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William S. Rosecrans
Civil War Encyclopedia >> People - Union Military
| July 11, 1861 | Battle of Rich Mountain | West Virginia |
| George McClellan | ||
| Operations in Western Virginia | ||
| Battle of Rich Mountain | ||
| July 23, 1861 | Major General John Dix ordered to take command of the Department of Maryland; Brigadier General William S. Rosecrans ordered to take command of the Department of the Ohio | |
| Army of the Ohio | ||
| September 10, 1861 | Battle of Carnifax Ferry
General William Rosecrans [US] defeats General John Floyd [CS] |
West Virginia |
| Operations in Western Virginia | ||
| John Floyd | ||
| Rutherford B. Hayes | ||
| October 11, 1861 | William S. Rosecrans assumes command of the Federal Department of Western Virginia | West Virginia |
| September 19, 1862 | Battle of Iuka
William Rosecrans [US] beat Sterling Price [CS] who withdrew when scouts report a column under the command of Edward O. C. Ord was advancing from the Mississippi. |
Mississippi |
| Sterling Price | ||
| October 3, 1862 October 4, 1862 |
Battle of Corinth
Earl Van Dorn [CS] and Sterling Price [CS] attack William Rosecrans [US] northern perimeter, driving it back to a reinforced line. Rosecrans successfully defends the city |
Mississippi |
| Earl Van Dorn | ||
| Sterling Price | ||
| October 24, 1862 | Don Carlos Buell [US] is relieved of command from the Army of the Ohio for his failure to pursue Bragg [CS] following the Battle of Perryville. William Starke Rosecrans is ordered to replace him. | |
| Don Carlos Buell | ||
| Confederate Invasion of Kentucky | ||
| October 30, 1862 | Major General William Rosecrans assumes command of the Army of the Cumberland | |
| Army of the Cumberland | ||
| December 31, 1862 | Battle of Stone's River [US]
Battle of Murfreesboro [CS] Braxton Bragg forces William Rosecrans to retreat, but Rosecrans returns to defeat Bragg on January 2, 1863. Union 13,249 Confederate 10,266 |
Tennessee |
| Bloodiest Civil War battles | ||
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| George Thomas | ||
| John Breckinridge | ||
| Army of the Cumberland | ||
| Philip Sheridan | ||
| Stone's River | ||
| June 23, 1863 | Army of the Cumberland begins the Tullahoma Campaign against the Army of Tennessee | Tennessee Georgia |
| Tullahoma Campaign | ||
| Army of the Cumberland | ||
| Leonidas Polk | ||
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| September 19, 1863 September 20, 1863 |
Battle of Chickamauga
General Braxton Bragg [CS] tries to split General William Rosecrans [US] forces as they try to return to the safety of Chattanooga. A second day breakthrough at the Brotherton Cabin forces the federals into a retreat, halted only by the Rock of Chickamauga, General George Thomas on Snodgrass Hill The bloodiest two days in American history cost the Federals 1,657 dead, 9,756 wounded, and 4,757 missing for a total of 16,170 casualties out of 58,000 troops. The Confederate losses were 2,312 dead, 14,674 wounded and 1,468 for a total of 18,545 out of 66,000 troops. |
Georgia |
| Gordon Granger | ||
| Bloodiest Civil War battles | ||
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| George Thomas | ||
| John Bell Hood | ||
| Army of the Cumberland | ||
| Philip Sheridan | ||
| Nathan Bedford Forrest | ||
| Lafayette McLaws | ||
| Battle of Chickamauga | ||
| James Garfield | ||
| Leonidas Polk | ||
| Daniel Harvey Hill | ||
| James Longstreet | ||
| Chickamauga Campaign | ||
| September 24, 1863 | President Lincoln wires Gen. Rosecrans [US} in Chattanooga, telling him 40,000 to 60,000 troops are on their way. Within a week a corps arrives at Stevenson, Alabama | |
| Battles for Chattanooga | ||
| October 19, 1863 | William Rosecrans is relieved of duty. General Grant replaces him as commander of the Army of the Cumberland with George Thomas | |
| George Thomas | ||
| Army of the Cumberland | ||
| January 22, 1864 | William S. Rosecrans is ordered to take command of the Department of Missouri, replacing John Schofield | Missouri |
William S. Rosecrans
In their words:
In a letter to his wife in 1861, George McClellan penned, "I have not a Brig Genl worth his salt ...Rosecranz is a silly fussy goose."
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In their words:
In a letter to his wife in 1861, George McClellan penned, "I have not a Brig Genl worth his salt ...Rosecranz is a silly fussy goose."
Links appearing on this page:
Civil War Encyclopedia >> People - Union Military
William S. Rosecrans was added in 2005
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