Orwell in Ashtabula County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Adna Romanza Chaffee

Lieutenant General United States Army

— Born in Orwell, Ohio, April 14, 1842 —

Adna Romanza Chaffee Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2025

1. Adna Romanza Chaffee Marker

Inscription.

Adna Romanza Chaffee. Lieutenant General United States Army. "In appearance and character he was a grim and determined man; but always just and humane. Wholly devoid of selfish ambition, his rise was due to outstanding merit alone". (Col. T. M. Spaulding, U. S. Army. Scribner's American Bbiography)., Civil War. , July 22, 1861, enlisted Warren, Ohio, Private Troop 'K' 6th Regular Cavalry, Army of the Potomac. Promoted in the field by Sec. of War Stanton to 2nd Lieut. during Stoneman's Raid. Promoted 1st Lieut. Feb. 1865. Brevetted Captain for gallantry at Dinwiddie Court House. Three times wounded, once at Gettysburg. Fought in fifty-four battles of the war. Member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States., Indian Wars. , Captain Troop I 6th Cavalry 1867-1888. Brevetted Major and Lieut. Colonel for acts of extreme courage and bravery. Assisted in the capture of Geronimo. Promoted Major Reg. Army July 1888., Spanish War. , 1898 as Brig. Gen. Vol. 3d Brig. 2d Div. 5th Corps, his action at El Caney won for him the popular title Hero of El Caney., China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion). , 1900 commanded American Troops in joint allied action. While in Peking promoted Maj. Gen. Reg. Army. Excerpt Letter Secretary of State: "Your whole administration of affairs in China was a source of the greatest credit to yourself and of honor to your country. Yours faithfully, John Hay.", Philippine Insurrection. , 1901-1902 Military Governor of the Philippine Islands. 1902-1903 command Dept. of the East, Governor's Is. N. Y. 1904 promoted Lieut General, Chief of Staff, Washington. 1905 elected honorary member of the Society of the Cincinnati... Made Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honor by the Government of France., 1906 retired after forty-five years of service. , 1906-1914 active in civic work. City of los Angeles., Died November 1, 1914. , Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D. C., with highest military honors.

"In appearance and character he was a grim and determined man; but always just and humane. Wholly devoid of selfish ambition, his rise was due to outstanding merit alone". (Col. T. M. Spaulding, U. S. Army. Scribner's American Bbiography).

Civil War
July 22, 1861, enlisted Warren, Ohio, Private Troop 'K' 6th Regular Cavalry, Army of the Potomac. Promoted in the field by Sec. of War Stanton to 2nd Lieut. during Stoneman's Raid. Promoted 1st Lieut. Feb. 1865. Brevetted Captain for gallantry at Dinwiddie Court House. Three times wounded, once at Gettysburg. Fought in fifty-four battles of the war. Member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.

Indian Wars
Captain Troop I 6th Cavalry 1867-1888. Brevetted Major and Lieut. Colonel for acts of extreme courage and bravery. Assisted in the capture of Geronimo. Promoted Major Reg. Army July 1888.

Spanish War
1898 as Brig. Gen. Vol. 3d Brig. 2d Div. 5th Corps, his action at El Caney won for him the popular title Hero of El Caney.

China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)
1900 commanded American Troops in joint allied action. While in Peking promoted Maj. Gen. Reg. Army. Excerpt Letter Secretary of State: "Your whole administration

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of affairs in China was a source of the greatest credit to yourself and of honor to your country. Yours faithfully, John Hay."

Philippine Insurrection
1901-1902 Military Governor of the Philippine Islands. 1902-1903 command Dept. of the East, Governor's Is. N. Y. 1904 promoted Lieut General, Chief of Staff, Washington. 1905 elected honorary member of the Society of the Cincinnati... Made Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honor by the Government of France.

1906 retired after forty-five years of service.
1906-1914 active in civic work. City of los Angeles.

Died November 1, 1914
Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D. C., with highest military honors.

Erected by Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical date for this entry is July 22, 1861.

Location. 41° 32.254′ N, 80° 52.05′ W. Memorial is in Orwell, Ohio, in Ashtabula County. It is at the intersection of North Maple Street (Ohio Route 45) and Park Street, on the right when traveling north on North Maple Street. Located within General Chaffee Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 87 N Maple Street, Orwell OH 44076, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8

General Chaffee Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2025

2. General Chaffee Memorial Park

other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Citizens' Tablet (a few steps from this marker); Orwell Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Remember Them (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lest We Forget (approx. 0.2 miles away); Adna R. Chaffee (approx. 0.2 miles away); Orwell's Civil War Roll of Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rome Honor Roll (approx. 4.7 miles away); Christ Church Episcopal (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orwell.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.