List of Inspectors General of the United States Army explained

The Inspector General of the United States Army serves to "provide impartial, objective and unbiased advice and oversight to the Army through relevant, timely and thorough inspection, assistance, investigations, and training."^[1] The Inspector General has historically been a high-ranking Army official before their appointment to the position. Since 1973, the position has been a lieutenant general billet.

List

class=sortable	!	Image	Rank	Name	Begin date	End date	ref(s)
1		Colonel				[2]
2		Major General				[3]
3		Major General
4		Major General				[4]
5		Major
–		Lieutenant
–		Major
–		Captain
–		Major
–		Major
–		Captain
–		Major
6		Major General
–		Major
–		Major
7		Brigadier General
8		Brigadier General
9		Brigadier General
10		Brigadier General
						[5]
11		Colonel				[6]
12		Brigadier General
13		Brigadier General
14		Brigadier General
15		Brigadier General
16		Brigadier General
17		Brigadier General				[7]
18		Brigadier General
19		Brigadier General
20		Brigadier General
21		Major General
22		Major General
23		Major General
24		Major General
25		Major General
26		Major General
27		Major General
28		Lieutenant General
29		Major General
30		Major General
31		Lieutenant General
32		Major General
33		Lieutenant General
34		Major General
35		Major General
36
37
38
39		Major General
40		Lieutenant General
41		Lieutenant General				[8]
42		Lieutenant General
43		Lieutenant General
44		Lieutenant General
45		Lieutenant General
46		Lieutenant General
47		Lieutenant General
48		Lieutenant General
49		Lieutenant General
50		Lieutenant General
51		Lieutenant General
52		Lieutenant General
53		Lieutenant General
54		Lieutenant General
55		Lieutenant General
56		Lieutenant General
57		Lieutenant General			present	[9]

Further reading

• Book: Clary, David A. . The Inspectors General of the United States Army, 1777-1903 . 1987 . . Washington, D.C. .
• Book: Heitman, Francis B. . Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army . 1903 . . Washington, D.C. .
• Book: Hewes, James E. Jr. . From Root to McNamara - Army Organization and Administration . 1983 . . Washington, D.C. . 2009-04-01 . 2017-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170123130338/http://www.history.army.mil/books/root/appB.htm .
• Book: Ingersoll, Lurton Dunham . A History of the War Department of the United States . 1880 . F. B. Mohun . Philadelphia . 144–146 .
• Book: Thian, Raphael Prosper . Legislative History of the General Staff of the Army of the United States . 1901 . . Washington, D.C. . 83–118 .
• Book: Rodenbough, Theophilus F.. The Army of the United States . Theophilus Francis Rodenbough. Haskin, William L. . 1896 . Maynard, Merrill & Co. . New York City . 12–32 .
• Book: Whitehorne, Joseph W. A. . The Inspectors General of the United States Army, 1903-1939 . 1998 . . Washington, D.C. .

Notes and References

1. News: Army swears in, promotes new inspector general. Perry. Dustin. United States Army. August 12, 2018. en.
2. Clary, 19
3. Heitman, pp. 38–39.
4. Clary, 411
5. Clary, pp. 413–414.
6. Web site: Henry L. Scott in Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy, Volume I . Cullum . George Washington . 1879 . Bill Thayer's Web Site . Chicago, IL . July 11, 2024.
7. Hewes, p. 398.
8. Web site: Department of the Army Principal Officials. U.S. Army. December 2, 2016.
9. Web site: WEBCAST: PROMOTION/SWEARING IN CEREMONY OF MG DONNA MARTIN. 2021-08-31. DVIDS.