ROSECRANS, William Starke "Old Rosy"

Affiliation:  Union

Born: September 6 1819, Delaware City OH

Died: March 11 1898, Redondo CA

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1842, engineer duty, resigned US Army 1854, architect, civil engineer.

War Service: April 1861 Col. of Engineers on McClellan's staff, June 1861 Col. in 23rd Ohio Infantry, May 1861 Brig. Gen. in Regular Army, commanded a brigade at Rich Mountain, May 1862 directed left wing of Army of the Mississippi at Corinth, commanded Army of the Mississippi, Iuka, Corinth, March 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, October 1862 appointed to command of Army of the Cumberland, Murfeesboro, defeated at Chickamauga, replaced by Grant at Chattanooga in October 1863, 1864 commanded Department of Missouri until war's end.

Post War: Army service, resigned 1867 after not receiving a command for 2 years, minister to Mexico, US congressman, register of the Treasury.