The Role
The highest-ranking cadet
In the beginning, the First Captain was always the Captain of “A” Company. As the school grew and the cadet population grew larger, the need for a separate group of cadets to lead the corps became apparent and the Battalion Command was formed.
The Corps of Cadets was organized similarly to the U.S. Army, with the cadet population consisting of a Battalion, up to 7 Companies, each of which had two platoons of three squads each.
The Battalion Commander was the highest ranking cadet. Assisted by an executive officer and a staff of several captains and sergeants, the Battalion Company was responsible for corps morale, cadet conduct and discipline, cadet mentoring, support for school administrator’s decisions in all matters. The Honor Committee, the Roller Rifles drill team, the armory, the Recall, and the Color Guard were all under his direct leadership.
100
Years on the roll
109
Cadets named
64
With a profile
The Roll
An unbroken line, 1884–1984
Every First Captain and Battalion Commander, in order. Underlined names open a profile.
1880s
1884-85
A. S. Warwick
1885-86
A. P. Blair
1886-87
E.H. Madduex
1887-88
C. B. Forror
1888-89
S. B. Seig
1889-90
Armistead Eggborn
1890s
1890-91
D. B. Kerr
1891-92
B. B. McCutchan
1892-93
William N. Green
1893-94
R. R. Richardson
1894-95
William C. Roller
1895-96
William C. Roller
1896-97
J. L. Alexander
1897-98
Charles S. Roller Jr.
1898-99
W. Fauntleroy Hyde
1899-00
E. B. Warren
1900s
1900-01
H. B. Andrews
1901-02
L. T. Warren
1902-03
F. H. Brightwell
1903-04
H. M. McCreery
1904-05
B. F. Parr
1905-06
Charles W. Parr
1906-07
Mathew Scott Gardner
1907-08
Arminius C. Pole
1908-09
Tate B. Sterrett
1909-10
William Daniel Easley
1910s
1910-11
1911-12
1912-13
1913-14
1914-15
1915-16
1916-17
1917-18
1918-19
W. Fulton Hogshead
1919-20
Harry C. Davis
1920s
1920-21
Deane H. Eller Jennison Cook
Two commanders
1921-22
Charles H. Tanner, Jr.
1922-23
George C. Guvernator
1923-24
Russell Bargamin, Jr.
1924-25
Mason M. Sproul
1925-26
Eric D. Grady
1926-27
Edward M. Pryor Jr.
1927-28
Charles S. Roller, III Maurice Bolling →
Two commanders
1928-29
Gaylord B. Harryman John Palmatory →
Two commanders
1929-30
1930s
1930-31
1931-32
1932-33
1933-34
1934-35
1935-36
1936-37
1937-38
1938-39
1939-40
1940s
1940-41
1941-42
1942-43
Robert C. Powell → Earl D. Cabaniss
Two commanders
1943-44
1944-45
Ray W. Kauffman → John Stanley →
Two commanders
1945-46
1946-47
1947-48
1948-49
1949-50
1950s
1950-51
1951-52
1952-53
1953-54
1954-55
1955-56
1956-57
1957-58
1958-59
1959-60
1960s
1960-61
1961-62
1962-63
1963-64
1964-65
Rexford D. Miller Thomas C. Webster →
Two commanders
1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70
1970s
1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
Robert L. Missman → Thomas M. Peifer →
Two commanders
1974-75
Miguel E. Perez → Larry D. Nicholson →
Two commanders
1975-76
1976-77
Charles R. Livick
1977-78
1978-79
M. Wesley Demory III
1979-80
Ty M. Miller
1980s
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
Phillip A. Bentley → Maximillian S. Corley
Two commanders
1983-84
Joseph Newman
Underlined — profile page available • Plain — name recorded, no profile yet • Two commanders — the year was shared