Georgia's Adjutant General Lineage
The Adjutant General is the senior military officer and de facto commander of the Georgia National Guard. Also known as TAG, they are subordinated to the Governor, the Chief Executive. As of today, there have been 35 Adjutant Generals in Georgia and the position has changed hands 41 times.
| Rank | Name | Appointment | Date of Relief |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lt. Col. | Augustus C. G. Elholm | Dec. 19, 1792 | Jan. 15, 1795 |
| Lt. Col. | Jonas Fauche | Feb. 20, 1796 | Nov. 2, 1806 |
| Lt. Col. | Daniel Newman | Dec. 13, 1796 | Nov. 2, 1796 |
| Lt. Col. | John C. Easter | Nov. 13, 1817 | Nov. 11, 1835 |
| Brig. Gen. | Daniel Newman | Dec. 25, 1837 | Dec. 22, 1840 |
| Maj. Gen. | Henry C. Wayne | Dec. 12, 1860 | May 10, 1865 |
| Col. | John. B. Baird | Oct. 16, 1879 | Nov. 5, 1882 |
| Col. | Jon S. Stephens | Nov. 6, 1882 | Dec. 31, 1886 |
| Brig. Gen. | John M. Kell | Jan. 1, 1887 | Oct. 5, 1990 |
| Brig Gen. | Phil G. Byrd | Oct. 11, 1990 | Nov. 11, 1990 |
| Brig. Gen. | James W. Robertson | Nov. 12, 1990 | Nov. 30, 1903 |
| Brig. Gen. | Sampson W. Harris | Dec. 1, 1903 | July 1, 1907 |
| Brig. Gen. | Andrew J. Scott | July 2, 1907 | July 1, 1911 |
| Brig. Gen. | William G. Obear | Aug. 7, 1911 | Dec. 31, 1912 |
| Brig. Gen. | J. Van Holt Nash | Jan. 1, 1913 | Aug. 26, 1917 |
| Maj. | Arthur McCollum | Dec. 4, 1917 | March 1, 1919 |
| Brig. Gen. | J. Van Holt Nash | March 1, 1919 | Oct. 22, 1922 |
| Brig. Gen. | Lewis C. Pope | Oct. 28, 1922 | June 30, 1923 |
| Brig. Gen. | Charles M. Cox | July 2, 1923 | June 27, 1927 |
| Brig. Gen. | Homer C. Parker | June 28, 1927 | June 30, 1932 |
| Brig. Gen. | Charles M. Cox | July 1, 1932 | Jan. 8, 1933 |
| Brig. Gen. | Lindley W. Camp | Jan. 11, 1933 | Jan. 12, 1937 |
| Brig. Gen. | John E. Stoddard | Jan. 12, 1937 | Sept. 30, 1940 |
| Brig. Gen. | Marion Williamson | Oct. 1, 1940 | Jan. 14, 1941 |
| Brig. Gen. | Sion B. Hawkins | Jan. 14, 1941 | Jan. 12, 1943 |
| Brig. Gen. | Clark Howell | Jan. 12, 1943 | Sept. 28, 1944 |
| Brig. Gen. | Marvin Griffin | Sept. 28, 1944 | March 22, 1947 |
| Brig Gen. | Alpha A. Fowler, Jr. | March 22, 1947 | Nov. 16, 1948 |
| Brig. Gen. | Ernest Vandiver | Nov. 17, 1948 | June 20, 1954 |
| Maj. Gen. | George J. Hearn | June 21, 1954 | July 9, 1957 |
| Maj. Gen. | Charlie F. Camp | July 10, 1957 | Jan. 12, 1959 |
| Maj. Gen. | George J. Hearn | Jan. 13, 1959 | Jan. 11, 1971 |
| Maj. Gen. | Ernest Vandiver | Jan 12, 1971 | Nov. 1, 1971 |
| Maj. Gen. | Joel B. Paris III | Nov. 2, 1971 | Jan. 13, 1975 |
| Maj. Gen. | Billy M. Jones | Jan. 14, 1975 | Oct. 31, 1983 |
| Maj. Gen. | Joseph W. Griffin | Nov. 1, 1983 | Jan. 14, 1991 |
| Col. | Jerry D. Sanders | Jan. 15, 1991 | March 15, 1991 |
| Maj. Gen. | William P. Bland | April 1, 1991 | Jan. 31, 1999 |
| Lt. Gen. | David B. Poythress | July 1, 1999 | Oct. 28, 2007 |
| Maj. Gen. | William T. Nesbitt | Oct. 28, 2007 | Sep. 30, 2011 |
| Maj. Gen. | James B. Butterworth | Sep. 30, 2011 | Present |
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