William Starke Rosecrans was an American inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and U.S. Army officer. He gained fame for his role as a Union general during the American Civil War. He was the victor at prominent battles in the Western theater of the American Civil War. However, his military career declined after his defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Winchester, August 17, 1863. Lieutenant BURROUGHS: The general commanding directs that you make the necessary arrangements for having the pontoons brought down on Wednesday. Telegraph…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, August 19, 1863. Maj. Gen. J. J. REYNOLDS, Battle Creek, East Side: Your dispatch to Colonel,Flynt received. General Thomas probably left Decherd yesterday, and…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, August 19, 1863. Brig. Gen. A. C. GILLEM, Nashville : The general commanding wishes you to get all the negroes you can and notify…
CRAB ORCHARD CRAB ORCHARD, August 19, 1863. General ROSECRANS: An order has been received at General Boyle’s headquarters directing him to send away all of the orderlies at his headquarters.…
HEADQUARTERS, Germantown, August 21, 1863. Lieutenant-Colonel BINMORE, Assistant Adjutant-General : My command will be at White’s Station to-night. We are just reaching this place now. JAS. M. TRUE, Colonel, Commanding…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, August 21, 1863—11 a. m.. Major-General CRITTENDEN, Dumlap: All your dispatches have been received. Thanks for your prompt movements and reports. Hope to know…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, Ala., August 21, 1863. Nashville : The general commanding wishes you to make a daily report of how matters are going on in your…
STEVENSON STEVENSON, August 22, 1863. Colonel SIMMONS, Chief Commissary, Nashville : Why is it impossible to send stores to Tracy City? It would save a long distance to Wood’s division…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, August 22, 1863. August 22, 1863—4.45 p. m. Major-General THOMAS, Commanding Fourteenth Army Corps – General Sheridan reports General Patton Anderson’s division moved from opposite…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, August 23, 1863. Major-General CRITTENDEN, Dunlap: Your dispatches received. All you have done approved of. There are 20,000 rations at Tracy City, and more…
Saint Louis Saint Louis, September 1, 1864. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, Washington, D. C.: The arms are wanted for organizations under Order 107, of this department, for local defense,…
HEADQUARTERS SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT, Saint Louis, Mo., September 1, 1864. Lieutenant-Colonel HILLER, Cape Girardeau: If you find the guerrillas are in Dunklin County in some force, send an expedition after…
WARRENSBURG WARRENSBURG, September 1, 1864. Capt. M. BuRRIS, Lexington: Hold your mounted force in readiness to move, with ten days’ rations, at a moment’s notice. Acknowledge receipt. By order: J.…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, September 2, 1864. September 2, 1864. CHIEF OF ORDNANCE: The Secretary of War directs that 5,000 stand of arms and accouterments be issued to the State…
Saint Louis Saint Louis, September 2, 1864. General MCNEIL, Rolla, Mo.: If the two companies Ninth Missouri State Militia Cavalry have not gone to Jefferson retain them and send sufficient…
Saint Louis Saint Louis, September 2, 1864. General FIsk: A man named Gilstrap is reported to be in Howard and Randolph under the pretense of being a recruiting officer, committing…
Saint Louis, Mo. Saint Louis, Mo., September 7, 1864. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General: A fact proper to be known in connection with others previously reported to the Secretary…
Saint Louis, Mo. Saint Louis, Mo., September 7, 1864. General Fisk, Saint Joseph, Mo.: Your dispatch to Captain Eno about proposed operations against bushwhackers in central counties received. Who directs…