The sun., 1898-03-12

mis- Distinguished Services In the Civil Wa,
Rande Him Famous.


Los ANGELES Cal, March 1l.-Gen. w. 8.
Rosecrans died at his homo near Redondo early
this morning, passing away peacefully in tho
presence OF his son and daughter. Carl and Anna
Rosecrans. and several friends Of the family.
Only tho Generals great vitality had kept him
alive since last Friday, when he suffered an at
tack of heart failure following n severe cold
He leaves a large ranch devoted to wheat and
fruit. on which he had lived in comfort for
years. Besides two children ut his bedside he
leaves another daughter, Mrs. o'Toole of Helena,
Mon.
William Starke Rosecrans was born in
Kingston. o., on Sept. O, 1919. lie was gradu-
atcd at West Point in 1912. and entered tho
engineer corps. After assisting in the construc-
t on OF Notifications at Hampton Roads, Va
for year, he returned to the Military Acad
emy as an assistant professor. He served at
tho academy until ls47. and then for seven
years as engineer in harbor and river improve
ments. and at the'Washington Navy Yard. He
resigned on April l, 1904, with the rank Of
First Lieut. ennnt, and established himself as nm
became Interested in The Camel Coal Company
of Coal River, Va; the Coal River Navigation
Company. and the Preston Coal OIL Company. :.
In 1861 he volunteered as aide on the staff
OF Gen. George b. Mcclellan, who was in
command OF tho Department Of Ohio, and be.
teers later. He succeeded Mcclellan in com
mand OF the Department of Ohio on July %,
1861. His forces defeated the Confederates
under Gen. John b. Floyd at Cornifex Ferry on
Sept. 10, and In the following May he was
placed in command of Gen. EleaZar A. Paine 8
and Gen. David Stanley's divisions before
Corinth, under Gen. Henry w. Hallett, In tho
Army OF the Mississippi. Ho succeeded Gen.
John Pope in the command OF the Army of the
Mississippi and defended Corinth against tho
Confederates under Gems. Van Dorm and Price.
In October he was sent to Cincinnati to SUI
persede Gen. Don Carlos Buell. as commander
of.the Department.of the Cumberland. which
post he held until October, 1868. Engage
ments fought at Stone River with tho
Confederatos under Gen. Braxton Bragg. Muir
frccsborough. Shebyville. Tullahoma. and he
fought the battle of Chickamauga for the de-
fence of Chattanooga, in which the Federal
losses were 1919 mon and tho Confederate
200 greater.
Gen. Rosccrans was relieved of his command
on Oct. % 1863 and assigned in 1864 to
tho Department of the Missouri He was
placed on waiting orders in Cincinnati in De-
cembcr. 1864, mustered out OF the volunteer
service in January. 1866 and resigned from
the regular army in March, 1867, with tho
rank of brevet Major. General. He declined tho
Democratic nomination for Governor of Cali
fornia in 1867, and in 1868 was appointed Min
lister to Mexico, where he became Interested
In an attempt to construct a system of narrow
gauge railroads and to build an interoccanio
railroad from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific
He was elected to Congress MS Democrat from
California and was u member of the House
from December. 1881, 10 March 4, 1888. In
June, 1885, he was appointed Register of the
Treasury. He held this office until 1893.