Past Commanders
The below listing of the Past Commanders is considered to be accurate both as to names and dates when each Commander served as a leader of the Legion. Information was obtained from a number of military documents and sources. The early records of the organization (as far as can be determined) are presumed to have been destroyed in 1935 when a fire destroyed the Fifth Regiment Infantry Armory in Baltimore, where they were stored. Compiled by Col Ron Barnes.
GEN Ambrose Burnside (1876)
Rhode Island
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The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) · Sun, Jun 30, 1935 · Page 80
Gen Harry Heth (1876)
Virginia
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Col Thomas S. Lanard (1925-1929)
State Fencibles Infantry “1813”
Philadelphia, PA
Col Charles J. Lockhart (1933-1934)
Second Company Governor’s Foot Guard “1775”
New Haven, CT
Ltc Donald P. Sherman (1957)
Old Guard City of New York “1826”
New York, NY
Maj Patrick F. Zito (1961-1962)
Putnam Phalanx “1858”
Hartford, CT
Maj Everett H. Kandarian (1967)
1st Company Governor’s Horse Guard “1788”
Avon, CT
MG Alwyn T. Williams (1971-1972)
Veteran Guard, 3rd Infantry Regt, NGP “1747”
Philadelphia, PA
BG James E. Clair (1976-1977)
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company “1638”
Boston, MA
Ltc Michael R. Todd (1980)
Old Guard City of New York “1826”
New York, NY
Col Joseph D. Reynolds (1983-1984)
Fusilier Veterans Corps “1787”
Danvers, MA
Col Edward L. Milam, III (1989)
and his wife Patricia
Gate City Guard “1854”
Atlanta, GA
MG Henry W. Theiling (1994-1995)
and his wife Virginia
Washington Light Infantry “1807”
Charleston, SC
Cpt Charles Wallace (2000)
and his wife Elaine
1st Company Governor’s Foot Guard “1771”
Hartford, CT
MG Henry I. Siegling (2004-2005)
and his wife Jane
Washington Light Infantry “1807”
Charleston, SC
Cpt Edgar Hebert (2009-2010)
and his wife Maureen
Warren Federal Blues “1798”
Warren, RI
Ltc Herman N. Cohen (2013-2014)
Veteran Corps of Artillery “1790”
New York, NY
Col James F. Whalen (2018-2019)
Veterans Corps of Artillery “1790”
New York, NY
Maj Wellington Wells (1930-1931)
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company “1638”
Boston, MA
BG Frank A. Hancock (1935-1954)
Veterans Corps Fifth Regiment Infantry “1888”
Baltimore, MD
Cpt Augustus J. Migell (1958)
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company “1638”
Boston, MA
Ltc George Rosenblum (1963-1964)
Old Guard City of New York “1826”
New York, NY
Col James G. Maloney (1968)
1st Delaware Regiment (ARA) “1776”
Wilmington, DE
Col George G. Boram (1973)
Veterans Corps 5th Regiment Infantry “1888”
Baltimore, MD
BG Eli E. White (1978)
Old Guard Bn, Gate City Guard “1857”
Atlanta, GA
Col James C. Nicoll, Jr. (1981)
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company “1638”
Boston, MA
Col Steven F. Kovach (1985-1986)
Old Guard City of New York “1826”
New York, NY
Ltc Laurence J. DiStefano, Jr. (1990-1991)
Veteran Guard, 3rd Infantry Regt, NGP “1747”
Philadelphia, PA
Col Matthew G. Cusack (1996-1997)
and his wife Naomi
88th Brigade, New York Guard “1861”
New York, NY
BG Richard Merion (2001)
and his wife Jeanette
Veteran Guard, 3rd Infantry Regt, NGP “1747”
Philadelphia, PA
Col Howard J. Leonard (2006-2007)
New Hampshire Governor’s Horse Guards “1859”
Concord, New Hampshire
Col Houston Spencer (2011-2012)
Old Guard of the Gate City Guard “1854”
Atlanta, GA
Ltc Neal Moore (2015)
Washington Light Infantry “1807”
Charleston, SC
BG Jimmy L. Green (2020-2021)
Washington Light Infantry "1807"
Charleston, SC
Maj Edward H. Snyder (1932-1933)
Old Guard City of New York “1826”
New York, NY
Cpt Harry S. Burr (1955-1956)
Veterans Corps, 1st Regiment Infantry, NGP “1747”
Philadelphia, PA
Col Wellington B. Searls (1959-1960)
Veterans Corps 5th Regiment Infantry “1888”
Baltimore, MD
BG James C. Wise (1965-1966)
Old Guard Bn, Gate City Guard “1857”
Atlanta, GA
Col John J. Rizza (1969-1970)
Old Guard City of New York “1826”
New York, NY
Ltc Matthew G. Cusack, Sr. (1974-1975)
Old Guard City of New York “1826”
New York, NY
BG Raymond A. Thomas (1979)
Bristol Train of Artillery “1776”
Bristol, RI
Col Pasquale P. Romano (1982)
Old Guard, State Fencibles “1819”
Philadelphia, PA
Col James W. Tingley, Jr. (1987-1988)
Kentish Guards “1774”
East Greenwich, RI
Col Peter J. Sposito, Jr. (1992-1993)
and his wife Jean
1st Company Governor’s Foot Guard “1771”
Hartford, CT
Col Robert Sheldon (1998-1999)
and his wife Pat
Kentish Guards “1774”
East Greenwich, RI
Col Richard Erff (2002-2003)
and his wife Jean
2nd Company Governor’s Foot Guard “1775”
New Haven, CT
Col Carl Beckman (2008)
Washington Light Infantry “1807”
Charleston, SC
Ltc Peter Wasilewski (Honorary 2012)
2nd Company Governor’s Foot Guard “1775”
New Haven, CT
Col Ron Barnes (2016-2017)
and his wife Sandi
Pawtuxet Rangers “1774”
Warwick, RI
LT Barton K. Hyte (2022-2023)
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company "1638"
Boston, MA
Colonel Robert S. Sikorski (2024)
Old Guard City of New York "1826"
New York, NY