The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-12

Carl and Anna Rosecrans, and a num-
Der of immediate friends of the family,
besides the attending physician, DR..
Haynes, of this city.
General Rosecrans was stricken with
10 particular disease, and the end came
through a gradual weakening of the
system. When he was first stricken
mere 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, called Rose
Grams, il honor of him. is near a sta
ton on the Redondo railway. and about
u miles from this city. The general had
made his home there on a large ranch,
devoted to wheat and fruit raising, for
several years.
ONLY SON.
Carl Rosecrans, the only son of the
general. returned here only a Few weeks
ago from a long stay in Old Mexico and
the south.
When he returned he did not realize
that the earthly career of the old vet
eran was so nearly over, but he had
decided it would be well to be near at
hard, and his coming was indeed fortu-
aate
The third child, a daughter, row Mrs.
Tcole. is now at Helena, Mont, where
her husband lives.
General Rosecrans was possessed of
a fine property. and his last days were
spent in peace and plenty.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Arrange ments are bzing made to have
a public funeral for General Rosecrans,
in which all the military bodies of this
city and section will participate. 4 re-
quest will be made to have the body
lie in state in the city hal until the
funeral The body is now in this city.
AN OHIO MAN.
William Stark Rosecrans was born in
Kingston. Delaware county. O., Sept.
6, 1919. His parents were of old Dutch
stock. He was raised on farm, and
educated in the public schools. He
clerked in a country store. and in 1887
applied to the secretary of war for ap
pointment to West Point military
academy. He was appointed, and grad
uated in 1912. He entered the engineer
corps as second lieutenant, and reported
for duty at Fortress Monroe In 1913
he went to West Point as assistant pro-
fessor in the engineering department.
Lieutenant Rosecrans resigned from the
Amy in April, 1854. and went TO Cincin-
natl, where he engaged in the coal min
ing business.
BREAKING OUT OF WAR.
At the beginning of the war General
Rosecrans was a private. When it be-
came evident that military operations
must become necessary to crush the
ne offered his services to Cen
eral Dennison OF Ohio, and he was re-
quested to act as engineer and lay out
Fort Dennison. He went to Washing
ton later. and was given the position Of
chief engineer of Ohio, with the rank
of colonel. He was commissioned col
onel of the Twenty-t third Ohio regiment
later. and entered the field, and within
three days was commissioned brigadier
general.
SERIES OF VICTORIES.
He took the field in West Virginia at
once. His first important action was
at Rich mountain, which he won. Gen
eral Rosecrans succeeded General Ne
Clellan in the department of Ohio. He
had command of the national forces,
and defeated General John 3. Floyd at
CarnifaX Ferry. Sept. 10, 1861, thwart-
ing Lees attempt TO gain a footing in
western Virginia. He participated in
the battle of Corinth. and afterward
took command of the army of the Mis-
sissippi. He defeated General Sterling
Price, and pursued him for 40 miles. He
was made commander of the depart
ment OF the Cumberland, which posi-
tiCn he held from Oct. q, 1862, 10 Oct.
49, 1863. He commanded in the battle
OF MurfreesbOro. one of the bloodiest
and most decisive of the war. He drove
Bragg ont ot middle Tennessee in 10
days. General Rosecrans commanded
at the great battle around Chattanooga
and hello Chattanooga, the objective
point. The battle was a victory Cor
the confedcrates.
General Rosec-a-s was relieved in
October. 1861. and assigned to the de-
)artment of the Miss larf He wss mus
tered out or the volunteer service in
January. 1866. and resigned from the
army in March. 1867. He had been bre-
I>ztec major general.
MINISTER TO MEXICO.
He was appointed minister to Mexico