036
FormationApril 1776
First holder LTC Rufus Putnam
Website Official website

The Chief of Engineers is a principal United States Army staff officer at The Pentagon. The Chief advises the Army on engineering matters, and serves as the Army's topographer and proponent for real estate and other related engineering programs. The Chief of Engineers is the senior service engineer for the Department of Defense, responsible for integrating all aspects of combat, general and geospatial engineering across the Joint Force.

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The Chief of Engineers also commands the United States Army Corps of Engineers. 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 it plans direction for the organizations within the Corps. The Chief of Engineers is currently a lieutenant general billet but in the past has been held by field grade officers 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

ImageRankNameBegin DateEnd DateNotes
Colonel Richard Gridley June 1775April 1776 [a]
PUTNAM exb.jpg Lieutenant colonel Rufus Putnam April 1776December 1776 [a]
Duportail exb.jpg Brigadier general Louis Lebègue Duportail 22 July 1777October, 10, 1783 [a]
Lieutenant colonel Stephen Rochefontaine 26 February 17957 May 1798 [a]
Burbeck.jpg Major Henry Burbeck 7 May 17981 April 1802 [a]
USACE Colonel Jonathan Williams.jpg Colonel Jonathan Williams 1 April 180220 June 1803 [a]
USACE Colonel Jonathan Williams.jpg Colonel Jonathan Williams 19 April 180531 July 1812 [a]
Colonel Joseph Gardner Swift.jpg Colonel Joseph Gardner Swift 31 July 181212 November 1818 [a]
Colonel Walker Keith Armistead.jpg Colonel Walker Keith Armistead 12 November 18181 June 1821 [a]
AlexanderMacomb.jpg Colonel Alexander Macomb 1 June 182124 May 1828 [a]
Colonel Charles Gratiot.jpg Colonel Charles Gratiot 24 May 18286 December 1838 [a]
Joseph Gilbert Totten.jpg Colonel Joseph Gilbert Totten 6 December 183822 April 1864 [a]
Richard Delafield.jpg Brigadier general Richard Delafield 22 April 18648 August 1866 [a]
Andrew A. Humphreys - Brady-Handy.jpg Brigadier general Andrew A. Humphreys 8 August 186630 June 1879 [a]
HGWright.jpg Brigadier general Horatio Gouverneur Wright 30 June 18796 March 1884 [a]
John Newton (ACW).jpg Brigadier general John Newton 6 March 188427 August 1886 [a]
James Chatham Duane.jpg Brigadier general James Chatham Duane 11 October 188630 June 1888 [a]
Thomas Lincoln Casey.jpg Brigadier general Thomas Lincoln Casey 6 July 188810 May 1895 [a]
William Price Craighill.jpg Brigadier general William Price Craighill 10 May 18951 February 1897 [a]
John Moulder Wilson.jpg Brigadier general John Moulder Wilson 1 February 189730 April 1901 [a]
Henry Martyn Robert.jpg Brigadier general Henry Martyn Robert 30 April 19012 May 1901 [a]
USACE John W Barlow.jpg Brigadier general John W. Barlow 2 May 19013 May 1901 [a]
USACE George Lewis Gillespie Jr.jpg Brigadier general George Lewis Gillespie Jr. 3 May 190123 January 1904 [a]
Alexander Mackenzie USACE.jpg Brigadier general Alexander Mackenzie 23 January 190425 May 1908 [a]
USACE William Louis Marshall.jpg Brigadier general William Louis Marshall 2 July 190811 June 1910 [a]
USACE William Herbert Bixby.jpg Brigadier general William Herbert Bixby 12 June 191011 August 1913 [a]
USACE William Trent Rossell.jpg Brigadier general William Trent Rossell 12 August 191311 October 1913 [a]
Dan Christie Kingman.jpg Brigadier general Dan Christie Kingman 12 October 19136 March 1916 [a]
USACE William Murray Black.jpg Major general William Murray Black 7 March 191631 October 1919 [a]
USACE Lansing Hoskins Beach.jpg Major general Lansing Hoskins Beach 10 February 192018 June 1924 [a]
USACE Harry Taylor.jpg Major general Harry Taylor 19 June 192426 June 1926 [a]
USACE Edgar Jadwin.jpg Major general Edgar Jadwin 27 June 19267 August 1929 [a]
USACE Lytle Brown.jpg Major general Lytle Brown 1 October 19291 October 1933 [a]
Edward Murphy Markham.jpg Major general Edward Murphy Markham 1 October 193318 October 1937 [a]
Julian Larcombe Schley.jpg Major general Julian Larcombe Schley 18 October 19371 October 1941 [a]
Eugene Reybold.jpg Lieutenant general Eugene Reybold 1 October 194130 September 1945 [a]
Raymond A. Wheeler.jpg Lieutenant general Raymond Albert Wheeler 4 October 194528 February 1949 [a]
Lewis A Pick.jpg Lieutenant general Lewis A. Pick 1 March 194926 January 1953 [a]
Sturgis SD LtGen.jpg Lieutenant general Samuel D. Sturgis Jr. 17 March 195330 September 1956 [a]
Emerson C Itschner.jpg Lieutenant general Emerson C. Itschner 1 October 195627 March 1961 [a]
Lt. Gen. Walter K. Wilson, Jr. (2).jpg Lieutenant general Walter K. Wilson Jr. 19 May 19611 July 1965 [a]
William F Cassidy.jpg Lieutenant general William F. Cassidy 1 July 196531 July 1969 [a]
Frederick clarke.jpg Lieutenant general Frederick J. Clarke 1 August 196931 July 1973 [a]
William Gribble.jpg Lieutenant general William C. Gribble Jr. 1 August 197330 June 1976 [a]
LTG John W. Morris.jpg Lieutenant general John W. Morris 1 July 197630 September 1980 [a]
LTG Joseph K. Bratton.jpg Lieutenant general Joseph K. Bratton 1 October 198014 September 1984 [a]
Lieutenant General (LGEN) Elvin R. Heiberg III (uncovered).jpg Lieutenant general Elvin R. Heiberg III 14 September 198431 May 1988 [a]
Lieutenant General Henry J. Hatch.jpg Lieutenant general Henry J. Hatch 17 June 19884 June 1992 [a]
Arthur E. Williams.JPEG Lieutenant general Arthur E. Williams 24 August 199230 June 1996 [a]
Portrait of U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joe N. Ballard, Chief of Engineers and Commander, US Army Corps of Engineers.jpg Lieutenant general Joe Nathan Ballard 1 October 19962 August 2000 [a]
Robert B Flowers.jpg Lieutenant general Robert B. Flowers 23 October 20001 July 2004 [a]
Portrait of LTG Carl A. Strock, 2007 (2) (cropped).jpg Lieutenant general Carl A. Strock 1 July 200417 May 2007 [a]
Robert L Van Antwerp.jpg Lieutenant general Robert L. Van Antwerp Jr. 17 May 200717 June 2011 [a]
MG Merdith W.B. (Bo) Temple.jpg Major general Merdith W.B. Temple 17 June 201122 May 2012 [a] [1]
ThomasPBostick-2012-05-07.jpg Lieutenant general Thomas P. Bostick 22 May 201219 May 2016 [a]
Todd T. Semonite (2).jpg Lieutenant general Todd T. Semonite 19 May 201610 September 2020 [a]
Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon (3).jpg Lieutenant general Scott A. Spellmon 10 September 2020present [2]

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References

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

Inline citations
  1. ↑ "Acting Chief of Engineers". U.S. Army Office of the Chief of Engineers. 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon". United States Army Corps of Engineers. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
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