The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
End of One of the Most Courageous Battles of
 His Life.
Bedridden for Many Years as a Result of a Stroke of
 Apoplexy.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
All Civic and Military Organizations of SOuthe ern California Will
 Participate.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


 LOS ANGELES, March 11.-General w. s. RosecraAs died this morning at o'clock at his home near RedondO. His last struggle against death was one of the most remarkable and cour- ageous battles he had fought through out his life. He possessed wonderful vitality, and for the past six days had been on the verge of the other world When death came at last General Rose crans was unconscious, and he died most peacefully.
 pr. J. R. Haynes, the generals physi clan, states that he had been bedridden for several years. He suffered from a stroke of apoplexy, which was rather severe, but which did not affect his mentality in any way
 The cause of General Rosecrans' re- cent severe illness was the death of favorite grandchild. Directly the in formation. reached the general his con dition grew gradually worse, until 1t arrived at point where he was uncon- SciouS for a greater portion of the time. On March he was unconscious almost the entire day, but late in the evening he recovered consciousness for brief interval and took very light nourish ment. Last Sunday he became worse again, and ever since then his life has been hanging by a thread.
 Daily requests for information &s to General Rosecrans condition came from all parts of the United States. Many inquiries came from the South, from soldiers against whom Rosecrans fought during the War of the Rebel lion. President Mckinley was a great admirer of "Old Rosy" and sent a tele gram of inquiry from Washington.
 Tha I1-in he taf and an endeavor is being made to, have the remains lie in state at the City Hall. The City Council will give the necessary authority. All the civil and military organizations and veteran as- sociations of Southern California will participate.
 William Starke Rosecrans was born in Kingston Ohio September 6, 1S19 In 1S42 he was graduated at West Point. stand ing fifth In his class. After twelve years service in the engineer corps he resigned on April 1, 1854, having attained the rank Of first lieutenant
 Until the breaking out of the war in 1881 he engaged in civil pursuits. In 1856 he was president of the Coal River Navi gation company at Coal River. West Vir- ginia- The year following he organized the Preston Coal Oil Company, engaged in the manufacture of kerosene
 His re-entrance into the military ser vice was as volunteer aid on the staff of Major General George B.. Mcclellan, Q ization of the Ohio Home Guards by the Governor of that State. At that time Rosecrans was resident of Cincinnati. Governor Dennison appointed him as chief engineer on his staff, with the rank of colonel. On June 10, 1861, he was com missioned colonel of the Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which regi- ment ex-President Rutherford B. Hayes was at the same time commissioned ma jor. President William Mckinley also en- listed in the Twenty-third Ohio and was mustered
 Rosecrans did not take the regiment to the front. Having received commission from President Lincoln as brigadier gen eral in the regular army he was assigned to the command of a brigade under Me Clellan, then commanding a small army in Western Virginia General McClellan's battle of Rich Mountain July H. 1S61 two weeks before Bull Run first brought Rosecrans into national prominence Con- an insignificant battle. The Union loss was II killed and 35 wounded; the Confed- crate 60 killed and 140 wounded and 100 prisoners Rosecrans with his brigade made skillful night march and sur prised the enemy in their rear. Soon af- terward Mcclellan was called to the com around Washington and began the organ 1zation of the Army of the Potomac Rosecrans succeeded him in command of the Department of Ohio, which then con sisted of Western Virginia, Ohio, Michi- gan and Indiana.
 Then began his career as an indepen-
 
 1S61 he defeated General John B. Floyd in a battle at Carnifex Ferry expeIling the Confederate forces from Western Vir- ginia. In this battle the Union losses were 16 killed and 102 wounded. His serv- ices were recognized by votes of thanks from the Legislatures of Ohio and West Virginia, and in May. 1862 General Rose crans was given command of two divi- sions in Hallecks s great army. then lay ing siege to Corinth He succeeded Gen Mississippi, and with four brigades fought the battle of Iuka, where he de- feated General Sterling Price. The losses in this battle were: Union-144 killed 59S wounded; Confederate-26S killed 692 wounded, 561 prisoners. Returning to Cor inth he fortified that town. and on Octo- Der and defeated the combined forces of Sterling Price and Earl Van Dorn, with casualties as follows: Union-315 killed, 1872 wounded 232 missing: Confed- erates-1423 killed, 5692 wounded, 224S miss ing.
 ascendant. He became one of the popular military idols of the day. The West glowed with his fame. Bragg's triumph ant invasion of Kentucky and Buell's re- treat to the Ohio River filled the North with consternation The need of the hour was for new commander in the central theater of operations, and the choice fell 1Inon Rosecrans, who superseded Buell.. The Army of the Cumberland was reor- spirit, and preparations made to enter mon a vigorous campaign to drive the enemy out of Tennessee.
 On December 29. 1862, General Rose crans led the army out of Nashville to attack General Bragg's army. which was nosted strongly on Stone River. knee deep stream running close to the town Of M1Irfreesboro There great battle was fought on December 3O ana Si ana ,ad Jan sha ;nitiotf,ye and assailed RoSecrans