. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . a held possessionof the roads, and on Sept. 21 took and held possession of Jan. 27, 1864, he was placed in command of the Department ofthe Missouri, and although previous commanders had encounteredinsuperable obstacles in administration, in the face of these difficul-ties he so managed and concluded a campaign against the Confed-erate Gen. Price, that his army was defeated and driven out of the
. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . a held possessionof the roads, and on Sept. 21 took and held possession of Jan. 27, 1864, he was placed in command of the Department ofthe Missouri, and although previous commanders had encounteredinsuperable obstacles in administration, in the face of these difficul-ties he so managed and concluded a campaign against the Confed-erate Gen. Price, that his army was defeated and driven out of thestate. On Dec. 10, 1864, he was placed on waiting orders at Cin-cinnati, Ohio, and was mustered out of the U. S. volunteer service,Jan. 15, 1866. He resigned from the U, S. regular armj% March 28,1867, having been brevetted major-general, U. S. A., on Alarch 13,1865, for gallant and distinguished services at the battle of Stonesriver, Tenn, In the year 1868 Gen. Rosecrans was appointed U. to Mexico, and reached that country in November. In1880 he was elected to the U. S. house of representatives from thestate of California, and served until March 4. 1885. In June, 1885,. r,ri«. T. II. Klgi;kBri^.-Gen. Frederick RuFus Alex. Schim- MELFENNIG I). A. J. B. E. P. T. M. Schofield IJrii;-.■• i • ^- l\i thER- FORD W. P. R. C. Albix SchoEpf Biographical Sketches 217 he was appointed register of the U. S. treasury, at Washington,D. C, which oAke he held until 1S93. On Feb. 27, 1889, by act ofCongress he was re-appointed brigadier-general, U. S. arnij, andwas placed on the retired list on March 2, following. Gen. Rose-crans died on March 11, 1898. Ross, Leonard F., brigadier-general, was born in the state ofIllinois, and on July 18, 1S46, enlisted as a private in Co. K of the4th 111. infantry for service in the Mexic
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