title: Indiana Adjutant General
text: # 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 (or 'TAG') 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 (BG) 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:
  
  | # | Name | From Date | Appointed by (Governor) | Served until |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 59 | MG R. Dale Lyles | 1 October 2019 | Eric Holcomb (2019) | Present |
  | | BG Timothy Winslow (Interim) | 9 August 2019 | Eric Holcomb (2019) | 1 October 2019 |
  | 58 | BG Courtney P. Carr | 1 June 2015 | Mike Pence (2015) | 9 August 2019 |
  | 57 | MG Roy Martin Umbarger | 11 March 2004 | Joe Kernan (2004) Mitch Daniels (2004) Mike Pence (2012) | 31 May 2015 |
  | 56 | MG George A. Buskirk | 5 November 2002 | Frank O'Bannon (2001) | 11 March 2004 |
  | 55 | MG Robert J. Mitchell | 1997 | Frank O'Bannon (1997) | 5 November 2002 |
  | 54 | MG Charles W. Whitaker | 21 April 1990 | Evan Bayh | 1997 |
  | 53 | MG Jack K. Elrod | 1989 | Evan Bayh | 1990 |
  | 52 | MG Carl G. Farrell | 1986 | Robert D. Orr | 1989 |
  | 51 | MG Alfred F. Ahner | 1972 | Edgar Whitcomb Otis Bowen Robert D. Orr | 1986 |
  | 50 | John M. Owens | 1969 | | 1972 |
  | 49 | John S. Anderson | 1961 | | 1969 |
  | 48 | Alfred F. Ahner | 1960 | Harold W. Handley | 1961 |
  | 47 | John W. McConnell | 1957 | | 1960 |
  | 46 | Harold H. Doherty | 1953 | | 1957 |
  | 45 | Robinson Hitchcock | 1949 | Henry F. Schricker | 1953 |
  | 44 | Howard H. Maxwell | 1947 | | 1949 |
  | 43 | Ben H. Watt | 1945 | | 1947 |
  | 42 | Elmer W. Sherwood | 1945 | Ralph F. Gates | 1945 |
  | 41 | William P. Weimer | 1942 | Henry F. Schricker | 1945 |
  | 40 | Elmer F. Straub | 1941 | Henry F. Schricker | 1942 |
  | 39 | James D. Friday | 1941 | Henry F. Schricker | 1941 |
  | 38 | Elmer F. Straub | 1933 | Paul V. McNutt, M. Clifford Townsend | 1941 |
  | 37 | Paul E. Tombaugh | 1931 | Harry G. Leslie | 1933 |
  | 36 | Manford G. Henley | 1929 | | 1931 |
  | 35 | BG William G. Everson | 1929 | Harry G. Leslie (1929) | |
  | 34 | William H. Kershner | 1925 | | 1929 |
  | 33 | Harry B. Smith | 1917 | | 1925 |
  | 32 | Franklin L. Bridges | 1914 | | 1917 |
  | 31 | George W. McCoy | 1909 | | 1913 |
  | 30 | Oran Perry | 1905 | | 1909 |
  | 29 | John R. Ward | 1901 | Winfield T. Durbin | 1905 |
  | 28 | James K. Gore | 1897 | James A. Mount | 1901 |
  | 27 | Irwin Robbins | 1893 | | 1897 |
  | 26 | Nicholas R. Ruckle | 1889 | | 1893 |
  | 25 | George W. Koontz | 1885 | Isaac P. Gray | 1889 |
  | 24 | James R. Carnahan | 17 January 1881 | Albert G. Porter | 1885 |
  | 23 | George W. Russ | 13 February 1877 | James D. Williams | 1881 |
  | 22 | William W. Conner | 1873 | Thomas A. Hendricks | 1877 |
  | 21 | John G. Greenwalt | 1 April 1870 | Conrad Baker | 1873 |
  | 20 | MG James C. Veatch | 1869 | Conrad Baker | 1870 |
  | 19 | BG William Henry Harrison Terrell | 1864 | Oliver P. Morton (1864) | 1869 |
  | 18 | Lazarus Noble | 1861 | Oliver P. Morton | 1864 |
  | 17 | John M. Wallace | 1861 | Oliver P. Morton | 1861 |
  | 16 | Lew Wallace | 1861 | Oliver P. Morton | 1861 |
  | 15 | William A. Morrison | 1857 | Ashbel P. Willard | 1861 |
  | 14 | Stephen Tomlinson | 1854 | Joseph A. Wright | 1857 |
  | 13 | GEN David Reynolds | 6 January 1844 | James Whitcomb | 1854 |
  | 12 | Douglas Maguire | 1838 | David Wallace | 1843 |
  | 11 | Jacob Landis | 1832 | Noah Noble | 1838 |
  | 10 | Thomas Posey | 1823 | William Hendricks | 1831 |
  | 9 | Stephen Ranney | 1822 | | 1823 |
  | 8 | Henry Coburn | 1819 | Jonathan Jennings | 1822 |
  | 7 | Stephen Ranney | 1817 | Jonathan Jennings | 1819 |
  
  The following Adjutants General served in Indiana Territory:
  
  | # | Name | From Date | Appointed by (Governor) | Served until |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | COL Allen B. Thorn | 17 September 1814 | Thomas Posey | 1817 Statehood |
  | 5 | COL Walter Taylor | 24 February 1814 | Thomas Posey | 17 September 1814 |
  | 4 | COL W. Johnson | 10 September 1813 | Thomas Posey | 24 February 1814 |
  | 2 | COL Daniel Sullivan | 14 January 1813 | John Gibson | 10 September 1813 |
  | 3 | COL Charles Smith | 21 October 1812 | William Henry Harrison | 1813 |
  | 2 | COL Daniel Sullivan | 12 July 1812 | William Henry Harrison | 1812 |
  | 1 | John Small | 1801 | William Henry Harrison | 1812 |
  
  ## Citations and References
  
  ### Notes
  
  * ↑ Dates in source appear to be errors. Need new reference to verify dates.
  * ↑ This is not the Indiana Territory Governor Thomas Posey, who died in 1818.
  
  ### Citations
  
  * ↑ "Adjutants General Terms and Qualifications Statutes". National Conference of State Legislatures. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Lowry (2015), p. 14.
  * ↑ "Governor names new Indiana National Guard leader". TheIndyChannel.com. WRTV. Scripts Media. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  * ↑ "Indiana National Guard adjutant general promoted to major general". Indiana National Guard. 17 Dec 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  * ↑ "Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger". Indiana National Guard. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  * 1 2 "Indiana's new adjutant general installed in ceremony". NWI Times. 21 March 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  * 1 2 "New leader of Indiana National Guard is named". Toledo Blade. 14 October 2001. p. A5. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  * ↑ "Former Indiana National Guard adjutant general passes away". 7 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  * ↑ "Major General (Retired) Robert J. Mitchell, 77". DuBois County Free Press. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  * ↑ "Major General Charles W. Whitaker". Memorial Obituaries. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  * ↑ "Jack Kendall Elrod". elrod.com. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  * ↑ "Obituary: Major General Alfred F. Ahner". Shirley Brothers Mortuary. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  * ↑ "Everson of Indiana to be U.S.M.B. Chief" (PDF). New York National Guardsman. October 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  * ↑ "Indiana in the Mexican War". Indiana Magazine of History. Indiana University Department of History. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  * ↑ Pratt (1901), p. 404.
  * ↑ Pratt (1901), p. 99.
  * ↑ Pratt (1901), p. 93.
  * ↑ Pratt (1901), p. 90.
  * ↑ Scott, Kate, ed. (1892). "General James C. Veatch, Letter 1892" (PDF). Indiana Historical Society. p. 3. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  * ↑ "Indiana Adjutant General's Office correspondence, 1865 January 26". The University of Tennessee Chattanooga. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  * ↑ Bodenhamer, David; Barrows, Robert (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. p. 1329. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  * ↑ "A Chronology of Indiana in the Civil War" (PDF). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  * ↑ Pratt (1901), p. 80.
  * ↑ Pratt (1901), p. 69.
  * 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pratt (1901), p. 40.
  * ↑ Pratt (1901), p. 39.
  * ↑ Pratt (1901), p. 12.
  * ↑ "Grouseland Rifle Crafted by First Indiana Sheriff Designated Official State Rifle". Whig Rose Journal Weblog of William Henry Harrison's Grouseland. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  
  ### References
  
  * Pratt, William D. (1901). A History of the National Guard of Indiana. Indianapolis, IN: William D. Pratt.
  * Lowry, Jeff (Summer 2015). "Hoosier Adjutants General". Indiana Guardsman. Indiana National Guard. p. 14. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  