Indiana Adjutant General


The Adjutant General of Indiana is the commander of the Indiana National Guard, the Indiana Guard Reserve, and, when active, the Indiana Naval Militia. The Adjutant General is responsible for all state, non-federalized military and reports directly to the Governor of Indiana. Indiana's TAG is appointed by the governor and serves a term concurrent with the governor. The Adjutant General must hold a rank of Brigadier General or higher.
There have been 56 men who served as Adjutant General in Indiana; 3 have served nonconsecutive terms, bringing the total number of terms to 59.

List of Adjutants General of Indiana

The following have served as Adjutants General in Indiana:
#NameFrom DateAppointed by Served until
59BG R. Dale Lyles1 October 2019Eric Holcomb Present
BG Timothy Winslow 9 August 2019Eric Holcomb 1 October 2019
58MG Courtney P. Carr1 June 2015Mike Pence 9 August 2019
57MG Roy Martin Umbarger11 March 2004Joe Kernan
Mitch Daniels
Mike Pence
31 May 2015
56MG George A. Buskirk5 November 2002Frank O'Bannon 11 March 2004
55MG Robert J. Mitchell1997Frank O'Bannon 5 November 2002
54MG Charles W. Whitaker21 April 1990Evan Bayh1997
53MG Jack K. Elrod19891990
52MG Carl G. Farrell19861989
51MG Alfred F. Ahner19721986
50John M. Owens19691972
49John S. Anderson19611969
48Alfred F. Ahner19601961
47John W. McConnell19571960
46Harold H. Doherty19531957
45Robinson Hitchcock19491953
44Howard H. Maxwell19471949
43Ben H. Watt19451947
42Elmer W. Sherwood19451945
41William P. Weimer19421945
40Elmer F. Straub19411942
39James D. Friday19411941
38Elmer F. Straub19331941
37Paul E. Tombaugh19311933
36Manford G. Henley19291931
35BG William G. Everson1929Harry G. Leslie
34William H. Kershner19251929
33Harry B. Smith19171925
32Franklin L. Bridges19141917
31George W. McCoy19091913
30Oran Perry1905 1909
29John R. Ward 1901Winfield T. Durbin1905
28James K. Gore1897James A. Mount1901
27Irwin Robbins18931897
26Nicholas R. Ruckle18891893
25George W. Koontz1885Isaac P. Gray1889
24James R. Carnahan17 January 1881Albert G. Porter1885
23George W. Russ13 February 1877James D. Williams1881
22William W. Conner 1873Thomas A. Hendricks1877
21John G. Greenwalt 1 April 1870Conrad Baker1873
20MG James C. Veatch1869Conrad Baker1870
19BG William Henry Harrison Terrell1864Oliver P. Morton 1869
18Lazarus Noble 1861Oliver P. Morton1864
17John M. Wallace 18611861
16Lew Wallace 18611861
15William A. Morrison 1857Ashbel P. Willard1861
14Stephen Tomlinson 1854Joseph A. Wright1857
13GEN David Reynolds6 January 1844James Whitcomb1854
12Douglas Maguire 1838David Wallace1843
11Jacob Landis 1832Noah Noble1838
10Thomas Posey 1823William Hendricks1831
9Stephen Ranney 18221823
8Henry Coburn 1819Jonathan Jennings1822
7Stephen Ranney1817Jonathan Jennings1819

The following Adjutants General served in Indiana Territory:
#NameFrom DateAppointed by Served until
6COL Allen B. Thorn17 September 1814Thomas Posey1817 Statehood
5COL Walter Taylor24 February 1814Thomas Posey17 September 1814
4COL W. Johnson10 September 1813Thomas Posey24 February 1814
2 COL Daniel Sullivan14 January 1813John Gibson10 September 1813
3COL Charles Smith21 October 1812William Henry Harrison1813
2COL Daniel Sullivan12 July 1812William Henry Harrison1812
1John Small 1801William Henry Harrison1812