The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-03-13
PASSED. AWAY PEACE
FULLY AT HIS HOME.
A FAMOUS WARRIOR GONE.
of the civil war-Served as Minister
to Mexico aud Was In Congress
From California Two Terms
Died at Hts Ranch
Near Redondo, Cat

Los ANGELES, Cal, March l2.-Gen-
eral W. $. Rosecrans died yesterday
morning at E o'clock at his home near
Redondo.
The old warriors death was peace
fut in the extreme. For several days
he had been between life and death,
at times unconscious and again in a
comatose state His splendid vitality
hGs kept him alive for days General
Rosecrans was stricken with no par
ticular disease, and the end came
through a gradual weakening of the
system General Rosecrans was pos
sessed of n fine property, and his last
days were spent in peace and plenty.
William Stark Rosecrans was born
in Kingston, Delaware county, Ohio,
September g, 1919. His parents were
OF old Dutch stock. He was raised on
a farm and educated at the public
schools lie clerlSed in store and in
1897 applied to the secretary Of war
for appointment to West Point mill
tary academy. lie was appointed and
graduated in 1s42. lie entered the
engineer corps as second lieutenant
and reported for duty at Fortress
Monroe. In ls43 he went to West
Point as assistant professor in the en-
gineering department. Lieutenant
ROsecrans resigned from the army in
April, 1854, and went to Cincinnati,
where he engaged in the coal mining
business.
At the beginning of the war, Cen
! eral Rosecrans was a private citizen.
! When it became evident that military
operations must become necessary to
crush the rebellion he offered his
services to General Dennison Of Ohio
and he was requested to act as en-
gineer and lay out Fort Dennison.
lie went to Washington later, and
was given the position of chief engin-
eer of OAio, with the rank of colonel.
| lie was commissioned colonel Of the
| Twenty-third Ohio regiment, later
entered the field, and within three
days was commissioned brigadier gen
eral.
General Rosecrans took the field in
! West Virginia at once. His first i'm
portant action was at Rich Mountain,
which he won. lie then succeeded
General McClelland in the Depart
ment Of Ohio and defeated General
John b. Floyd at Carnifex Ferry, Sep.
tember 10, 1851, thwarting Lees at.
tempt to gain footing in Western
Virginia. The battle Of Corilth was
another of Rosecrans' victories.
Transferred to the command OF the
Army of the Mississippi, he defeated
General Sterling Price at Iuka, and
and pursued him forty miles until re
called by Grant The army was with
out maps of middle Tennessee anC
General Rosecrans sent out engineer,
in squads and soon supplied all the
Union divisions with charts
The campaign that eliminated il
the battle of Murfreesboro was one o.
the most brilliant OF the war Rose
Grams was nearly 200 miles from
Louisville, and nearly 800 from Gin
cinnati, his two bases of supplies IL,
fortified Nashville for secondary
basis, tested its capacity and swung
out to Murfreesboro, Tenn, thirty
three miles south on the turnpike
where General Bragg was stationed
flanked by body of cavalry tina
considerably outnumbered the Union
forces The battle of Murfreesboro
or Stone river, was fought Decembe
81, 1868 1t ended January 3, will
the retreat OF the Confederates alonl
Duck river The battle was one O
the most severe of the war, The los
10 the national forces was 0,5ll, TO tn,
Confederates, 9,23d. On account o
the victory Congress passed resolu
tion of thanks to General Rosecrons
In fifteen DAYS Rosecrans had driver
Bragg out of Middle Tennessee
General Rosecrans commanded IA
the great battle of Chicamauga, an,
{ held Chattan ooga, the objective point
The battle, however, was a victor,
for the ConfederateA General Rose
Grams was relieved in October, 1864
and assigned to the Department of TIA
Missouri where he drove out Genera
Sterling Price, who had invaded tina
state.
General Rosecrans was mustere
out in volunteer service In January
, SEQ and resigned from the army d
7 March 1867. lie had been brevette
mai jor general He was appointe
minister TO Mexico in July, 1858, an
D held the Office until June, 1863 II
> mined in Mexico and manufacture
powder in San Francisco. lie wa
elected to Congress from California !
1881 aud served four years
His last years were spent quietly o
his ranch. Three children, Carl Rose
Grams Mrs j. X. Toole OF Helena
Mont and Miss Anna Rosecrans, SUI
vive him.
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