Adjutant-General
an officer of the military staff who is one of the assistants of the commanding officer in the field. His chief work is concerned with the issuing and executing of orders and carrying on the paper details and routine. In the army of the United States there is also a department known as the Adjutant-General's Department, presided over by a general officer with the rank of brigadier-general and the title of adjutant-general. In time of war the adjutant-general is one of the important officers in the service. He has charge of recruiting, the collecting of military information, and the preparation and custody of records. The States also have at the head of their militia organizations an officer known as the adjutantgeneral. See MILITARY ORGANIZATION, UNITED STATES.