See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM STARKE See also:

• WILLIAM STARKE ROSECRANS (1819-1898)

ROSECRANS (1819-1898)  , See also:

• AMERICAN

American soldier, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• KINGSTON
• KINGSTON, ELIZABETH, DUCHESS OF (1720-1788)
• KINGSTON, WILLIAM HENRY GILES (1814-188o)

Kingston, See also:

• OHIO

Ohio, on the 6th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1819, and graduated in 1842 from the U.S . Military See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

Academy, being appointed to the See also:

• ENGINEERS, MILITARY

engineers . After serving (1843-47) as assistant See also:

• PROFESSOR (the Latin noun formed from the verb profiteri, to declare publicly, to acknowledge, profess)

professor at See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West Point, and in fort construction, he resigned (See also:

• APRIL

April 1854) from the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army and went into business in See also:

• CINCINNATI

Cincinnati . On the outbreak of the See also:

• CIVIL

Civil See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War See also:

• ROSECRANS, WILLIAM STARKE (1819-1898)

Rosecrans volunteered for service under McClellan and helped raise the Ohio "See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

Home See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

Guards," with which he served in the West Virginian operations of 1861 in the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of brigadier-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general . He was second in command to McClellan during this See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign, and succeeded to the command when that officer was called to See also:

• WASHINGTON
• WASHINGTON (or WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE)
• WASHINGTON, BOOKER TALIAFERRO (c. 1859– )
• WASHINGTON, BUSHROD (1762-1829)
• WASHINGTON, GEORGE (1732-1799)

Washington . In the latter See also:

• PART

part of 1861 Rosecrans conducted further operations in the same region with See also:

• GREAT

great skill and success, and See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early In 1862 he was transferred to the West as a See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major-general of See also:

• VOLUNTEERS

volunteers . He took part in the operations against See also:

• CORINTH
• CORINTH, ISTHMUS OF

Corinth, and when General See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• POPE (Gr. irarraas, post-classical Lat. papa, father)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1688–1744)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1763-1835)
• POPE, JANE (1742-1818)
• POPE, JOHN (1822-1892)
• POPE, SIR THOMAS (c. 1507-1559)

Pope was ordered to See also:

• VIRGINIA
• VIRGINIA, or VERGINIA
• VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF

Virginia, Rosecrans took over command of the Army of the See also:

• MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi with which he fought the successful battles of luka and Corinth . Soon after-wards he was ordered to replace D . C . See also:

• BUELL, DON CARLOS (1818-1898)

Buell in command of the forces, renamed the Army of the See also:

• CUMBERLAND
• CUMBERLAND, DUKES AND EARLS OF
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1632-1718)
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1732-1811)
• CUMBERLAND, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS

Cumberland about the same See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time . In See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December he advanced against General Braxton See also:

• BRAGG, BRAXTON (1817—1876)

Bragg, and on the 31st of December to the 3rd of See also:

• JANUARY

January was fought the bloody and indecisive See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

Stone See also:

• RIVER

River (See also:

• MURFREESBORO

Murfreesboro), after which Bragg withdrew his army to the southward . In 1863 Rosecrans, refusing to advance until the See also:

• ISOLATION

isolation of See also:

• VICKSBURG

Vicksburg (farther west) was assured, did not take the offensive until See also:

• LATE

late in See also:

• JUNE

June .

The operations thus begun were most skilfully conducted, and Bragg was forced back to See also:

• CHATTANOOGA

Chattanooga (q.v.), whence he had to retire on being once more outmanceuvred . But Rosecrans sustained a great defeat at the battle of Chickamauga (q.v.), and was soon besieged in Chattanooga . He was then relieved from his command . Later he did See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good service in See also:

• MISSOURI

Missouri, and in See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1865 he was made See also:

• BREVET (a diminutive of the Fr. bref)

brevet major-general U.S.A . He resigned in 1867, and in the following See also:

• YEAR

year became See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister to See also:

• MEXICO
• MEXICO (Span. Mejico, or Mexico,)
• MEXICO, FEDERAL DISTRICT OF
• MEXICO, GULF OF

Mexico . Subsequently he was engaged in many railway and See also:

• INDUSTRIAL

industrial enterprises in that See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country, as also in See also:

• CALIFORNIA
• CALIFORNIA, LOWER (Baja California)
• CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF

California . He was a representative in See also:

• CONGRESS (Lat. congressus, coming together, from congredi; cum, with, and gradus, step)

Congress from California, 1881-85, and See also:

• REGISTER

register of the See also:

• TREASURY

treasury, 1885-93 . Under an See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act of Congress he was on the 2nd of March 1889 restored to the rank of brigadier-general, and retired . He died near Redondo, Cal., on the 11th of March 1898 . On the 17th of May 1902 his See also:

• BODY

body was reinterred with military honours in the See also:

• NATIONAL

National See also:

• CEMETERY (Gr. Korrsnri7pwv, from Hoiµav, to sleep)

Cemetery at See also:

• ARLINGTON
• ARLINGTON, HENRY BENNET, EARL OF (1618-1685)

Arlington, in the presence of See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

President See also:

• ROOSEVELT, THEODORE (1858— )

Roosevelt, members of the See also:

• CABINET

cabinet and many of his campaigning comrades .