New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-09
The Great Rattle near Murfreesbore-
Sketches Of the Officers Engaged.
GEN. ROSECRAN


Major-Goneral Will an Starke kosecrans, Com
mandur the Department fthe Cumberland IL entitled to the
st u, tice he IL the senior effect and has personally
supsn, ndsd tho which have led TO the capture
Of MuIIeesboro. He born Ia Kingston township. Dels
ware County, Ohio the 9Th OF December, 1919. His
parents Cr4nda Bosecans whose ancestors orig
nsly from Amerdsn, Holland, aud Jemima HoPku'-the
former native OF Wyoming Valley, Pa. who engrsed to
Ohio In 1893 tho latter reared 10 the beautiful country
rd daughter Of soldier Of the Revolution, who had for
Eve years daily offered his life and treasure In that struggle
for Liberty
rhe early years OF the present General passed In
close application to hi. studies that st the Of eighteen
be well God for HE appointment cadet a. the Mil
tsry Academy West Point IN 1888 He graduated with
high honofs In 1882 being third in and hh in
general merit Ia elias, Of six among whom Gen'
Newton Pope Seth willisms Doubleday Dsns ssd syke.
Of the Union army. The Rebe eeen, to have been
strongly Represented In this class Of lgl tnd
nenbe he follow log familiar Names Cussvus W. Smith,
Mansfield Lowell Earl Van Dom James LoDgsireot beside
others Of nil OF importance.
He entered the Corps Of Engineers Brevot 81 Lieutenant
the LIT OF July 1872 aud served that q, Fortress Mon
roe as , assistant. Sner Of Lieut. Col L. T.. De
Rusey lie remained IN t, corps u1 I'll 1854 when he
gued sn6 dey oted himself 70 civil pursuits While IN the
army he had long tour OF duty West Point being aeius
Assistant Professor OF Engineering from September 10 1913
20 August r. 1874 and from August a. BiJ to July N'6,
setting Assistant Professor Of Naur and Experimental Phi.
osophy from August "a 1874 to August o. iei5i sn Assist
Professor Of Engineering from July 1876 to Aug'!
81, iei7.
While at West Point Gen Ro.ecrsns mnu.ed to the
auabls and accomplished Miss 4. L. Hegeman ony daugh
tor Of Adrian Hegean long known and respected Of
the sble ur,ts Of this city In 1851 he was detailed
A.tsn, Professor Of Natural and Experimental Philosophy
IL 1881 bo served Assistant and First Assistant Professor
Of Eusiueeug and had Of tho department to sch
T., 20 ..II cd In
Mexico AID was aso nine month. Post QusI,ernsser
lie was ordered to Newport In 34 snd there took charge
Of the rtc atoms and iAe reconstruction Of large military
wharf hich sd previously been destroyed dorg storm
Til duty devcvei upon him account OF bis recognized
ability engineer. and was then looked upon decided
compliment lie remained there until 1872 In 1928 lie
was charged with the survey Of New Bedford and Providence
H4bJ. aud Taunton River. In Apt. e5i BIZ ordered
report Tor du the Secretary Of the Navy in the Bureau
OF Docks Ysid then sssigued Constructing Engineer
at Washington Navy YaId, until Noyenbsr 1885, when
Of III health be rendered h. TO the secre
tay OF War, Jefferson Davis
line resignation not accepted from desire 10 retain
valuable officer 10 the service and absence
granted with the understanding that at its termioss the
resignation insisted upon 1t would be accepted which
was subseqGeDty done 10 )ri 1854 From that date TO
June 1885, Gen. Rosecrsns occupied Office in Cincinnati
as consulting engineer aud architect In June 1850 he wa,
induced take charge Of tho Interests Of the Camel Coal
Company, which with ether p.riles eDg,g IN build
ing locks dams I'll cndeayosinC to effect sakwaier rtvs4
ton. Of Cen Aoecels and general have the
following record written by who lad excellent oppou
nj les Of studying the character Of his subject
When he went Into Western Nirgnia be inexperienced
In the field Rich Mountain, however proved him Gen
en-. For iira. Il thought BY partial ends that
he was deficient in skill lie had zeal energy
induty in largo degree. He tremendous worker
rapid AID effective Experience corrected deficiencies in the
tive faculty and to-day he is not Only GegeTan
bu, General in detail Sh,s Is ust and correct lie alvey.
exhibited prom uos and decision but tie Latter quality hs,
much nprOyed-oby usy s. to all sho have known l.l
from The begialing VI bis cwter
His mind is elastic, vigorous active. his potcffye organ
largely deyeoped reflective faculty strongi his will eho
msnti Knowledge OF the military extensive You
know he graduated at the Military Academy In the Eolcer
Corps. Engineers always given details lie snot
exception. Ills specially him to study the niaps
geosoIby topography, even geology and Intercollegiate
these so.tain i9ouaut military relations to ,oi aid water
which feet tie question u pies So In the bes Ing ci
csmpiign he begius ~ m;p. lilo mapped all Western Viz.
Flna-Sishwsys byways, mouut4a passes nyiaes blisd
paths bride pl.a. eow.pathI negr0 Ioates.
On the march II he sax honedEick going up or .oias
dow the side OF mounaiu into the woods b, sen. au
did to follow It, he said Be observe whe er
the horseshoe pot wrong side fore no" So no
mapped all that psrt Of Tennessee uad Msssivgfin the e
Il Of P.sburs sn1;n. aud Cofnth ~hen 10 commanded