The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-12

ing the fortress he had been promoted to a
first lieutenantcy and was then made as
sistant professor in the engineering depart
ment at West Point, and afterward was
detailed as assistant professor Of philoso-
ply, first assistant professor Of engineering,
post cO'nmissary and quartermaster, etc.
In August, ls47, Lieutenant Rosecrans
relieved the engineer in charge of the New
port OR. L. harbor Notifications and re-
mu!aed in charge for five years. In 1852 he
surveyed Taunton and New Bedford harbor
with view TO permanent improvements.
In 1888 he was assigned to duty as con-
strncting engineer at the Washington navy
yard, where he made many improvements
and elaborated plans for others, when, his
health failing him, lac asked for n leave of
absence, which was finally grudgingly al
lowed by Jefferson Davis, then secretary Of
war. But Rosecrans was finally obliged TO
resign his commission because of his con.
tinucd i'll health on the LIST of April, 1854
lie located in Cincinnati and was in turn
architect, civil engineer, agent of coal
mining company, president of q navigation
company and refiner Of coal oil And after
having recovered his health and become
very robust he was, while experimenting
with the oil, so terribly burned that he mar
rowly escaped death and was disabled for
IS months. He had barely recovered when
the civil war began.
Early Campaigns.
The first service rendered in the civil war
by Rosecrans was in drilling recruits. 1t
was not long, however, before he was com
missioned as chief engineer of Ohio, with
the rank of colonel but preferred active
service and was made colonel of the Tween
ty-third Ohio volunteers. Three days after
ward he received a commission as brigadier
general and was Immediately ordered to
western Virginia by General Mcclellan.
AT Parkersburg he was placed in command
of force comprising the Eighth, Tenth,
Seventeenth and Nineteenth Indiana regi-
ments and was then ordered to Clarks-
burg. From there he advanced TO Roaring
Creek, within four miles of the enemy, who
were intrenched in forest at the base Of
Rich mountain.
On the sth OF July, 1861. General McClel-
Ian made an armed Reconnaissance of the
enemy's position. I'm the meantime General
Rosecrlns asccrtained the whereabouts Of
a bypath 10y which the enemy could be dis
lodged General l.o-vcrans was ordered To
lead the attac., which he did successfully.
hut az he promised supports failed to ar
rive tt re was material for controversy.
General RuSgrr;us. l.cwcvcr. pressed or
and completely ruuttd the Confederates
under command of General Garnet, captur-
ing the entire camp and stores besides some
1, 40 prisoners. In the meantime the dis
astrous battle of Bul Run WAS fought and
lost, and General McC lcllan being sum
noned to Washington the command in
western Virginia dcyo.vtd upon Gcnefa.
Rosecrans
His next success " -, ut Carnifex Ferry,
and the Confederate general Floyd evacu.
ated the place in the night Rosecrans then
started In pursuit but Floyd being Joined
by Wise and supplies falling short Rose
Grams fell back to be nearer the base. Gen
eral Lee then took command of the Con-
fsderate forces and planned to annihilate
Rosecrans' command, but failed. Floyd,
who was to cooperate with Lee, was badly
repulsed, and western Virginia was practi-
ea4ly cleared Of Confederate troops.
Roescrans went into winter quarters at
Whssltng In Dsespbw, 1851, after having
elsaEsd the state a Ne numerous guerrilla
hands which rsmainsd aktsr The troops had