The Portland daily press., 1862-11-03
Monday Morning, Noy. 3. 1862.
Sketch of General Rosecrans.

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Since General Rosecrans has been appointed
to his new position, the following sketch of
him is interesting:
VIM. Starke Rosecrans was born in Kings
ton township, Delaware county, o., on the 9TH
Dec, 1919. His parents were Crandall Rose
Grams, whose ancestors were originally from
Amsterdam, Holland, and Jemima Hopkins:
the former, a native OF Wyoming valley, Penn,
emigrated to Ohio in 1908. The early wears
of the present General were passed in close ap-
plication to his studies, SO that at the age of
IL he was well fitted for his appointment as
cadet at the military academy at West Point,
In 1888. He graduated with high honors in
lo42, being third in mathematics and fifth in
general merit, in class of fifty-six, number
ing many distinguished competitors. lie en-
tered the corps OF engineers as brevet second
lieutenant on the 1st Of July, 1912, and served
that year at Fortress Monroe as first assistant.
under command OF Lieut.. Col T. E. De Rus
sey. He was ordered to duty at West Point
in l643, as assistant professor of engineering.
About this period Gen. Rosecrans was unit
ed In marriage, at st. Johns Church, in New
York city, to Miss A. L. Hegeman. only daugh-
ter Of Adrian Hegeman, OF that city. In 1874,
he was detailed as assistant professor of natur-
al and experimental philosophy. In 1857,
he served as assistant and first assistant pro-
lessor of engineering, and had charge of the
department 10 which Capt. Swilt had been at
tacned, wiiie tilt othcer served IN Mexico,
ana was also Tor nine months ostquarternas-
Ter. he was ordered 10 Newport IN lS47.
In looz-oo, he was charged with the survey
oi New BEDFORD ana providence harbors, and
taunton river, under an act OF Congress ap-
proprlating stated sum for the purpose of
Improvement. In April, 1904, he was ordered
10 report lor outy 10 the Secretary OF the Ma
Wy III the bureau oil docks and yards; then as
signed as constructing engineer, at Washing
ton Navy Yard until Nov. 1858, when on ac-
count Of Ill health, he felt compelled To resign
MS position, ana rendered his resignation TO
the Secretary OF War, Jefferson Davis. The
resignation was not accepted, from desire TO
retain so valuable an officer IN the service, and
leave of absence was granted with the un-
derstanding that at Its terminus if the resigna-
ton was Insisted upon, II would be accepted,
which was subsequently done in April, 1854.
From that date to June, 1886, General Rose
Grams occupied an office in Cincinnati Us con-
sulting engineer and architect. When Gen.
Mcclellan was appointed, he at once selected
Gen. Rosecrans as his aid and acting chief en-
gineer, with the rank OF Major. The Legisla-
ture OF Ohio then purposely created the office
OF chief engineer OF the State, which was in
tended for General Rosecrans and accepted by
him. On the 10th of June 1861, he was APP
pointed by Gov. Dennison, colonel of the 23d
Regiment Of Ohio Volunteers, and was sent
upon a mission to Washington city TO arrange
for the maintenance and payment OF the Ohio
contingent forces.
On the both of June he was nominated, by
the President, a brigadier general in the regu-
lar army, and assigned TO duty under Gen. Me-