Adna Chaffee

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Adna Chaffee
General Adna Chaffee
4th Military Governor of the Philippines
In office July 4, 1901 – July 4, 1902
Preceded by	Arthur MacArthur Jr.
Succeeded by	William Howard Taft (as Civilian Governor-General of the Philippines)
Personal details
Born	(1842-04-14)April 14, 1842 Orwell, Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 1, 1914(1914-11-01) (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Relations	Adna R. Chaffee Jr. (son)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1861–1906
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Chief of Staff of the United States Army Department of the East China Relief Expedition
Battles/wars	American Civil War Peninsular Campaign Maryland Campaign Appomattox Campaign Indian Wars Battle of Paint Creek Battle of Red River Battle of Big Dry Wash Spanish–American War Cuban Campaign Boxer Rebellion Battle of Peking Philippine–American War Samar campaign Post-war insurgency

Adna Romanza Chaffee (April 14, 1842 – November 1, 1914) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. Chaffee took part in the American Civil War and Indian Wars, played a key role in the Spanish–American War, and fought in the Boxer Rebellion in China. He was the Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1904 to 1906, overseeing far-reaching transformation of organization and doctrine in the army.^[1]