Georgia’s Adjutant General Lineage 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 Newnan Dec. 13, 1806 Nov. 10, 1817 Lt. Col. John C. Easter Nov. 13, 1817 Nov. 11, 1835 Brig. Gen. Daniel Newnan 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. John A. Stephens Nov. 6, 1882 Dec. 31, 1886 Brig. Gen. John M. Kell Jan. 1, 1887 Oct. 5, 1900 Brig. Gen. Phil G. Byrd Oct. 11, 1900 Nov. 11, 1900 Brig. Gen. James W. Robertson Nov. 12, 1900 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. 20, 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. Samuel M. Griffin Sept 28. 1944 March 22, 1947 Brig. Gen. Alpha A. Fowler, Jr. March 22, 1947 Nov. 16, 1948 Maj. 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 Sept. 30, 2011 Maj. Gen. Jim B. Butterworth Sept. 30, 2011 Jan. 11, 2015 Maj. Gen. Joseph F. Jarrard Jan. 11, 2015 Jan. 26, 2019 Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Carden Jr. Jan. 26, 2019 Present
The Boar’s Head
The boar’s head on the wreath depicted in the patch worn by Georgia National Guardsmen is an adaptation of the crest authorized by the National Guard for the state of Georgia, approved March 20, 1922. The wild boar symbolizes courage and ferocity. The boar’s head, which stems from the coat of arms of James Oglethorpe – founder of the Colony of Georgia – is also the emblem of hospitality. The red, white and blue colors are the official colors of Georgia.
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