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among eighty-two of the cliaritable organiza- tions of New York city, each of which received an amount ranging from $300 to $020,000. He also presented his native town of Wethersfield with $[•2,000 for the endowment of an academy. Mr. Rose was especially interested in tiie promotion of education, and his personal charities include: $S.000 to the Iniliana State Normal school, for a library; $00,000 for the endowment of two pro- fessorships in Wabash university, and $450,000 to establish and endow an industrial school in Terre Haute, which was founded in 1874, and in 1875 named in his honor the Rose Polytechnic institute. Mr. Rose serving as president of Its board of managers until his death. By the terms of his will this insti- tution was nained as his residuary legatee. He died in Terre Haute. Ind.. xVug. 13, 1877.

ROSECRANS, Sylvester Horton, R. C. bishop, was born at Homer, Licking county, Ohio, Feb. 5, 1827; son of Crandall and Johanna Rosecrans, and brother of Gen. William Starke Rosecrans, He matriculated at Kenyon college in the class of 1847, but having embraced the Roman Catholic faith he left the college in 1845 to enter St. John's college, Fordham, where he was graduated in 1846. He then went to Rome and was graduated from the Propaganda with the degree of D, D., Sep. 4, 1851, and in the distribution of awards on that day, he took premiums for sacred scrip- ture, dogmatic theology, ecclesiastical history and Gregorian music. He was ordained, July 16, 1852, at Rome, by the Cardinal Vicar, and returned to the United States, He was assistant pastor at St. Peter's cathedral, Cincinnati, 1852-59, and pro- fessor at Mt. St. Mary's Seminary of the West and at St. Gregory's preparatory seminary at Cedar Point. 1859-02. He was elected titular bishop of '• Pompeiopolis" and auxiliarj* bishop of Cin- cinnati, and was consecrated March 25, 1862, by Archbishop Purcell, assisted by Bishops Spauld- ing and Luers. He was translated to the see of Columbus, on its establishment in 1868, becoming its first bishop, March 3, 1868. He edited the Catholic Telegraph for several years, and during his bishoporic St. Mary's of the Spring academy, connected with the Convent and Mother's House of the Dominican sisters at Shepard, Franklin county, Ohio, was founded; St. Aloysius acad- emy, New Lexington, was erected, and St. Joseph's cathedral was begun, being consecrated on the day before he died. He died at Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1878.

ROSECRANS, William Starke, soldier, was bom in Kingston. Ross county. Ohio, Sept. 6, 1819; son of Crandall and Johanna Rosecrans.

The family came from Amsterdam, Holland, and settled in Wilkes Barre, Pa., the name beingorig- inally spelled Rosenkrantz. Crandall Roseci'ans settled in Licking county, Ohio, and was a Metho- dist. William was graduated from the L". S. Mil- itary academy in 1842 and was assigned to the engineer corps. He was converted to the Roman Catholic faith while at West Point, and addressed a letter to his brother Sylvester Horton Rose- crans (q. V.) then a student in Kenyon college, which determined his change of faith. Lieuten- ant Rosecrans served as assistant engineer in the construction of the fortifications at Hampton Roads, Va.. 1842-43; was promoted 2d lieutenant, April 3, 1843, and served as assistant professor of engineer- ing at the U.S. Mil- itary academy, 1843- 44 and 1845-47; as principal assistant professor, 1846-47,and as assistant professor of natural and exper- imental piiilosophy, 1844-45. He superin- tended the repairs of Fort Adams, R.I., 1847-53, made surveys of the Taunton river and New Bedford har- bor, Mass., 1852-53; superintended the improve- ment of Providence Harbor, R.I., and the repairs of Goat Island ligiit-house, Newport, R.I., 1852-53, and of Washington navy jard, D.C., 1853-54. He was promoted 1st lieutenant, Marcli 3,1853, and re- signed his commission, April 1, 1854. He entered civil life as a civil engineer and architect at Cin- cinnati, Ohio, in 1854; was superintendent of the Cannel Coal company. Coal River, Va., 1855-57; president of the Coal River Navigation company, Va., 1856-57, and engaged in the manufacture of kei'osene oil at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1857-61. He organized and drilled the home guard depart- ment of the Oliio as volunteer aide-de-camp to Major-General McClellan, April-June. 1861; was promoted colonel of staff and chief engineer, June 9, 1861, and laid out Camp Dennison, near Cincinnati. He was appointed colonel of the 23d Ohio volunteers, June 10, 1861. and was in com- mand of Camp Cliase, June 10-20, 1861. He was appointed brigadier-general, U.S.V.. May 16, 1861, and on June 23, 1861, entered western Virginia in command of one of the three brigades under McClellan. He captured General Pegram's camp at Rich Moimtain, July 11, 1861, and on July 22, 1861. succeeded McClellan as ranking ofhcer in the Western Virginia campaign and in November, 1871, the Department of Western Virginia was

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