The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-03-17
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Gen. W. 8. Rosecrans Dies at His HON"
Near Redondo, Cal.-Brief Sketch Of His
Life.
Los ANGELES, Cal, March 12.-Gen.
w. S. Rosecrans died Friday morning
at Z 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, at
times unconscious and again in a 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 a son and daughter of the gen.
eral, Carl and Anna Rosecrans, and
number of immediate friends of the
family. besides the attending ply
sician, DIR. 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 q farm and educated at the public
schools. He clerked In y store and in 1887 ap-
piled to the secretary OF war for appointment
to the West Point military academy. He was
appointed and graduated In 1S42. He entered
the engineer corps as second lieutenant and re-
ported for duty at Fortress Monroe In 1843 he
went to West Point as assistant professor In
the engineering department.
Lieut. Rosecrans resigned from the army In
April, 1854 and went to Cincinnati to engage In
the coal mining business.
At the beginning Of the war Gen. Rosecrans
was private citizen. When 1t became evil
dent that military operations must become
necessary to crush 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-Thrd
Ohio regiment later and entered the field ard
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. 1881.
thwarting Lees attempt to 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
for 40 miles He was made commander OF the
Department of the Cumberland. which posi-
tion he held from October "a. 1862, to October
10. 1855. He commanded in the battle about
MurfreesbOro one OF the bloodiest and most
decisive Of the war. He drove Bragg out of
middle Tennessee in Is days.
Gen. Rosecrans commanded at the great bat
tie around Chattanooga and held Chattanooga,
the objective point. The battle was victory
for the confederates. Gen. Rosecrans was re-
lieved in October, 1854, and was assigned to the
department Of the Missouri He was mus
tered out Of the volunteer service In January,
1855, and resigned from the army in March.
1857. He had been brevetted major general.
He was appointed minister to Mexico
In July, 1853 and held the ONCE until
June. 1859. He mined In Mexico and
manufactured powder In San Francisco. He
was elected to congress from California In 1881
| and servered four years. He then settled on
ranch near Redondo, Los Angeles county. CAL,
and spent the last years Of his life quietly. His
| wife, the daughter Of Judge Hegeman, OF
New York, died In 1878 Three children, Carl
Rosecrans, Mrs. J. X. Toole. Of Helena, Mont,
| and Miss Anna Rosecrans survive him.