George Francis Chase


Brigadier General George Francis Chase was the commander of the 15th Cavalry Regiment and in 1907 he became the United States Army Inspector General for the Department of the East.

Biography

He was born on July 29, 1848 in Macomb, Illinois to James Morris Chase and Salina Venable. He attended the United States Military Academy from July 1, 1867, to June 12, 1871.
He commanded 15th Cavalry Regiment in Cuba from October 1906 to May 1907.
He retired from military service on July 27, 1912. He died on December 13, 1925 in Washington, DC. He was buried at the United States Military Academy Post Cemetery.