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- William_Rosecrans abstract "William Starke Rosecrans (September 6, 1819 – March 11, 1898) was an inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and United States Army officer. He gained fame for his role as a Union general during the American Civil War. He was the victor at prominent Western Theater battles, but his military career was effectively ended following his disastrous defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863.Rosecrans was a graduate of West Point who served as a professor at the academy and in engineering assignments before leaving the Army to pursue a career in civil engineering. At the start of the Civil War, leading troops from Ohio, he achieved early combat success in western Virginia. In 1862 in the Western Theater, he won the battles of Iuka and Corinth while under the command of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. His brusque, outspoken manner and willingness to quarrel openly with superiors caused a professional rivalry with Grant (as well as with Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton) that would adversely affect Rosecrans' career.Given command of the Army of the Cumberland, he fought against Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg at Stones River, and later outmaneuvered him in the brilliant Tullahoma Campaign, driving the Confederates from Middle Tennessee. His strategic movements then caused Bragg to abandon the critical city of Chattanooga, but Rosecrans' pursuit of Bragg ended during the bloody Battle of Chickamauga, where his unfortunately worded order mistakenly opened a gap in the Union line and Rosecrans and a third of his army were swept from the field. Besieged in Chattanooga, Rosecrans was relieved of command by Grant.Following his humiliating defeat, Rosecrans was reassigned to command the Department of Missouri, where he opposed Price's Raid. He was briefly considered as a vice presidential running mate for Abraham Lincoln in 1864. After the war, he served in diplomatic and appointed political positions and in 1881 was elected to Congress, representing California.".
- William_Rosecrans allegiance "*Union".
- William_Rosecrans battle American_Civil_War.
- William_Rosecrans battle Battle_of_Chickamauga.
- William_Rosecrans battle Battle_of_Iuka.
- William_Rosecrans battle Battle_of_Rich_Mountain.
- William_Rosecrans battle Battle_of_Stones_River.
- William_Rosecrans battle Price's_Raid.
- William_Rosecrans battle Second_Battle_of_Corinth.
- William_Rosecrans battle Tullahoma_Campaign.
- William_Rosecrans birthDate "1819-09-06".
- William_Rosecrans birthPlace Delaware_County,_Ohio.
- William_Rosecrans birthYear "1819".
- William_Rosecrans deathDate "1898-03-11".
- William_Rosecrans deathPlace Redondo_Beach,_California.
- William_Rosecrans deathYear "1898".
- William_Rosecrans militaryBranch Union_Army.
- William_Rosecrans militaryCommand "Army of the Cumberland".
- William_Rosecrans militaryCommand "Army of the Mississippi".
- William_Rosecrans militaryCommand "Department of the Missouri".
- William_Rosecrans occupation President_of_the_United_States.
- William_Rosecrans occupation Register_of_the_Treasury.
- William_Rosecrans occupation United_States_Ambassador_to_Mexico.
- William_Rosecrans occupation United_States_Congress.
- William_Rosecrans restingPlace Arlington_National_Cemetery.
- William_Rosecrans serviceEndYear "1842".
- William_Rosecrans serviceStartYear "1842".
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- William_Rosecrans after Barclay_Henley.
- William_Rosecrans after George_Henry_Thomas.
- William_Rosecrans after John_Alexander_McClernand.
- William_Rosecrans after John_W._Foster.
- William_Rosecrans align "left".
- William_Rosecrans align "right".
- William_Rosecrans allegiance "*Union".
- William_Rosecrans battles American_Civil_War.
- William_Rosecrans battles Battle_of_Chickamauga.
- William_Rosecrans battles Battle_of_Iuka.
- William_Rosecrans battles Battle_of_Rich_Mountain.
- William_Rosecrans battles Battle_of_Stones_River.
- William_Rosecrans battles Price's_Raid.
- William_Rosecrans battles Second_Battle_of_Corinth.
- William_Rosecrans battles Tullahoma_Campaign.
- William_Rosecrans before Horace_Davis.
- William_Rosecrans before John_Pope_(military_officer).
- William_Rosecrans before "None".
- William_Rosecrans before Marcus_Otterbourg.
- William_Rosecrans birthDate "1819-09-06".
- William_Rosecrans birthPlace Delaware_County,_Ohio.
- William_Rosecrans branch "*Union Army".
- William_Rosecrans caption "General William S. Rosecrans".
- William_Rosecrans commands Army_of_the_Cumberland.
- William_Rosecrans commands Army_of_the_Mississippi.
- William_Rosecrans commands Department_of_the_Missouri.
- William_Rosecrans dateOfBirth "1819-09-06".
- William_Rosecrans dateOfDeath "1898-03-11".
- William_Rosecrans deathDate "1898-03-11".
- William_Rosecrans deathPlace Redondo_Beach,_California.
- William_Rosecrans district "1".
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- William_Rosecrans laterwork Register_of_the_Treasury.
- William_Rosecrans laterwork United_States_Ambassador_to_Mexico.
- William_Rosecrans laterwork "Congressman from California".
- William_Rosecrans laterwork "President, Preston Coal Oil Company".
- William_Rosecrans name "Rosecrans, William Starke".
- William_Rosecrans name "William S. Rosecrans".
- William_Rosecrans nickname "Old Rosy".
- William_Rosecrans placeOfBirth "Delaware County, Ohio, U.S.".
- William_Rosecrans placeOfDeath "Redondo Beach, California, U.S.".
- William_Rosecrans placeofburial Arlington_National_Cemetery.
- William_Rosecrans placeofburialLabel "Place of burial".
- William_Rosecrans quote "He was the first colonel of the regiment to which I belonged, my boyhood ideal of a great soldier, and I gladly pay him tribute.".
- William_Rosecrans quote "I cannot speak too highly of the energy and skill displayed by General Rosecrans in the attack, and of the endurance of the troops under him. General Ord's command showed untiring zeal, but the direction taken by the enemy prevented them from taking the active part they desired.".
- William_Rosecrans quote "If it was the object of the enemy to make their way into Kentucky, they were defeated in that; if to hold their position until Van Dorn could come up on the southwest of Corinth and make a simultaneous attack, they were defeated in that. Our only defeat was in not capturing the enemy army or destroying it as I had hoped to do. It was a part of General Hamilton's command that did the fighting, directed entirely by that cool and deserving officer.".
- William_Rosecrans quote "It lives in the memory of every soldier who fought that day how his General plunged into the thickest of the conflict, fought like a private soldier, dealt sturdy blows with the flat of his sword on the runaways, and fairly drove them to stand. Then came a quick rally which his magnificent bearing inspired, a storm of grape from the batteries tore its way through the Rebel ranks, reinforcements which Rosecrans sent flying gave impetus to the National advance, and the charging column was speedily swept back outside the entrenchments.".
- William_Rosecrans quote "On the morning of the 21st we took the train for the front, reaching Stevenson Alabama, after dark. Rosecrans was there on his way north. He came into my car and we held a brief interview, in which he described very clearly the situation at Chattanooga, and made some excellent suggestions as to what should be done. My only wonder was that he had not carried them out.".
- William_Rosecrans quote "When disaster had enveloped half the army, and from that time to the end, Rosecrans was magnificent. Rising superior to the disaster that in a single moment had annihilated his carefully prepared plans, he grasped in his single hands the fortunes of the day. He stemmed the tide of retreat, hurried brigades and divisions to the point of danger, massed artillery, infused into them his own dauntless spirit, and out of defeat itself, fashioned the weapons of victory. As at Rich Mountain, Iuka and Corinth, it was his personal presence that magnetized his plans into success.".
- William_Rosecrans quote "Whether he did or did not know that Thomas still held the field, it was a catastrophe that Rosecrans did not himself ride to Thomas, and send Garfield to Chattanooga. Had he gone to the front in person and shown himself to his men, as at Stone River, he might by his personal presence have plucked victory from disaster, although it is doubtful whether he could have done more than Thomas did. Rosecrans, however, rode to Chattanooga instead.".
- William_Rosecrans quote "[Robert E. Lee's Western Virginia campaign], after its plain failure, was virtually abandoned by the Government. Rosecrans was esteemed in the South as one of the best generals the North had in the field. He was declared by military critics, who could not be accused of partiality, to have clearly outgeneraled Lee, who made the entire object of his campaign to "surround the Dutch General."".
- William_Rosecrans rank Major_general_(United_States).
- William_Rosecrans rank File:Union_army_maj_gen_rank_insignia.jpg.
- William_Rosecrans serviceyears "1842".
- William_Rosecrans shortDescription General_officer.
- William_Rosecrans shortDescription Union_(American_Civil_War).