Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-18
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Gen. ROsecrans Dead.
He Was One Of the Most Prominent Un-
ion Generals in the civil War,

He Was One of the Most Prominent Un-
ion Generals in the civil War.
Gen. w. S. Rosecrans died Friday at his
home near Los Angeles, Calf William
Starke Rosecrans was considered one of
the most efficient generals on the federal
side in the war of the rebellion. He was
born in Kingston, o., on Sept. 6, 1919. He
was graduated at West Point in 1S42, but
resigned his commission in the army III
1854, after attaining the rank of first lieu
tenant lie volunteered as aid to Gen
Mcclellan then in command of the depart
ment of Ohio at the beginning of the civil
war. and soon received a commission as
brigadier general of the regular army. He
gained the battle of Rich Mountain in July
1861, and was appointed commander of the
department of the Ohio in the same month
In September, 1861 he won the battle of
Colfax Ferry; took part in the siege of
Corinth in 1862, gained, as commander of
the army of the Mississippi, the battle of
Iuka in September and of Corinth in Octo
Der, 1862.
In October, 1862, he was transferred to
the command of the army of the Cumber-
land: gained the battle Of Murfreesboro on
December 30, 1S62-January ,, 1868; cross.
see river in August, 1863 and was defeated
in the battle of Chickamauga in Septem-
Der, 1868.
He was relieved of the command of the
army of the Cumberland in October, 1868,
and as commander of the department of
the Missouri, repealed Prices invasion of
Missouri in 1864
He resigned from the army in 1867; was
United States minister to Mexico in 1868
So was Democratic member of Congress
from California in 1SSl-S5 and became reg
ister of the United States treasury in 1885
More than one Union general who suf-
fered from hasty judgments and unde
served criticism during the civil war after
ward received some sort of amends from
Congress. Gen. Rosecrans was one of
them. An act was passed late in Feb
ruary, 1889, authorizing the President to
restore him to the rank and pay of briga-
dier-general, and place him on the retired
list The measure was generally recog-
nzed as righteous, but "Old Rosey's" hos
tility to pensioning Grant only three or
four years previous, and some of his bitter
expressions about other officers made it
more difficult to secure this honor than
otherwise would have been the case
Indiscreet in language, slow to replace
SuDOTulldUeS WHOM he lOulu uuITusJNOTluN
in emergency, vacillating in purpose at
times. Rosecrans was nevertheless one of
the great heroes of the war. In the Tn
ion armies he had few equals, if any, as a
strategst He outmanuuvred Lee him
self in West Virginia. He beguiled Van
Dorm and Price to destruction at Corinth.
His Tuahuma and Chattanooga campaigns
displayed skill of the highest order, and
set the example which was followed in the
Atlanta campaign with such success. He
showed rare Judgment and decision in
emergencies, moreover. His conversion of
defeat into victory at Stone River and at
Corinth had scarcely parallel in the his
tory of the war, except at Cedar Greek. He
had the courage of bulldog in battle To
these virtues he added immense industry
and vigilance, scrupulous kindness to his
men and high sense of honor He made
no idle boasts, and was devoid of vanity
and ignoble ambition He sowed for 9TH
ers to reap, especially in Tennessee, and
was the victim of official cruelty. But if
he was imprudent in his frankness, it was
the successful conduct of the war, and not
self-interest that he was seeking. No word
of disloyalty escaped his lips when perse-
cuted. In adversely or in power he was
true to his own high ideals of manhood and
to the country which he so substantially
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