William Starke Rosecrans was an American 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
Rosecrans, 1861–1865
Portrait by Mathew Brady, 1861
Rosecrans's principal opponent, Gen. Braxton Bragg
A romantic image of Rosecrans at Murfreesboro, January 2, 1863
Braxton Bragg was an American military officer during the Second Seminole War and Mexican–American War. He later served as a Confederate general in the American Civil War, seeing action in the Western
William Rosecrans
…War Edwin M. Stanton) that would adversely affect Rosecrans' career. Given command of the Army of the Cumberland, he fought against Confederate general Braxton Bragg at Stones River. He then outmaneuvered him in the Tullahoma campaign, driving the Confederates from Middle Tennessee. His strategic movements then…
A Little More Grape, Capt. Bragg by N. Currier
Initial movements in the Chickamauga Campaign, August 15 – September 8, 1863