An adjutant general is the chief administrative officer to a military general.
In the United States, an adjutant general may administer any major military unit, including a division, state guard unit, militia, corps, etc. Adjutant generals are often tasked with maintaining personnel records and as such sometimes have oversight over veterans' institutions. An adjutant general is the senior military officer and de facto commander of the National Guard of each state.
In the United Kingdom, the Adjutant-General to the Forces is the head of the British Army's infrastucture and administration and the second most senior general in the Army after the Chief of the General Staff. Chief administrative officers in other formations are entitled Deputy, Assistant or Deputy Assistant Adjutant-Generals. The Adjutant General's Corps is tasked with the administrative management of personnel.
Much of the correspondence between the AdjutantGeneral and Vermont regimental and brigade commanders during the Civil War is both unique and fascinating.
The documentation generated in response to the St. Albans Raid, 19 October 1864, is of the utmost importance in revealing the States response to this sudden alarm within its own borders.
Among the correspondence of the AdjutantGeneral are compelling gallantry reports and testimonials from soldiers attesting to the valor of comrades in action.
General Clark serves as Military Chief of Staff to the Governor and is the Executive Head of the AdjutantGeneral’s Department.
It is the duty of the AdjutantGeneral to direct and plan the deployment of the forces of the New Hampshire National Guard in carrying out state military missions; establishing unified command of state forces when jointly engaged and to perform such military duties under the Governor’s direction.
General Clark is married to the former Deborah J. Farr of Arlington, Virginia.
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