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Department Commanders
1886-Present

List of Commanders, residence, and names of Union ancestors

Index by Decade

1890s

1930s

1970s

1900s

1940s

1980s

1910s

1950s

1990s

1920s

1960s

2000s


1886

Louis DeP. Callahan (c.1856-1935)
Residence: Los Angeles Co., California

Ancestor(s):

  • John Callahan — 11th Ohio Cavalry

1887

Clarence J. Callahan (c.1858-1909)
Residence: Los Angeles Co., California

Ancestor(s):

  • John Callahan — 11th Ohio Cavalry

1888

Hon. Edward Constant Robinson (1855-1940)
Residence: Oakland, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Dr. Jesse Robinson — 1st Oregon Cavalry

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1889

Ernest Woodbury Conant (1862-1934)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Timothy Conant — 4th Minnesota Infantry

1890

Hon. Fred V. Wood (1866-1936)
Residence: Oakland, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Walter Wood — 10th Wisconsin Infantry

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1891

Spencer Langdon Blodget (1858-1934)
Residence: Bakersfield, California

Ancestor(s):

  • 1st Lt. William Oren Blodget — 151st Pennsylvania Infantry

1892

Thomas Martin Gilbert (1865-1946)
Residence: Fresno, California

Ancestor(s):

  • William Henry Gilbert — 7th Missouri State Militia Cavalry

1893

Frank Wesley Bunnell (1861-1931)
Residence: Los Angeles, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Ahira Lehman Bunnell — 141st & 57th Pennsylvania Infantry

1894

Frank Chamberlain Shipley (1856-1933)
Residence: Oakland, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Samuel Dennis Shipley — 6th & 30th Massachuetts Infantry

1895

Louis E. Schroeder (unknown)
Residence: San Francisco, California

Ancestor(s):

  • unknown

1896

Hon. Charles Clayton Houck (1871-1955)
Residence: Santa Cruz, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Francis T. Houck — 95th Illinois Infantry

1897

Charles Lewis Jonathan Warden Pierce (1856-1928)
Residence: Oakland, California

Ancestor(s):

  • George Pierce — 38th Pennsylvania Infantry "Iron City Guards"

1898

Charles Lewis Jonathan Warden Pierce (1856-1928)
Residence: Oakland, California

Ancestor(s):

  • George Pierce — 38th Pennsylvania Infantry "Iron City Guards"

1899

Lt. Col. Harry Thornton Moore (1870-1937)
Residence: San Francisco, California

Ancestor(s):

  • George W. Moore — 138th Illinois Infantry

1900

Dr. Augustus Griffin Bennett (1872-1927)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Col. Augustus Griffin Bennett — 81st New York Infantry & 21st U.S. Colored Infantry

1901

Clarence Elroy Washburn (1866-1909)
Residence: Los Angeles, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Adoniram Judson Washburn — 11th Rhode Island Infantry

1902

Frank R. Handley (1874-1904)
Residence: San Francisco, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Charles J. Handley — 1st Oregon Infantry

1903

John Abraham Medlar (1864-1956)
Residence: Sonoma Co., California

Ancestor(s):

  • John C. Medlar — 48th Pennsylvania Infantry

1904

Frank Beverly Wilson (1869-?)
Residence: San Francisco, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Franklin B. "Frank" Wilson — 1st Maine Cavalry; 1st District of Columbia Cavalry

1905

George W. Conart (c.1853-1917)
Residence: Los Angeles, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Augustus Conart — 8th Kansas Infantry

1906

James Frank Leffler (1869-1914)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • John Leffler — 88th Illinois Infantry

1907

Christian Franklin Kimball (1877-1941)
Residence: Redding, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Frederick "Fred" Kimball — unit unidentified

1908

Harrison Wilder "Harry" Culver (1883-1918)
Residence: Long Beach, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Newton Harrison Culver — 4th Wisconsin Cavalry

1909

Theodore Vincent Brown, Jr. (1883-1946)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Theodore Vincent Brown, Sr. — Hospital Steward U.S. Army & 10th U.S. Infantry

1910

John Flint Mullin (1872-1946)
Residence: Los Angeles, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Ner Haines Mullin — 104th Illinois Infantry

1911

Henry Alexander Longfellow (1874-1932)
Residence: Oakland, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Henry L. Longfellow — US Navy (USS Ohio & USS Kingfisher)

1912

Col. Clarence Swan Scott (1885-1931)
Residence: Fresno Co., California

Ancestor(s):

  • Edward Swan — 173rd Ohio Infantry

1913

Dr. David Bradley Plymire (1868-?)
Residence: San Francisco, California

Ancestor(s):

  • James A. Plymire — 37th Pennsylvania Infantry

1914

George Overman Lockwood (1877-1955)
Residence: Los Angeles, California

Ancestor(s):

  • George Ney Lockwood — 9th Michigan Cavalry & 3rd U.S. Cavalry

1915

John Wesley Cook (1848-?)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Wesley Cook — 22nd Kentucky Infantry

1916

Joseph Valentine Griffin (1882-1964)
Residence: Los Angeles Co., California

Ancestor(s):

  • James John Griffin — 6th New York Heavy Artillery

1917

George Blanco Whited (1869-1942)
Residence: Long Beach, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Patton George Whited — 5th & 37th U.S. Infantry. Medal of Honor recipient.

1918

Charles Walter Tozer (1876-1948)
Residence: San Francisco, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Lewellyn Tozer — 1st Maine Light Artillery

1919

William Henry Hyden (1854-1922)
Residence: Los Angeles, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Rev. Jesse Albert Hyden — Hospital Chaplain U.S. Volunteers

1920

William Henry Hyden (1854-1922)
Residence: Los Angeles, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Rev. Jesse Albert Hyden — Hospital Chaplain U.S. Volunteers

1921

Archibald Jeter Cloud (1878-1957)
Residence: San Francisco, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Zachariah Nance Goldsby — 12th Missouri Cavalry

1922

Francis Creighton Hawthorne (1879-1932)
Residence: Los Angeles, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Francis Grove Hawthorne — 170th, 98th & 74th Ohio Infantry

1923

Harry Allen Thayer (1885-1959)
Residence: Santa Barbara, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Cpl. Frederick Lewellyn Thayer — 22nd Massachusetts Infantry & 2nd Independent Battery Massachusetts Light Artillery

1924

Charles Oliver Boynton (1882-1959)
Residence: Long Beach, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Capt. James B. Atkinson — Sibley Guards Minnesota Citizen Soldiers; 2nd Minnesota Cavalry; & 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery

1925

Delevan Bates Bowley (1873-1947)
Commander-in-Chief
Residence: San Francisco, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Capt. Freeman Sparks Bowley — 30th U.S. Colored Infantry

1926

Edwin James "Ed" Parker (1868-1946)
Residence: Santa Ana, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Miles Parker — 38th Iowa Infantry

1927

Alva Emanuel Deems (1876-1950)
Residence: Los Angeles Co., California

Ancestor(s):

  • Jacob Deems — McLaughlin's Guard Ohio Cavalry

1928

John Godfrey Spielman (1863-1951)
Residence: Long Beach, California

Ancestor(s):

  • 2nd Lt. John A. Spielman — 17th Iowa Infantry

1929

John Wilbur Coursey (1875-1974)
Residence: Fresno, California

Ancestor(s):

  • James A. Coursey — Independent Battery B of Pennsylvania Light Artillery

1930

Eugene C. Somerby (1894-1986)
Residence: Colton, California

Ancestor(s):

  • John L. Somerby — 6th Wisconsin Infantry

1931

Frederick J. Dunster (c.1870-1938)
Residence: Los Angeles, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Alfred D. Dunster — 117th New York Infantry

1932

William Jeremiah Sarles Hickox (1873-1943)
Residence: Stockton, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Flavel Gaylord Hickox — 90th New York Infantry

1933

Dr. Ralph Raymond Barrett (1874-1954)
Commander-in-Chief
Residence: Huntington Park, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Ashley A. Barrett — 12th Ohio Light Artillery
  • Ransom Barrett — 12th Ohio Light Artillery
  • Erastus Barrett — 55th Ohio Infantry

1934

Dr. John Francis Killeen (c.1872-1936)
Residence: San Francisco, California

Ancestor(s):

  • James Killeen — 5th U.S. Cavalry

1935

Harry Dodge Crow (1899-1991)
Residence: Modesto, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Henry Dodge Crow — 33rd & 11th Wisconsin Infantry

1936

Charles F. Millen (1870-1946)
Residence: Orange Co., California

Ancestor(s):

  • John Moffett Millen — 3rd Illinois Cavalry & 2nd U.S. Veteran Volunteer Infantry

1937

John Nicolas Glass (1887-1951)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Nicholas Binsbacher — 8th Missouri State Militia; 55th Enrolled Missouri Militia
  • Sebastian Binsbacher — 55th Missouri Infantry; Franklin County Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia

1938

Arthur Guy Laughlin (1900-1974)
Residence: Modesto, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Julius Caesar Laughlin — Osage County Missouri Home Guards

1939

Harrie Richards Collins, Esq. (1878-1949)
Residence: Los Angeles, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Maj. Williamson Bern Cern Collins — 7th Missouri Infantry

1940

Richard Deleon Fletcher, Sr. (1877-1954)
Residence: Alameda Co., California

Ancestor(s):

  • unknown

1941

Jackson Bryant Deaton (1885-1965)
Residence: Stockton, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Sgt. William P. Deaton — Cass County Missouri Home Guard Cavalry & 2nd Battalion Missouri State Guard Cavalry

1942

Jonathan O. Michelbacher (1907-1963)
Residence: Riverside, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Gustav Baumann — 27th Wisconsin Infantry

1943

George Amos Ruple (1875-1962)
Residence: San Francisco, California

Ancestor(s):

  • George H. Ruple — 13th Iowa Infantry

1944

Robert Roy Rankin (1880-1963)
Residence: Pasadena, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Cpl. Henry Newton Rankin — 8th Indiana Cavalry

1945

Raymond Benham Dumser (1874-1954)
Residence: Alameda Co., California

Ancestor(s):

  • William R. Benham — 45th Illinois Infantry
  • John Simon Dumser — 52nd Illinois Infantry

1946

Frank Woerner (1894-1972)
Commander-in-Chief

Residence: Inglewood, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Capt. Christian Woerner — Independent Battery C of New Jersey Light Artillery

1947

Walter Adelbert Smith (1889-1956)
Residence: San Francisco, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Daniel Reigle — 10th Minnesota Infantry

1948

Earl Flowers Riggs (1891-1965)
Commander-in-Chief

Residence: Upland, California

Ancestor(s):

  • William Evans — 129th Illinois Infantry

1949

Alvah Root McKinney (1874-1953)
Residence: Santa Cruz Co., California

Ancestor(s):

  • Erastus R. McKinney — 11th Illinois Infantry

1950

Ralph William Garwood (1898-1987)
Residence: Pasadena or Santa Barbara, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Calvin Zener — 15th Indiana Infantry
  • Edward Zener — 138th Indiana Infantry
  • Melville C. Zener — 77th Indiana Infantry & Veteran Reserve Corps

1951

John Elmer Wohlgemuth (1908-1991)
Residence: Long Beach, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Elmer Bacon — 14th Ohio Light Artillery

1952

Melville Roy Riggs (1895-1966)
Residence: Altadena, California

Ancestor(s):

  • William Evans — 129th Illinois Infantry

1953

Jesse Hudson Taylor (1879-1970)
Residence: Los Angeles, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Robert Newton R. Taylor — 33rd New Jersey Infantry & 45th U.S. Infantry

1954

Wallace William Scott (1895-1981)
Residence: Pasadena, California

Ancestor(s):

  • William Washington Scott — 34th Iowa Infantry

1955

Rev. Harrison Spurgeon Rainwater (1890-1981)
Residence: Firebaugh, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Adam Butler Rainwater — 45th & 48th Missouri Infantry

1956

Louis Terence Story (1889-1970)
Residence: Compton, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Douglas T. Story — 136th Illinois Infantry

1957

Dr. Levi Joseph Snow (1883-1977)
Residence: Petaluma, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Joseph Lorenzo Snow — 16th Illinois Cavalry; McClernand's Body Guard Illinois Cavalry; & Northeast Missouri Home Guard Infantry

1958

Corbett F. "Coby" Wilcox (1892-1978)
Residence: Los Angeles, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Martin Wilcox — 37th Illinois Infantry

1959

Vernon Everdeen Cheney (1888-1962)
Residence: Oakland, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Rev. Thomas B. Cheney — 16th Ohio Infantry; 2nd Battalion Veteran Reserve Corps

1960

John Orval Gately (1901-1972)
Residence: Pomona, California

Ancestor(s):

  • John C. Walker — 113th Ohio Infantry

1961

Otis Otterbin Thomas (1875-1962)
Residence: Pasadena, California

Ancestor(s):

  • William A. Thomas — 84th Illinois Infantry

1962

Oscar Odell Bacon (1901-1976)
Residence: Fresno, California

Ancestor(s):

  • unknown

1963

Ulysses Brown Schoonover (1890-1966)
Residence: Whittier, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Ulysses Franklin Brown — 50th New York Engineers

1964

Eugene Rollins McCoy (1889-1969)
Residence: Lemon Grove, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Bvt. Brig. Gen. Daniel Webster McCoy — 24th & 175th Ohio Infantry

1965

Leroy Benjamin "Roy" Kelchner (1883-1968)
Residence: Santa Ana, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Edwin H. Kelchner — 151st Pennsylvania Infantry

1966

Seborn Lashley Oftedal (1906-1977)
Residence: Fresno, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Seborn N. "Zebe" Lashley — unit unidentified

1967

Leonard S. Case (1891-1981)
Residence: National City, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Philo L. Case — 2nd Iowa Infantry

1968

Ernest Eugene Schoonover (1886-1973)
Residence: San Diego, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Ulysses Franklin Brown — 50th New York Engineers

1969

Dr. John Edward Martie, Jr. (1892-1982)
Residence: Reno, Nevada

Ancestor(s):

  • Watson E. Sherriff — 7th New York Cavalry

1970

Harold Homer Rogers (1914-?)
Residence: Whittier, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Philo L. Case — 2nd Iowa Infantry

1971

Harold Homer Rogers (1914-?)
Residence: Whittier, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Philo L. Case — 2nd Iowa Infantry

1972

Kenneth Horace Greely (1918-1987)
Residence: Santa Clara, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Horace L. S. Greely — 4th Minnesota Infantry

1973

Chester Jerome Butler (1910-1988)
Residence: Whittier, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Groner Owen — 9th Kentucky Infantry

1974

Harold Hugh Gates (1916-1983)
Residence: Chula Vista, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Joseph G. Gates — 78th U.S. Colored Infantry

1975

Kenneth Horace Greely (1918-1987)
Residence: Santa Clara, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Horace L. S. Greely — 4th Minnesota Infantry

1976

Allyson Fenwick Bryson Warner, Sr. (1909-2002)
Residence: Glendora, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Rev. Lycurgus Railsback — Chaplain, 44th U.S. Colored Infantry

1977

Joseph Frederick Collins (1901-1983)
Residence: Fresno, California

Ancestor(s):

  • unknown

1978

Wayne Stanley Pyle (1924-1995)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Edward Stanley Houk — 153rd Illinois Infantry

1979

Wayne Stanley Pyle (1924-1995)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Edward Stanley Houk — 153rd Illinois Infantry

1980

Kenneth Horace Greely (1918-1987)
Residence: Santa Clara, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Horace L. S. Greely — 4th Minnesota Infantry

1981

Kenneth Horace Greely (1918-1987)
Residence: Santa Clara, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Horace L. S. Greely — 4th Minnesota Infantry

1982

Kenneth Horace Greely (1918-1987)
Residence: Santa Clara, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Horace L. S. Greely — 4th Minnesota Infantry

1983

Kenneth Horace Greely (1918-1987)
Residence: Santa Clara, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Horace L. S. Greely — 4th Minnesota Infantry

1984

Wayne Stanley Pyle (1924-1995)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Edward Stanley Houk — 153rd Illinois Infantry

1985

Donald Edgar Cheney (1914-1999)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • William Mills Farrar — 33rd Ohio Infantry

1986

Donald Edgar Cheney (1914-1999)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • William Mills Farrar — 33rd Ohio Infantry

1987

Donald Edgar Cheney (1914-1999)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • William Mills Farrar — 33rd Ohio Infantry

1988

Wayne Stanley Pyle (1924-1995)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Edward Stanley Houk — 153rd Illinois Infantry

1989

Col. Willis Bruner "Bill" Sawyer (1917-?)
Residence: Arroyo Grande, California

Ancestor(s):

  • William Strange Sims — 86th Indiana Infantry

1990

Col. Willis Bruner "Bill" Sawyer (1917-?)
Residence: Arroyo Grande, California

Ancestor(s):

  • William Strange Sims — 86th Indiana Infantry

1991

Col. Willis Bruner "Bill" Sawyer (1917-?)
Residence: Arroyo Grande, California

Ancestor(s):

  • William Strange Sims — 86th Indiana Infantry

1992

Col. Willis Bruner "Bill" Sawyer (1917-?)
Residence: Arroyo Grande, California

Ancestor(s):

  • William Strange Sims — 86th Indiana Infantry

1993

Harold C. "Hal" Smith (1924-2009)
Residence: Los Angeles, California

Ancestor(s):

  • John Andrew Harter — 146th New York Infantry
     
  • Son of Sis. Beatrice (Downing) Smith-Riggs, PDP

1994

Donald George Greely (1946-living)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Horace L. S. Greely — 4th Minnesota Infantry
  • Edward Stanley Houk — 153rd Illinois Infantry

1995

Donald George Greely (1946-living)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Horace L. S. Greely — 4th Minnesota Infantry
  • Edward Stanley Houk — 153rd Illinois Infantry

1996

Daniel Martin Bunnell (1955-living)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Amos Faust — 21st Ohio Infantry
  • Henry Faust — 21st Ohio Infantry
  • Joseph Faust — 66th Ohio Infantry
  • Henry W. Shaw — 14th Wisconsin Infantry

1997

Daniel Martin Bunnell (1955-living)
Residence: San José, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Amos Faust — 21st Ohio Infantry
  • Henry Faust — 21st Ohio Infantry
  • Joseph Faust — 66th Ohio Infantry
  • Henry W. Shaw — 14th Wisconsin Infantry

1998

Gene Crews Armistead (1947-living)
Residence: Escondido, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Jacob H. Cline — 1st Alabama Cavalry

1999

Gene Crews Armistead (1947-living)
Residence: Escondido, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Jacob H. Cline — 1st Alabama Cavalry

2000

Robert Barry "Bob" Lowe (1938-2008)
Residence: El Cajon, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Cpl. Richard Lowe — 21st New York Cavalry

2001

Robert Barry "Bob" Lowe (1938-2008)
Residence: El Cajon, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Cpl. Richard Lowe — 21st New York Cavalry

2002

Donald Braden "Brad" Schall (1939-living)
Residence: Lincoln, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Cpl. John S. Dunmire — 11th Illinois Cavalry
  • Sgt. Willis T. Reed — 1st Illinois Light Artillery & 7th Illinois Infantry
  • Capt. Absalom Schall — 11th Pennsylvania Infantry
  • Cpl. Albert G. Schall — 67th Pennsylvania Infantry
  • Andrew Jackson Schall — 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry
  • Sgt. William Braden Schall — 11th Illinois Cavalry

2003

Donald Braden "Brad" Schall (1939-living)
Residence: Lincoln, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Cpl. John S. Dunmire — 11th Illinois Cavalry
  • Sgt. Willis T. Reed — 1st Illinois Light Artillery & 7th Illinois Infantry
  • Capt. Absalom Schall — 11th Pennsylvania Infantry
  • Cpl. Albert G. Schall — 67th Pennsylvania Infantry
  • Andrew Jackson Schall — 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry
  • Sgt. William Braden Schall — 11th Illinois Cavalry

2004

Linn Preston Hoadley* (1943-living)
Residence: Los Angeles, California

*Resigned. Term completed by Tad D. Campbell.

Ancestor(s):

  • Herman Wallace Hoadley — 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery & 11th Vermont Infantry

2005

Tad David Campbell (1970-living)
Residence: Gilroy, California

Ancestor(s):


2006

Tad David Campbell (1970-living)
Residence: Gilroy, California

Ancestor(s):


2007

Jerry Ray Sayre (1952-living)
Residence: Fallbrook, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Peter Hardman Babcock — 8th Iowa Infantry
  • John Wesley Clement — 20th Ohio Infantry
  • Capt. Nathaniel George Clement — 13th U.S. Infantry & 52nd U.S. Colored Infantry
  • James Bailey Furrow — 1st Nebraska Cavalry
  • George Washington Hurley — 26th Iowa Infantry
  • 1st Lt. Milton Hurley — 2nd Iowa Infantry; 187th & 192nd Ohio Infantry
  • William Hurley — 99th Illinois Infantry

2008

Jerry Ray Sayre (1952-living)
Residence: Fallbrook, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Peter Hardman Babcock — 8th Iowa Infantry
  • John Wesley Clement — 20th Ohio Infantry
  • Capt. Nathaniel George Clement — 13th U.S. Infantry & 52nd U.S. Colored Infantry
  • James Bailey Furrow — 1st Nebraska Cavalry
  • George Washington Hurley — 26th Iowa Infantry
  • 1st Lt. Milton Hurley — 2nd Iowa Infantry; 187th & 192nd Ohio Infantry
  • William Hurley — 99th Illinois Infantry

2009

Charles W. Mabie (1964-living)
Residence: Newark, California

Ancestor(s):

  • Benjamin Frank Mabie — 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery