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Gen. w. =. Rosecrans Dies at His Home
Near RedOndo, Cal,-Brief Sketch OF His

Gen. w. s. Rosecrans Dies at His Hom
Near Redondo, Cal Brief Sketch OF Hi
Life.
Los ANGELES, Cal, March 12.-Gen
w. 5. Rosecrans died Friday morning
at o'clock at his home near Redondo
The old warriors death was peaceful
in the extreme. For several days he
has been between life and death, al
times unconscious and again in coma
tose state. His splendid vitality has
kept him alive for days. When it was
known that the end was near, all the
watchers at the bedside were ready at
any time to see the last.
At the bedside when the end came
were son and daughter of the gen.
eral, Carl and Anna Rosecrans, and a
number of immediate friends of the
family, besides the attending ply
sician, DR.. Hayes.
William Stark Rosecrans was born in Kings
ton, Delaware county. o. September g. 1919.
His parents were OF old Dutch stock He was
raised on a farm and educated at the public
schools. He clerked in store and In 1887 ap-
piled 10 the secretary OF war for appointment
to the West Point military academy He was
appointed and gr duated ia 1912. He entered
the engineer rps as second lieutenant and re-
ported for duty at Fortress Monroe. In 1913 he
went to West Point as assistant professor in
the engineering department
Lieut. Rosccrans resigned from the army in
April. 1884. and went TO Cincinnati TO engage in
the coal mining business.
At the beginning OF the war Gen. Rosecrans
was a private citizen. When 1t became evil
dent that mi itary operations must become
necessary to CT Ish the rebellion, he offered his
services to Gen Dennison. of Ohio and he was
requested to act as engineer and lay out Fort
DennisOn. 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 action was at
Rich mountain which he won.
Gen. ROsecrans succeeded Gen. Mcclellan in
the department OF Ohio. He had commanded
the national forces and defeated Gen. John B.
Floyd at Carnifax Ferry, September 10. 1861,
thwarting Lees attempt 10 get footing
in Western Virginia. He participated in the
battle Of Corinth and afterward took COM
mand of the army Of the Mississippi He de-
feated Gen. Sterling Price and pursued him
tOT ~ HllicS ne was Uhut COHmdnutr Ol Lne
Department Of the Cumberland. which posi-
tion .ie held from October q, 1862, to October
10. 1853. He commanded in the battle about
one Of the blOodiest and most
decisive OF the war. He drove Bragg out Of
middle Tennessee in Is days.
Gen. Rosecraus commanded at the great bat |
tie around Chattanooga and held Chattanooga |
the objective point The battle was a victory |
Tor the coSsederates Gen. Rosecrans was re-
ieved in October. 1864 and was assigned to the |
department Of the Missouri He was mus |
ered out Of the volunteer service in January. |
1865. and resigned from the army In March, |
1867. He had been br setted major general. |
He was appointed minister to Mexico |
n July 1868. and held the Office until |
Iune. n60. He ,ned In Mexico and |
ctured powder in San Francisco. He
was elected 10 congress from California in 1881 |
md sery cred four years He then settled on
anch near RcGondo. Los Angeles county. Cal,
md spent the last years OF his life quietly. His
wife, the daughter OF Judge Hegeman, Of
Sew York, died in 1879 Three children, Carl
sosecraps Mrs. j. X. Toole, OF Helena, Mont,
nd Miss Anna Rosecrsns. survive him.