Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-12

son and daughter of the general. Carl
and Anna Rosecrans. and a number of i'm
mediate friends of the family besides the
attending physician. DR.. Haynes. of this
city.
General Rosecrans was stricken with no
particular disease. and the end came
through a gradual weakening of the sys-
tenn. When he was first stricken. more
than two weeks ago. it was not supposed
the ailment was more than an attack of
the grippe. but, though he rallied several
times. the physician never held out much
hope of ultimate recovery. and for the last
three days the family and friends have
known the end was very near.
The place where he died Is called Rose
Grams in honor of him, and is near a sta
ton on the Redondo railway, and about
twelve miles from this city. The general
had made his home there on a large ranch
devoted to wheat and fruit raising for
several years.
Carl Rosecrans. the only son Of the gen.
eral, returned here only a few weeks ago
from long stay in Old Mexico and the
South. When he returned he did not realize
that the earthly career of the old veteran
was SO nearly over, but he had decided it
would be well to be near at hand.
The third child. daughter, now Mrs
O'Toole, ris now at Helena, Mont, where
her husband lives.
General Rosecrans was possessed of
fine property. and his last days were spent
In peace and plenty.
William Stark Rosecrans was born In
Kingston, Delaware county, O., September
6, 1873. His parents were of old Dutch
stock. He was raised on a farm and edu-
Gated at the public schools. He clerked in
a store and in 1887 applied to the secretary
fn
itary academy. He was appointed and
graduated in 1872. He entered the en-
gineer corps as second lieutenant and re-
ported for duty at Fortress Monroe. In
1s43, he went to West Point as assistant
professor In the engineering department.
Lieutenant Rosecrans resigned from the
army in April. 1884, and went to Cincinnati,
where he engaged in the coal mining busi-
ness.
At the beginning of the war, General
Rosecrans was a private citizen. When it
became evident that military operations
must become necessary to crush the re-
bellion. he offered his services to General
Dennison, of Ohio. and he was requested
to act as engineer and lay out Fort Den
nison. He went to Washington later and
was given the position of chief engineer of
Ohio. with the rank of colonel. He was
commissioned colonel of the Twenty-third
Ohio regiment later and entered the field.
and within three days was commissioned
brigadier general. He took the field in West
Virginia at once. His first important ac-
tion was at Rich mountain, which he won.
General Rosecrans succeeded General Nc
Clelland in the department of Ohio. He had
command of the national forces and de-
feated General John B. Floyd at Carnafax
Ferry. September 10. 1861. thwarting Lees
Tor mint tn lin foot fir1r in II
ginia. He participated in the battle of
Corinth and afterward took command of
the army of the Mississippi. He defeated
General Sterling Price and pursued him
for forty miles. He was made commander
position he held from October q, 1SS2 to
October 19, 1863. He commanded in the bat
tie about MurfreeSboro. one of the
bloodiest and most decisive of the war. He
drove Bragg out of Middle Tennessee in
fifteen days. General Rosecrans command
ed at the great battle around Chattanooga,
and held Chattanooga, the objective point.
The battle was a victory for the Confed-
crates. General RosecranS was relieved in
October, 1864, and assigned to the depart
out in volunteer service in January, 1866.
and resigned from the army in March, 1867.
He had been breveted major general.
He was appointed minister to Mexico. In
July, 1868, and held the Office until June.
1869. He mined in Mexico and manufactured
powder In San Francisco. He was elected
to congress from California in 1881, and
served. four years. He then settled on a
ranch near Redondo. Los Angeles county.
Cal. and spent the last years of his life
Hegeman, of New York, died in 1878. Three
children. Carl Rosecrans, Mrs. ]. X. Toole,
of Helena. Mont. and Miss Anna Rose
Grams survive him.