Commanding General of the United States Army

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United States Army position military office

The Commanding General of the United States Army was the highest-ranking officer and professional head of the U.S. Army before the creation of the modern Chief of Staff role.

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Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army position → military office →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States Army →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
authorityLimitations	subordinate to civilian control of the Secretary of War →
country	United States of America →
dissolvedAbolished	1903 →
endTime	1903 →
firstHolder	George Washington →
firstHolderStartTime	1783 →
hasRank	general → lieutenant general → major general →
historicalPeriod	19th century United States military history → post–American Revolutionary War era →
inception	1783 →
lastHolder	Nelson A. Miles →
lastHolderEndTime	1903 →
legalStatus	abolished military office →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
nativeLabel	Commanding General, U.S. Army →
notableOfficeHolder	Henry W. Halleck → John J. Pershing → Philip H. Sheridan → Ulysses S. Grant → William Tecumseh Sherman → Winfield Scott →
officeHolderRole	highest-ranking officer in the United States Army → professional head of the United States Army →
officeScope	command of the entire United States Army in peacetime → overall responsibility for Army readiness and operations →
partOf	United States Department of War →
precededBy	Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army →
reasonForAbolition	reorganization of Army command structure in 1903 →
reorganizedInto	Army General Staff system →
replacedBy	Chief of Staff of the United States Army →
reportsTo	President of the United States → United States Secretary of War →
seat	Washington, D.C. →
significantEvent	American Civil War → Indian Wars → Spanish–American War →
startTime	1783 →
successorOffice	Chief of Staff of the United States Army →
usedUntil	early 20th century →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
George Washington ("Senior Officer of the United States Army") → Sam Grant → William Tecumseh Sherman →	positionHeld
Old Fuss and Feathers →	bearerHighestRank
Commanding General of the United States Army ("Commanding General, U.S. Army") →	nativeLabel