Adelbert Rinaldo Buffington of Virginia
- Appointed from Virginia, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1856 (7)
- Brevet Second Lieutenant, Ordnance, 6 May 1861
- Second Lieutenant, 14 may 1861
- First Lieutenant, 22 July 1861
- Captain, 3 March 1863
- Major, 23 June 1874
- Lieutenant Colonel, 1 June 1881
- Colonel, 28 February 1889
- Brigadier General, Chief of Ordnance, 5 April 1899
- Retired 22 November 1901
- Breveted Major, 13 March 1865 for faithful and meritorious service in the Ordnance Department during the War
General Buffington died in 1922 and was buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Eliza A. White Buffington, also died in 1922, and is buried with him.
BUFFINGTON, ADELBERT R
- Brigadier General, United States Army
- DATE OF DEATH: 07/10/1922
- BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 3939-CL
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
BUFFINGTON, ELIZA A
- DATE OF DEATH: 07/02/1922
- BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 3939-CL
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
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