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.
Washington Washington, August 23, 1863. General W. S. RosEcRANS, Stevenson, Ala. : Telegram received. Four thousand sets of horse equipments will be forwarded to the ordnance depot Nashville, as fast…
LOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE, November 22, 1863. General ROSECRANS: Major , of the Paymaster’s Department, just arrived, reports Morgan, with 4,000 men, near Hartsville and west of that place, sending out small…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF WEST TENNESSEE, Memphis, Tenn., September 2, 1864. Maj. Gen. W. 8. ROSECRANS, GENERAL: Advices from Devall’s Bluff, under date of the 25th ultimo,* represent that Shelby had…
MEMPHIS MEMPHIS, September 3, 1864. (Received 5th.) Maj. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Commanding Department of the Missouri: 1 am pretty well satisfied that there is a big raid on foot…
Macon, Mo. Macon, Mo., September 3, 1864. General ROSECRANS: I have about 800 men here without anything to fight with. Ireceived a dispatch yesterday that 500 stand of arms were…