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USACE Leadership

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Nashville District Commander

Lt. Col. Joseph M. Sahl is the 67th Nashville District commander and district engineer. Read More about the district commander and district engineer.

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Deputy District Commander

Major Todd A. Mainwaring is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy district commander. Read More about the deputy district commander.

Deputy District Engineer

Stephanie Hall Stephanie L. Hall is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy district engineer. Read More about the deputy district engineer.

Past District Commanders

1888-1938

Lt. Col. John W. Barlow	Aug. 18, 1888 to Oct. 23, 1891		Barlow was the first Nashville District Engineer. His task was to oversee the construction of a series of locks and dams on the Cumberland River. He later served as USACE chief of engineers.
Lt. Col. Henry M. Robert	Oct. 23, 1891 to June 9, 1893		2nd District Engineer. Author of Robert’s Rules of Order. He later served as USACE chief of engineers.
Capt. John Biddle	June 9, 1893 to June 1, 1898		3rd District Engineer
Maj. Dan C. Kingman	June 1, 1898 to Mar. 31, 1899		4th District Engineer
Lt. Col. Milton B. Adams	Mar.31, 1899 to July 18, 1900		5th District Engineer
Maj. Dan C. Kingman	July 18, 1900 to Sept. 20, 1900		6th District Engineer
Lt. Col. M. B. Adams	Sept. 20, 1900 to July 17, 1901		7th District Engineer
Maj. Dan C. Kingman	July 17, 1901 to Sept. 17, 1901		8th District Engineer
Lt. Col. M. B. Adams	July 17, 1901 to April 22, 1903		9th District Engineer
Capt. W. J. Barden	Apr. 22, 1903 to July 23,1903		10th District Engineer
Lt. Col. Clinton B. Sears	July 23, 1903 to Aug.10, 1904		11th District Engineer
Maj. H. C. Newcomer	Aug.10, 1904 to Feb.25, 1907		12th District Engineer
1st Lt. W. G. Caples	Jan.25, 1907 to June 18, 1907		13th District Engineer
Maj. William W. Harts	June 18, 1907 to July 18, 1910		14th District Engineer. Later served as chief engineer on the Lincoln Memorial and director of debris mission following 1906 California Earthquake
Maj. C.A.F. Flagler	July 18, 1910 to Dec.8, 1910		15th District Engineer
Maj. William W. Harts	Dec.8, 1910 to July 24, 1911		16th District Engineer. Later served as chief engineer on the Lincoln Memorial and director of debris mission following 1906 California Earthquake
Maj. C.A.F. Flagler	July 24, 1911 to Oct.21, 1911		17th District Engineer
Maj. Edgar Jadwin	Oct.21, 1911 to Dec.11, 1911		18th District Engineer
Maj. H. Burgess	Dec.11, 1911 to July 22, 1916		19th District Engineer
Capt. Jarvis J. Bain	July 22, 1916 to Sept.26, 1916		20th District Engineer
Maj. Lytle Brown	Sept.26, 1916 to Apr. 30, 1917		21st District Engineer
Maj. Jarvis J. Bain	Apr.30, 1917 to Sept. 15, 1917		22nd District Engineer
Mr. W. S. Winn	Sept.15, 1917 to May 31, 1918	No photo available	23rd District Engineer
Mr. A. B. McGrew	May 31, 1918 to Apr.27, 1919	No photo available	24th District Engineer
Col. J. B. Cavanaugh	Apr.27, 1919 to July 12, 1919		25th District Engineer
Lt. Col. Lytle Brown	July 12, 1919 to Aug.12, 1919		26th District Engineer
Maj. Robert R. Ralston	Aug.12, 1919 to Aug.16, 1920		27th District Engineer
Maj. Harold C. Fiske	Aug.16, 1920 to Oct.31, 1920		28th District Engineer
Maj. J. L. Schley	Oct.31,1920 to Aug.13, 1921		29th District Engineer. Also commanded the 307th Engineering Battalion during World War I. He later served as USACE chief of engineers.
Lt. Col. J. R. Slattery	Aug.13, 1921 to Feb.19, 1923		30th District Engineer
Maj. Harold C. Fiske	Feb.19, 1923 to Jan.23, 1924		31st District Engineer
Lt. Col. E. J. Dent	Jan.23, 1924 to Apr.20, 1925		32nd District Engineer
Maj. Harold C. Fiske	Apr.20, 1925 to Sept.30, 1926		33rd District Engineer
Maj. Lewis H. Watkins	Sept.30, 1926 to Mar.31, 1929		34th District Engineer
Maj. John F. Conklin	Mar.31, 1929 to Aug.2, 1929		35th District Engineer
Maj. Frank S. Besson	Aug.2, 1929 to July 24, 1933		36th District Engineer
Maj. Robert R. Neyland	July 24, 1933 to Mar.5, 1934		Neyland served as 37th commander and district engineer of the Nashville and Chattanooga Districts in 1933 and 1934 while simultaneously teaching military science and coaching the University of Tennessee Volunteers football team.
Lt. Col. C.E. Perry	Mar.5, 1934 to Mar.14, 1938	No photo available	38th District Engineer

1938-1989

Maj. Benard Smith	Mar.14, 1938 to Apr.14, 1940	No photo available	39th District Engineer
Lt. Col. O. E. Walsh	Apr.14, 1940 to Jan.31, 1943		40th District Engineer. Supported World War II military construction mission and later served as first commander of Mediterranean Division.
Lt. Col. W. A. Davis	Jan.31, 1943 to Dec.27, 1943	No photo available	41st District Engineer
Col. Reading Wilkerson	Dec.27, 1943 to Oct.30, 1946		42nd District Engineer
Col. H. V. Canan	Oct.30, 1946 to Sept.30, 1949		43rd District Engineer
Col. Arthur W. Pence	Sept.30, 1949 to May 31, 1950		44th District Engineer
Lt. Col. E. H. Dillon	May 31, 1950 to July 14, 1950		45th District Engineer
Col. Henry Walsh	July 14, 1950 to May 12. 1952	No photo available	46th District Engineer
Lt. Col. Robert W. Lockridge	May 12, 1952 to Aug.1, 1952		47th District Engineer
Lt. Col. E. B. Jennings	Aug.1, 1952 to Aug.5, 1952		48th District Engineer
Col. G. M. Dorland	Aug.5, 1952 to June 30, 1956		49th District Engineer
Lt. Col. Max C. Tyler	June 30, 1956 to July 10, 1956		50th District Engineer
Col. Eugene J. Stann	July 10, 1956 to July 20, 1959		51st District Engineer
Col. Vincent P. Carlson	July 20, 1959 to July 5, 1962		52nd District Engineer
Col. James B. Newman III	July 5, 1962 to July 7, 1965		53rd District Commander
Col. Jesse L. Fishback	July 7, 1965 to July 28, 1968		54th District Engineer
Col. John C. Bell	July 28, 1968 to July 20, 1971	No photo available	55th District Engineer
Col. William F. Brandes	July 20, 1971 to Aug. 28, 1974		56th District Engineer
Col. Henry J. Hatch	July 28, 1974 to July 17, 1977		57th District Engineer. Also commanded 326th Engineering Battalion. He later served as USACE chief of engineers.
Col. Robert K. Tener	July 17, 1977 to June 26, 1980		58th District Engineer
Col. Lee W. Tucker	June 27, 1980 to June 23, 1983	No photo available	59th District Engineer
Maj. William F. Malone	June 23, 1983 to July 4, 1983	No photo available	60th District Engineer
Col. W. M. T. Kirkpatrick	July 5, 1983 to July 2, 1986	No photo available	61st District Engineer
Col. Edward A. Starbird	July 3, 1986 to Aug. 14, 1989	No photo available	62nd District Engineer

1989-Present

Col. James P. King	Aug.15, 1989 to Aug.13, 1991	No photo available	63rd District Engineer
Lt. Col. Stephen M. Sheppard	Aug.14, 1991 to Aug.12, 1993	No photo available	64th District Engineer
Lt. Col. J. David Norwood	Aug.13, 1993 to Sept.27, 1995	No photo available	65th District Engineer
Lt. Col. John L. Whisler Jr.	Aug. 27, 1995 to May 30, 1997	No photo available	66th District Engineer
Lt. Col. Christopher J. Young	May 31, 1997 to July 9, 1999		67th District Engineer
Lt. Col. Peter F. Taylor Jr.	July 10, 1999 to July 13, 2001		68th District Engineer
Lt. Col. Steven W. Gay	July 14, 2001 to July 11, 2003		69th District Engineer
Lt. Col. Byron G. Jorns	July 12, 2003 to July 22, 2005		70th District Engineer
Lt. Col. Steven J. Roemhildt	July 23, 2005 to July 20, 2007		71st District Engineer
Lt. Col. Bernard R. Lindstrom	July 21, 2007 to July 17, 2009		72nd District Engineer
Lt. Col. Anthony P. Mitchell	July 18, 2009 to July 24, 2011		73rd District Engineer
Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp	June 25, 2011 to July 9, 2013		74th District Engineer
Lt. Col. John L. Hudson	July 10, 2013 to June16, 2015		75th District Engineer
Lt. Col. Stephen F. Murphy	June 17, 2015 to July 6, 2017		76th District Engineer
Lt. Col. Cullen A. Jones	July 7, 2017 to June 28, 2019		77th District Engineer
Lt. Col. Sonny B. Avichal	July 28, 2019 to July 1, 2021		78th District Engineer
Lt. Col. Joseph M. Sahl	July 1, 2021 to Present		79th District Engineer