New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-12
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.


william, storke Rosecrans was born in Kingston
TOWNSHIP Delaware County. ohio. on September o.
1910 His father was Crandcll Rosecrans. whose
ancestors came from Amsterdam. ana MS mo'Her
was Jcmima Hopkins. Of the family OF that limo
INV Uonkins VINO was one Of the sIgners Of the
Declaration Of Independence. Both as a boy ana
later. having entered the United states Military
Academy in 1898 Rosecrans showed himself an
earnest student and a religious enthusiast nc
KS something Of recluse also. IN cIaSs Oh
nfty-six at West Point he ranked ffth on gradua-
ton day Among his classmates in TINS 'choo'
were Professor Henry l.. EustS, PeheraI JON"
newton. General John Pope. General Abner double
dav General Daniel II. Hill. Major Earl van Dorm
and General James Longstreet.
During the eleven years after he entered the
ARMY ~ a breve. second lieutenant in lo4) Eou"s
Rosecrans was employed in engineering WORN a.
Hampton Roads and Newport, cXcep' for year
service NJ YES Point as instructor In engineering
ga, o,otbor YEAR as assistant professor of natural
and governmental philosophy He also had chorse
~ surveys OF Taunton River and NeW-bedioru
Uarbor and in 1858 served rs constructing engineer
nj the Washington Nav Yard. In TINS Ia'tcl 9cdi
h, received promotion 10 the rank OF nrst leu's"-
ant. hut as ne FELT that his professional ADVANCE
mont WIS slow and as his health failed him at this
time he resigned his commission Only AFTER strong
urot,sts and offers O, years leave Of absence was
his RESIGNATION accepted in April, 1857 Then having
opened an Office in Cincinnati as a consulting enSl-
nccr and architect he soon became superintendent
and president of the Camel Coal Company whose
olioct was to open up TO navigation stream in
Wes. Virginia in the coal region and later he took
charge OF the interests Of the Cincinnati Coal Oil
Company
EARLY WORK ~ THE WAR.
The preliminary incidents Of HIS career in the
Civil war were organizing and drilling the home
guard in Ohio: appointment Npr!l 10, l%D as en-
eincer Of the staff Of MaJor-Gcneral George b. Nc
Clelan. OF the Ohio Militia. the establishment OF
n camp for volunteers. and visits to Washington
and PhiadeIphla 10 secure clothing and equip
nents for these troops this last-named service
being performed at the request or Governor DEN
nson Then dune @ he found himself cominls-
stoned Chef Engineer Tor t9e ST. 5' Chi" Vn
untcers Close upon this came MS COMMISSION
Gssucd May H. iliD a brgsdier-seneral in the
W Wt.i v!re aiia' under %,,.' McclSlian
TWO weeks after assuming conlnaln Ipich a.
Rosecraus won an important victory AT Rlch
N0Irfatn West Virginia Mcclellan was soon
H.onii ,,rd ~ the Army OF the Potomac. and
JosnsyiTs' s''cceeded to the command in West
Virginia with not over Hoo men aitoSe,n1I. b.
s,ste ,saiu and that brilliant and daring Nirginan
Robert b. Lee. was charged wlih the tdSh IL ~
made failure and was recalled 10 the coast Inc
enemy now went into winter quarters while kose,
Grams received from the L'ElsaIu5cs - nc "'0
His request for chance to make q campaign
against Winchester having been eS",gV i arljcns
at The capitaI FOR which he VAS summoned thltnfr.
hoseSi5 dos rommaud in the lctt wing of Hallecks
army along the Mississippi, LEent1a.iy ne r SuS
nc I'M and energy OF Rosecrans at luka Warmly
IN his oficia reports to Washington Thg day ot1fr
1 rnent as Maior-Gcneral Of Volunteers ,o-
BEFORE September closed the enemy ebsstilv IN
trCnched himself. and where battle was Jo'ne1 Oh
October 1.
BRILLIANT VICTORY AT cORINTH-
posecrans Tough, the battle Of Cornth with 1900
mon and he believed Van Dorm had 800" But
Tho r-nton commander mad placed his batteries so
,-e,,lv that he had great confidence in the result.
or1 af.er desperate fight. Just as the Confed-
ara,as we're entering the intrenchTents the de-
Tenders rose therefrom leaped over the WORKS ana
threw the Invaders into confusion Inc ule tuInel
'rhe day which had been apparently Iost was won.
and Corlnth was no" the scene o. '''o'"e' ''0''
trump pon was relieved late in September. 1862 and
"a Pos,crans whose star was IN inc aSc'Hi-H''
was intrusted the command Of the Army Oh th h
CEi, Win headquarters az Cincinnati, toward me
close Of the following month la, lac i, h hegan
having made Nashy.e ms ral' ',,i po', yro 49,
ms sdvanGe CCne"tiytiy cal ed the tatt OF stone
e fought on the Sl sj go orc J" of ABOUT
81 on men and Rosecraus not over 4oVn. g, . -
When night fell Rosecrans had lost halt OF me
ground n. occupied in the morning. and perhaps a
third OF McCook's corps. with man slnS' 40 MS
supply tra.n was at the enemy mere All'r
day spent in rearranging his lines and posing ms
artillery afresh he renewed IN" H-h WIN llHb-
nidcent nerve and courage In forty minutes Bragg
nulscd ana tho struggle was over Amid heayY
rains and protecting MS rear Win HVty shirHl.sh-
INC mo confederate commander now :ercated.
Wsilock ehowcred enthusiastic praises upon the
triumphant Rosecrans Nearly SIX months OF COM
narrative inactivity onsued.
Iate in June 1853 when all his corps and division
commanders pronounced ~ unw!sc Rosecrans be
gan his advance from Murfreesboro. Bragg was
strongly ntrenched at Tulla In Southern
Tennessee with outposts at shelbyviIle and Wart-
raco At these latter points threat was made
which 30 engaged the Confederate commanders at
down on the enemy night. seized important noun
tain passes and 80 mper lled Braggs flank that
BY similar strategy Tullahoma also was won, and