William Starke “Old Rosy” Rosecrans
Born: September 6, 1819
Birthplace: Delaware County, Ohio
Father: Crandall Rosecrans 1794 – 1848
Mother: Jemima Hopkins 1794 – 1861
Wife: Ann Eliza Hegeman 1823 – 1883
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Married: August 24, 1843 at St. Paul’s Church in New York City, New YorkChildren:
Rev. Adrian Louis Rosecrans 1849 – 1876
(Buried: Saint Paul the Apostle Church Vault, Manhattan, New York)
Sister Mary Louise “Sister St. Charles” Rosecrans 1852 – 1878
(Buried: Ursuline Cemetery, Saint Martin, Ohio)
Lily Elizabeth Rosecrans Toole 1854 – 1939
(Buried: Resurrection Cemetery, Helena, Montana)
Anna Delores “Anita” Rosecrans 1857 – 1903
(Buried: Old Saint Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Helena, Montana)
Carl Frederic Rosecrans 1860 – 1926
(Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, California)
Charlotte Rosecrans 1862 - 1862
Education:
1842: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (5th in class)
Occupation before War:
1842 – 1843: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Corps of Engineers
1842 – 1843: Assistant Engineer for Hampton Roads Fortifications
1843 – 1853: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Corps of Engineers
1843 – 1844: Assistant Engineering Professor at West Point
1844 – 1845: Assistant Philosophy Professor at West Point
1845 – 1846: Assistant Engineering Professor at West Point
1846 – 1847: Principal Assistant Engineering Professor at West Point
1847 – 1853: Superintendent Engineer of Repairs at Fort Adams
1852 – 1853: Superintendent Engineer of Surveys of Taunton River
1852 – 1853: Superintendent Engineer Repairs on Goat Island
1853 – 1854: 1st Lt. United States Army, Corps of Engineers
1853 – 1854: Superintendent Engineer, Washington Navy Yard
1854: Resigned from United States Army on April 1st
1854 – 1855: Civil Engineer, and Architect, in Cincinnati, Ohio
1855 – 1857: Superintendent of Coal Company, in Coal River, Virginia
1856 – 1857: President of Coal River Navigation Company
1857 – 1861: Manufacturer of Kerosene Oil in Cincinnati, Ohio
Civil War Career:
1861: Volunteer Aide to McClellan for Department of the Ohio
1861: Colonel, and Chief Engineer in the Union Army
1861: Colonel of 23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment
1861: Commander of Camp Chase, Ohio
1861 – 1867: Brigadier General in United States Army
1861: Brigade Commander at Battle of Rich Mountain
1861: Commander of the Union Army, Department of the Ohio
1861 – 1862: Commander of the Army Department of Western Virginia
1861: Successful Commander at Battle of Carnifex Ferry
1862 – 1866: Major General of Union Army, Volunteers
1862: Division Commander at the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
1862: Commander of the Union Army of the Mississippi
1862: Successful Commander at Battle of Iuka, Mississippi
1862: Union Army Commander of District of Corinth, Mississippi
1862: Successful Commander at 2nd Battle of Corinth, Mississippi
1862 – 1863: Union Army Commander of Army of the Cumberland
1862 – 1863: Successful Commander at Battle of Stones River, Tennessee
1863: Union Army Commander Occupation of Bridgeport – Stevenson
1863: Union Army Commander crossing of Cumberland Mountains
1863: Unsuccessful Commander at Battle of Chickamuga, Georgia
1863: Commenced fortifying Chattanooga, Tennessee
1863 – 1864: Awaiting Orders in Cincinnati, Ohio
1864: Union Army Commander of Department of the Missouri
1864 – 1865: Awaiting Orders in Cincinnati, Ohio
1865: Brevetted Major General, U.S. Army, for Service at Stones River
1865 – 1867: On Leave of Absence from the United States Army
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1867: Brigadier General in United States Army
1865 – 1867: On Leave of Absence from the United States Army
1867: Resigned from United States Army on March 28th
1868 – 1869: U.S. Minister to the Republic of Mexico
1869: Declined Democratic Nomination for Governor of Ohio
1869 – 1881: Civil and Mining Engineer, Railroad Enterprises in Mexico
1871 – 1881: President of San Jose Mining Company
1878 – 1881: President of Safety Powder Company in San Francisco
1881 – 1885: United States Congressman from California
1883 – 1885: House Chairman of Military Affairs Committee
1885 – 1893: Register for U.S. Treasury Department
1889: Brigadier General, U.S. Army on the retired list of officers
Died: March 10, 1898
Place of Death: Bernardo Beach, California
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Age at time of Death: 78 years old
Original Burial Place: Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California
Final Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
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