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Rosencrans, William Starke (1819–1898)| US soldier and Democratic politician. As an officer in the Union army during the Civil War 1861–65, he showed himself a brilliant strategist, with victories at Juka, Corinth, and Stone River. However, he was defeated at Chickamauga 1863. |
| Rosencrans was born in Kingston, Ohio, and studied at West Point military academy. In 1868 he became minister to Mexico. He represented California in Congress 1881–85. |
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