Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-19

sylvanla, where the gen.
erals father was born. The military instinct
was strong in the family, for when men were
needed in 1912 Daniel Rosecrans (the father of
the general went forth to battle as an adiu-
tant in Lighthouse battalion, which was COM
manded by Gen. Harrison. Gen. Rosecrans'
grandmother, on his mothers side, also has a
niche in history. for she was one Of the two
adults who escaped from the great massacre at
Wyoming, Pa, fleeing on foot and carrying her
two children to EastOn, nearly sixty miles from
the bloody and desolate hearthstone of her
home. In 1908 Daniel Rosecrans, in company
with a number Of others, moved from their
Pennsylvania settlements to Ohio.
The future ''Old Rosy was born in Kingston
township, Delaware county, Ohio, on Septem-
Der 6, 1919, and is therefore now sixty-nine
years Of age. His boyhood was spent in Della
ware and Licking counties. When eighteen
years of age he entered West Point. Here he
was a classmate of Generals Eustis. Newton, q.
W Smith, b. 8. Alexander and Longstreet and
q school-mate of Sherman, Thomas, Buell.,
Wright and Beauregard. In his studies he was
one of three equally high students at the top of
the list in astronomy and physics, and was in
the highest three or four in all heavy studies
On graduation in 1912 he was assigned to duty
in the engineer corps. After serving one year
at Fortress Monroe he was appointed assistant
professor at West Point, where he taught ply
sizes and astronomy one year and civil and mil
itary engineering for three years. He was
then placed in charge of the works at Fort
Adams, Newport. r. l., where he remained for
five years. In 1853 ill health compelled him
to resign from the army.
IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION
When the war Of the rebellion broke out one
of the first men to tender his services to the
government was W. s. Rosecrans. The lucra-
tive Office Of chief engineer of the state of
Ohio with the rank and emoluments Of colonel
of engineers U. s. A, had just been created by
the legislature of that state and was rendered
to Rosecrans, but with soldierly spirit he de-
clined, saying. much as 1 would like to remain
at home duty demands that offer to my country
my military requirements. must go with our
people to the 'front.'" He then as a citizen
volunteer aide selected the site and laid out
the camp for Ohio's troops at Camp Dennison
and began the organization of Camp Chase as
colonel of the twenty-third Ohio volunteers.
From volunteer colonelcy to a brigadier-
generalship in the United States army was some
what Of a step, but Rosecrans made it in a
comparatively brief period. On July 49, 1851
he succeeded Mcclellan as commander of the
department of the Ohio. having previously
fought the battle of Rich Mountain. While in
command OF that department, he defeated the
attempts Of Gen. Lee to penetrate West vir-
ginia by Cheat Mountain and the Kanawha
route. and subsequently by way of Romney and
along the b. and o. road. For these services
the legislatures of West Virginia and Ohio
/ rendered the general resolutions of thanks
Early in 1862 he was ordered to Washington.
! and sent to find Blencker's division and con-
duct it to Gen. Fremont, and when this had
/ been done he was instructed to report to Gen
Halleck, then in command Of the army in front
| OF Corinth. Here he commanded the divisions
of Stanley and Paine, and when. Bragg and
| Beauregard vacated the city he led the infan-
| try pursuit A couple Of weeks later he was
| placed in command of the army of the Missis-
sippi, then composed Of four divisions. But
| two Of these divisions, and they reduced in
numbers, were with him when he fought the
battle Of Iuka, the confederates being com.
manded by Gen. Stirling Price.
\ VICTORIES AND HoNoRs.
On October and 4, 1862, with four divisions,
he fought the battle of Corinth, and on the
30th Of the same month. by order Of the Presi-
/ dent. he was placed in command of the depart.
ment Of the Cumberland and army of the Ohio
relieving Gen. Buell. October 80. 1862 He re-
| organized this army and established an inspec.
! tor-generars system by detail from the line
also typographical department by detail OF
brigade, division and corps engineers, and 8
pioneer corps by detail Of officers and mer
from the infantry.
The greatest Of all the generals victorie.
was at the battle of Stone river. With Gen
Bragg as the commanding opponent three
/ days fight ragged hotly, and when IL concluded
| on January 2 1863, the confederates were
driven back, defeated on all sides, and demon
allied almost to disintegration. For this serv
II
| airy 5, 1868. from President Lincoln:
'.Your dispatch announcing the retreat OF
/ the enemy has Just reached here. God bles,
| you and all with you. Please tender to all and
accept for yourself the nations gratitude fol
your and their skill, endurance, and dauntlesl
courage"
GEN Hallack also sent him q congratulatory
dispatch. In which he said
,.,rhe victory was well earned, and one of thu
most brilliant Of the war. You and your brave
army have won the gratitude Of your country
and the admiration Of the world"
Congress gave the victor vote of thank
and the action Of the national legislature va
followed In a similar manner by the states O.
Ohio and Indiana.
The Tullahoma campaign followed and I
ended IN July, 1853, when Bragg was driven on
Of Middle Tennessee.
From July TO August "A, 1858, Rose.
Grams was bringing forward supplies, perfect.
ing the organization Of the army and maneuver
Ing TOR Chattanooga, giving special attention
10 the rebuilding Of railroad, - . necessary
prerequisite for the accomplishment Of thss'
resulta, and from August IA 10 September ~
Il 1855, he made the campaign Of ChattanoogI
| and fogfxht the baftle AZ vn~nH0