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William Rosecrans

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Military strategist, inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and U.S. Army officer. Born on September 6, 1819 in Kingston, Ohio; died on March 11, 1898 near Redondo, California. While teaching at West Point Military Academy, he became a Catholic. In the Civil War he won high repute until defeated at Chickamauga. Brother of Sylvester Horton Rosecrans.

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Entry for 'William Rosecrans'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​w/william-rosecrans.html. 1910.
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