William Rosecrans

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William Rosecrans was a prominent Union general during the American Civil War, noted for his early successes in the Western Theater before suffering a major setback at the Battle of Chickamauga.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army general
human
military officer
allegiance Union
United States of America
birthCountry United States of America
birthDate 1819-09-06
birthPlace Delaware County, Ohio NERFINISHED
Kingston Township, Ohio
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
citizenship United States of America
classRankAtGraduation 5th of 56
command Army of the Cumberland
Army of the Ohio
conflict American Civil War
deathCountry United States of America
deathDate 1898-03-11
deathPlace Redondo Beach, California
linked to: Redondo Beach
education United States Military Academy
familyName Rosecrans
linked to: William Rosecrans
fullName William Starke Rosecrans
linked to: William Rosecrans
givenName William
graduationYear 1842
honor Fort Rosecrans
Rosecrans Avenue in Los Angeles County, California
militaryBranch Union Army
militaryRank Major General
notableBattle Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Iuka
Battle of Rich Mountain
Battle of Stones River
Second Battle of Corinth
Tullahoma Campaign
notableFor defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga
early Union successes in the Western Theater
numberOfChildren 8
politicalParty Democratic Party
positionHeld Register of the Treasury of the United States
U.S. Representative from California
preWarProfession businessman
civil engineer
inventor
religion Roman Catholicism
replacedBy George H. Thomas
Ulysses S. Grant
serviceYears 1842–1854
1861–1867
spouse Anna Elizabeth Hegeman
theaterOfWar Western Theater of the American Civil War

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Battle of Chickamauga commander William Rosecrans
Battle of Chickamauga unionCommanderRank Major General William Rosecrans
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Don Carlos Buell successorInCommand William S. Rosecrans
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Joshua W. Sill servedUnder William S. Rosecrans
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Joshua W. Sill servedUnder Major General William S. Rosecrans
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Joseph Hooker relative William S. Rosecrans
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Army of the Cumberland notableCommander William S. Rosecrans
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Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery namedAfter William Starke Rosecrans
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Battle of Stones River commander William S. Rosecrans
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Battle of Stones River UnionCommander William S. Rosecrans
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Battle of Stones River theaterCommanderUnion William S. Rosecrans
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Rosecrans Memorial Airport namedAfter Rosecrans
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Tullahoma Campaign opposingCommander William S. Rosecrans
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Tullahoma Campaign commanderForces William S. Rosecrans
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Tullahoma Campaign theaterCommanderUnion William S. Rosecrans
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Army of the Mississippi notableCommander William S. Rosecrans
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William Rosecrans fullName William Starke Rosecrans
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William Rosecrans familyName Rosecrans
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Gettysburg of the West associatedCommander William Rosecrans
subject linked to: “Gettysburg of the West”
Department of the Missouri notableCommander Major General William S. Rosecrans
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