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William Starke Rosecrans (1818-1898) Correspondence, 1841-1879 A&M 1943

William Starke Rosecrans (1818-1898) Correspondence, 1841-1879 A&M 1943


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1943
Title
William Starke Rosecrans (1818-1898) Correspondence 1841-1879
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198799
Quantity
0.15 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 49 items)
Creator
Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English .
Abstract
Correspondence of a Civil War general who had business interests in the Cannel Coal Company, Coal River Navigation Company, James River and Kanawha Company, and the Western Oil Company. Subjects include coal, oil, iron and steel; improvements on the Kanawha, Coal, and Ohio rivers; English investments in the Cannel Coal Company and the Winifrede Mining & Manufacturing Company; and timber prices. Civil War correspondence includes letters from Francis H. Pierpont and General Jacob D. Cox. There are letters from Rosecrans to his wife while commander of Union forces in western Virginia; persons mentioned include Generals John B. Floyd, R.C. Schenck, Jacob D. Cox, George Crook, George B. McClellan, Braxton Bragg, and U.S. Grant. There is postwar political comment on ex-Confederate officers in government positions and U.S. Grant's terms as president.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Starke Rosecrans (1818-1898) Correspondence, A&M 1943, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876
  • Cannel Coal Company
  • Coal River Navigation Company
  • Coal River.
  • Coal mining.
  • Cox, Jacob D (Jacob Dolson), 1828-1900
  • Crook, George, 1828-1890
  • Floyd, John B. (John Buchanan), 1806-1863
  • Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
  • Iron furnaces and iron industry.
  • James River and Kanawha Company (Richmond, Va.)
  • Kanawha River (W. Va.)
  • Lumber trade
  • McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885
  • Ohio River
  • Petroleum industry and trade
  • Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
  • Politics and government.
  • Rivers and river valleys.
  • Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898
  • Schenck, Robert Cumming, 1809-1890
  • Steel industry and trade
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Western Oil Company
  • Winifrede Mining and Manufacturing Company
  • Women's history -- 1800-1849
  • Women's history -- 1850-1899
  • Women's history -- 1929-1950

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876
  • Cox, Jacob D (Jacob Dolson), 1828-1900
  • Crook, George, 1828-1890
  • Floyd, John B. (John Buchanan), 1806-1863
  • Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
  • McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885
  • Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
  • Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898
  • Schenck, Robert Cumming, 1809-1890
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Coal River.
  • Kanawha River (W. Va.)
  • Ohio River
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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