Major General William S. Rosecrans Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM S. ROSECRANS
Born: September 6, 1819 in Kingston Township, Ohio
Died: March 11, 1898 in Redondo Beach, California
Died: March 11, 1898 in Redondo Beach, California
A successful Union General in the Civil War, Rosecrans (1819-1898) graduated West Point in 1842 and entered the Army Corps of Engineers. He left the Army in 1854 and worked as a civil engineer and architect, but volunteered for duty when the Civil War broke out. Rosecrans was commissioned a Brigadier General in June 1861 and became Commander for Western Virginia. His first victory, at Rich Mountain in July 1861, helped create the state of West Virginia. Rosecrans' skills in fortifications, troop movement and supply lines led to success in 1862, but in September 1863 he met defeat at Chickamauga. Rosecrans, popular with troops and fondly called "Old Rosy", was relieved of command after Chickamauga, and he resigned from the Army in March 1867. His engineering expertise led to a post as Minister to Mexico. Rosecrans later served as U.S. Congressman from California (1881-1885) and Registrar of the U.S. Treasury (1885-1893).
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GENERAL WILLIAM S. "OLD ROSY" ROSECRANS Signature from the Civil War General, framed to an overall size of 20¼x15¼ Signature: "W.S. Rosecrans/Bvt. Majr. Genl. U.S.A.", 4x2½. William S. read more...Sale Price $595.00
$700.00
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GENERAL WILLIAM S. "OLD ROSY" ROSECRANS The Civil War General's signature framed with a photograph and plaque to an overall size of 20¾x16 Signature: "W.S. Rosecrans", 3¾x2¼. William S. read more...Sale Price $595.00
$700.00
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GENERAL WILLIAM S. "OLD ROSY" ROSECRANS Small slip of white paper signed by William Starke Rosecrans as a "Bvt. Maj. Genl. U.S. Army" Signature: "WS. Rosecrans/Bvt. Maj. Genl./U.S. Army". Black ink notations near bottom left corner in unknown hand. 4x2½. read more...Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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GENERAL WILLIAM S. "OLD ROSY" ROSECRANS Letter from the Civil War officer and politician to Governor John Allen Campbell, sending congratulations on his recent marriage: "to the true and pure Earth has nothing better to offer" Autograph letter signed: "W.S. Rosencrans", 1 page, 5¼x8¼. March 1, 1872. read more...Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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GENERAL WILLIAM S. "OLD ROSY" ROSECRANS William Starke Rosecrans wrote this letter from New York in 1871, urging the recipient to see a General Sedgewick. Autograph letter signed "W S Rosecrans". 1 page, 5x8, ruled paper. New York, March 28, 1871. Addressee is illegible. read more...Sale Price $510.00
$600.00
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William Starke Rosecrans wrote this letter on House of Representatives stationery in 1882, while he was a U. S. Congressman from California, asking the recipient to tell his nephew "what number of vacancies in the line will result" from the passage of a bill. read more...Sale Price $510.00
$600.00
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GENERAL WILLIAM S. "OLD ROSY" ROSECRANS William Starke Rosecrans wrote this letter in 1888. In it, he says he can't help the recipient find someone, but suggested someplace where he might look and someone to talk to. Autograph letter signed "W.S. Rosecrans," 1p, 4¾x7¾. Washington, D.C. read more...Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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William Starke Rosecrans wrote this letter in 1887. In it, he write that the recipient would be "the only Western Union Telegraph Co. employee after Mr. Bok who is to represent that gallant and esteemed body in asking for notes" about Rosecrans. read more...Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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GENERAL WILLIAM S. "OLD ROSY" ROSECRANS Note written on a card by William Starke Rosecrans - "The pleasure of obtaining is at the expense the pain of furnishing autographs. Your case is exceptional." Autograph note signed "W.S Rosecrans". 1 page, 4¼x3¼ card. read more...Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
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GENERAL WILLIAM S. "OLD ROSY" ROSECRANS Signature of William Starke Rosecrans, affixed to a card with a color illustration of him and a short biography Siganture: "W.S. Rosecrans". read more...Sale Price $252.00
$280.00
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William Starke Rosecrans signed this manuscript letter to Judge Albion Winegar Tourgée in 1884, as a U. S. Congressman from California, about a request from Tourgée about the Army of the Cumberland's Roll of Honor. Tourgée, who was wounded twice in the American Civil War, later litigated for Homer Plessy in the landmark civil rights case Plessy v. Ferguson. read more...Sale Price $427.50
$475.00
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William Starke Rosecrans signed this typed letter in 1886, as Registrar of the U.S. Treasury to U. S. Representative from Virginia John Strode Barbour, Jr. In it, he writes about purchasing property in Washington, D. C. for "the future growth and adornment of our national Capital". read more...Sale Price $405.00
$450.00
