of France. In his retirement, he moved to Los Angeles, where he was appointed president of the Board of Public Works for the city of Los Angeles. Family Chaffee was married twice; in September 1867 he married Kate Haynie Reynolds, a young widow who died two and a half years later. In 1875, he married Annie Frances Rockwell. Their son Adna R. Chaffee Jr. also became a general and was one of the fathers of the U.S. Army's armored forces, having a light tank, the M24 Chaffee, named in his honor. Awards Civil War Campaign Medal Indian Campaign Medal Spanish Campaign Medal China Campaign Medal Philippine Campaign Medal Dates of rank Tributes A historical marker documenting Chaffee's birthplace stands in Orwell, Ohio. The city of Chaffee, Missouri, was named in his honor when founded in 1905. References External links Men of Mark in America (1905 book) Arlington National Cemetery 1842 births 1914 deaths People from Orwell, Ohio Union Army officers American military personnel of the Spanish–American War American military personnel of the Philippine–American War United States Army Chiefs of Staff American military personnel of the Boxer Rebellion American people of the Indian Wars People of Ohio in the American Civil War Burials at Arlington National Cemetery United States Army generals Military Governors of the Philippine Islands