The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-17
GENERAL ROsECRANs's CAREER

GENERAL ROSECRANs'S CAREER.
The death OF General Rosecrans the
other day at his California home ends
the list of the fighting generals of the
war between the states
He was Born in Kingston, o., Septem-
ber, 1919, and graduated from the
United States military academy in 1S42,
standing fifth in his class. At the out.
break of the war he volunteered as an
aide on the staff Of General George B.
Mcclellan. General Rosecrans's promo.
ton was rapid. He defeated Lees at
tempts to gain foothold in the west.
ern part of Virginia, In 1861, and later,
while in command Of the army of the
Mississippi, downed General Sterling
Price at the battle Of Iuka, and after.
ward pursued the forces of Prince and
Van Dorm for 40 miles, Subsequently
he commanded the army of the Cumber-
land and won the battle Of Stone River
for which he was breVeted a maior
general.
The Chickamauga campaign, with the
occupation OF Chattanooga, were bril-.
liant and successful and although the
bloody battle of Chickamauga was not
decisive, the confederate army was so
crippled that when our reinforcements
arrived, two months later, the decisive
battle of Missionary Ridge was won by
the union army, then under Grant and
Thomas. A month efter the battle of
Chickamauga General Rosecrans was re-
moved from his command by a tele.
graphic order from President Lincoln,
which at the same time designated Gen.
eral George II. Thomas as his successor.
Rosecrans had made powerful enemies.
General Grant was said to be one, but
Charles A. Dana, assistant secretary of
war with the army, at the more effective,
as he had the ear and confidence of Sec.
retary Stanton. No charges we're pre-
terred or court constituted. Rosecrans
was simply dropped out Of the line of
several union generals engaged in great
commands. Probably but for the
Chickamauga disaster he would have
been called to try his hand in command
of the army Of the Potomac, before
Grants advent there. His last com.
mand was in Missouri, and was as sue
cessful as he uniformally was, save at
Chicksmauga. His politics were against
General RoseCrans. He had no SYM
pathy with radicals and extremists, and
incurred the bitter dislike of Stanton.
He was popular with his men who
always spoke of him as "Old Rosey."
When G. L. Vallandigham was sent
south through the lines by order of
President Lincoln he was consigned to
General Rosecrans who treated Mr.. Val.
landlgham we'll as we have heard Mr..
Vallandighsm relate, giving him In
charge of an honorable officer, who was
an old friend, and who obeyed orders.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Valland-
igham in few months ran the blockade
and got to Windsor, Canada, opposite
Detroit, where many friends visited him,
and in few months after this he went
home to Dayton and was never more dis
turbed.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Val. |
landigham was charged with reasonable
utterances in a speech delivered at Mt
Vernon, and was tried before milita1y
court martial, "organized to convict"
The late Hon. s. S. Cox, of New York,
spoke with him and also defended him.
Though not at the meeting we have it
from those who were there, that Mr..
Cox was more outspoken than Mr..
Vallandigham. But the latter was
singled out as the victim and of course
was found guilty and condemned to
death. President Lincoln changed the
sentence to Punishment, as we have
said. Mr., Vallandigham never enter.
tanned nor uttered a sentiment favoring
secession. His friends feared his life
would be taken before he got across the
line. jeff Davis & Co., treated him cor
daily and offered to do for him, but he
refused with thanks and in due time re,
turned. As the Democratic candidate
for governor in the fall of 1868 be re-
celyed very large vote, but Brough's
count was over hundred thousand
larger, the soldier vote helping greatly
thereto. In those times many things
occurred "to point moral or adorn a
tale"
After the war General Rosecrans was
minister to Mexico, and from 1881 to
1885 he served as Democratic congress.
man from California. He was register OF
the United States treasury. for many
years.