William S. Rosecrans

(noun)

(September 6, 1819–March 11, 1898) An inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and U.S. Army officer. He gained fame for his role as a Union general during the American Civil War. He was the victor at prominent western theater battles, but his military career was effectively ended following his disastrous defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863.

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  • The Battle of Fredericksburg

    • Lincoln urged Major General Ulysses S.
    • He replaced Major General Don Carlos Buell with Major General William S.
    • Rosecrans, hoping for a more aggressive posture against the Confederates in Tennessee.
    • On December 13, the "grand division" of Major General William B.

  • The Battle of Chattanooga

    • In September 1863, the Union Army of the Cumberland, under Major General William S.
    • The Union high command began immediate preparations to relieve the city, and Major General Ulysses S.
    • On November 25, General William T.
    • Ulysses S.
    • Explain the importance of Chattanooga, and the sequence of events between Generals Bragg and Rosecrans

  • Union Victories in the Western Theater

    • He also had two able subordinates: Major Generals William J.
    • Ulysses S.
    • William T.
    • Identify the battles fought by Generals Johnston, Bragg, Hood, Sherman, Rosecrans, and Grant in the Western Theater of the Civil War.

  • From Roosevelt to Taft

    • In 1908, Theodore Roosevelt persuaded the Republican Party to nominate William Howard Taft to run against Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan.
    • The U.S. presidential election of 1908 was between Republican Party candidate William Howard Taft and Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan.
    • On their side, the Democrats, after badly losing the 1904 election with a conservative candidate, turned to two-time nominee William Jennings Bryan, who had been defeated in 1896 and 1900 by Republican William McKinley.
    • Portrait of William Howard Taft, the Republican Party candidate in the presidential election of 1908.
    • Portrait of William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic Party candidate in the presidential election of 1908.

  • The Glorious Revolution

    • The Glorious Revolution was the peaceful overthrow and replacement of King James II with William III and Mary II of England.
    • In February 1689, William and his wife became joint monarchs as William III and Mary II of England .
    • King James was deposed in the Revolution of 1688 by William III.
    • Prince of Orange Landing at Torbay, engraving by William Miller after J M W Turner, 1852
    • William of Orange successfully invaded England with a Dutch fleet in the Glorious Revolution of 1688

  • Rhode Island

    • Rhode Island was formed as an English colony by Roger Williams and others fleeing prosecution from Puritans.
    • Williams named the other islands in the Narragansett Bay after virtues: Patience Island, Prudence Island, and Hope Island.
    • Williams wrote favorably about the American Indian peoples, contrasting their virtues with Puritan New England’s intolerance.
    • In 1644, Roger Williams secured a land patent establishing the Incorporation of Providence Plantations in the Narragansett Bay.
    • Engraved print depicting Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, meeting with the Narragansett Indians.

  • The People's Party and the Election of 1896

    • When the Republicans nominated former Ohio Governor William McKinley for president in June 1896 and passed at his request a platform strongly supporting the gold standard, a number of "Silver Republicans" walked out of the convention.
    • In that year's presidential election, the Democrats nominated William Jennings Bryan, who focused (as Populists rarely did) on the free silver issue as a solution to the economic depression and the maldistribution of power.
    • He lost to Republican William McKinley by a margin of 600,000 votes, losing again in a 1900 rematch by a larger margin.
    • Assess the significance to the Populist Party William Jennings Bryan's 1896 presidential campaign

  • The Last Days of the Federal Presidency: The Midnight Judges

    • This appointment of the so-called "midnight judges" to the Supreme Court angered Democratic-Republicans, and Jefferson refused to allow the midnight judges (including William Marbury) to take office .
    • William Marbury (1762–1835) was one of the "midnight judges" appointed by United States President John Adams the day before he left office.

  • The Cuban War of Independence

    • The Cuban War of Independence was an armed conflict against Spain that led to U.S. intervention in Cuba and to the Spanish–American War.
    • Meanwhile in Cuba, U.S. troops landed near Santiago.
    • In addition, Spain ceded Puerto Rico and Guam, in lieu of war indemnity, and the Philippines for a U.S. payment of $20 million.
    • Calixto García, a general of Cuban rebel forces, (right) with American Brigadier General William Ludlow with Cuban rebels in the background, 1898.
    • Calixto García, a general of Cuban rebel forces, (right) with American Brigadier General William Ludlow and Cuban rebels in the background, 1898.

  • The Debate over American Imperialism

    • The "Age of Imperialism" was the height of American expansion overseas, but not everyone agreed with the imperialistic policies of the U.S.
    • Mahan, who served as an officer in the U.S.
    • Particularly controversial was the League's endorsement of William Jennings Bryan, a renowned anti-imperialist but also the leading critic of the gold standard.
    • Despite its anti-war record, the League did not object to U.S. entry into World War I (though several individual members did oppose intervention).
    • Uncle Sam standing over U.S.