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When General Rosencrans left Virginia to take control of the Army of the Mississippi, this placed him under control of Major General US Grant. At first Rosencrans was a success. He fought his first battle as the commander of the Mississippi at Iuka, Mississippi. Although he won the battle, he did not pursue the retreating Confederates as Grant had ordered. This problems increased after the Battle of Corinth. Rosencrans was the victor, however, once again, Rosencrans failed to pursue the retreating Confederates. This worsened the relationship between the two generals.

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What caused Union General William Rosencrans to retreat at the US Civil War Battle of Chickamauga?

As the epic US Civil War Battle of Chickamauga developed General Rosencrans countered Confederate Bragg's plan to overlap his north flank causing the Confederates to resort to frontal assaults. One assault led by General James Longstreet was a success because Rosencrans had made the error of leaving a gap in one of his lines. This caused Rosencrans' right wing of his army to collapse. On September 22, 1863, Rosencrans was forced to retreat to Chattanooga.


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What US Civil War battle almost ruin the successful military career of Union General William S Rosencrans?

William S. Rosencrans had been a stellar student at West Point, graduating fifth in his class of 1842. He was an engineer and in 1854 he resigned his commission to enter the business world. When the US Civil War broke out, he volunteered for duty and was commissioned as a brigadier general. Although his was not well known then or now, he was one of the most successful commanders in the war. General Rosencrans has a long list of victories and promotions. The battle that ruined his fine combat record was the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia. Following a brilliant campaign of battles in the west, Rosencrans occupied the key city of Chattanooga. When all seemed well, disaster struck. Just south of Chattanooga, the Confederate Army of Tennessee, under the command of Braxton Bragg counterattacked at Chickamauga. Rosencrans' forces held fast against Confederate assaults. The Rebels, however, were relentless. In an attempt to prevent a defeat, on the second day of combat, Rosencrans mistakenly set one of his divisions to shift its position. This resulted in a gap in the Union lines which was taken advantage of when Confederate forces under James Longstreet arrived to reinforce Bragg. With a concentration of force, another assault caused the Union line to collapse. Reportedly, Rosencrans panicked and only by the efforts of Union troops under George Thomas, did the entire Union army survive, an escape what could have been the destruction of his army. General George Thomas replaced Rosencrans as commander of the Army of the Cumberland. From that point on, Rosencrans' military career took turn for the worse. It's unfortunate that his fine record was tarnished.


What effect did the Protestant Reformation have on the colonizatrion of the new world?

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What caused Union generals Burnside and Rosecrans to delay their advances into Tennessee in 1863?

General in Chief Henry Wager Halleck was aware of the strong Confederate defenses in Tennessee, however, he ordered generals Burnside and Rosencrans to not delay. The generals did delay, however, because they believed they required reinforcements. Also, both generals faced serious logistical problems. In the case of General Rosecrans, he still had to protect his railroad link and forage for his army against a superior Confederate cavalry. Burnside had no rail link at all. US President Lincoln was unhappy that Halleck's orders were delayed by his field generals. Lincoln questioned their abilities to find supplies, this did damage to the generals' morale.


What caused Union General William Rosencrans to retreat at the US Civil War Battle of Chickamauga?

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What caused the Confederates to plan a concentration against Major General Rosencrans in 1863?

Soon after the fall of Vicksburg in July of 1863, there was a situation that may be termed a period of inaction on the part of the Union. As brief as that may have been, that was the perception of both generals in the field and by many Civil War historians. The Confederates sought to take advantage of this and to give active consideration for a troop concentration against the army of Union General Rosencrans. At the time, Rosencrans' Army of the Cumberland was considered to be the weakest major Union force east of the Mississippi River. As an aside, President Lincoln and General in Chief Henry Halleck had the opposite view. They threatened him with removal from command if he did not make an advance against Confederate General Bragg's army.


What caused Union General William Rosencrans to report his progress to the Union Secretary of War in July of 1863?

Based on his tactics against Confederate General Bragg in Tennessee, General Rosencrans had without even engaging the enemy, advanced his army in little more than a week, four times as fast as he had after his victory at Murfreesboro.Union Secretary of War Edwin Stanton was not impressed with the news from Rosencrans. Stanton was still upset over the delays that Rosencrans created by being overly cautious. Stanton's attitude concerning this delay was easy to express, however, Stanton had never commanded an army.Halleck, as general in chief, was the person to admonish Rosencrans, not Stanton or even President Lincoln.


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What was the command and control problem at the US Civil War Battle of Corinth?

During the October 1862 Battle of Corinth command and control problems caused an opportunity for the Union to achieve a clear victory was lost. Union General Rosencrans and his Army of the Mississippi were attacked at Corinth, Mississippi. General Rosencrans spotted the Rebel's main force and sent via a staff member to give Union General Hamilton new orders. Hamilton's division was in position to guard the Union's flank, however, at that point his forces were not engaged. The flank was safe. The orders from Rosencrans were verbal and complicated. Hamilton's division was to attack the Rebel's flank and rear. Always a risk in any close situation, however, Rosencrans foresaw that this would create a firm and decisive victory at Corinth.General Hamilton was unsure about the order, he needed more details. So, he sent the staff member back to Rosencrans for written orders. Too late. If they were written in the first place the Union's victory would have been complete. By the time the staffer returned to Hamilton the Rebels had seen their problem and escaped from Corinth with little damage. Rosencrans was incredulous over the missed chance, but as the orders were complex, he should have placed them in writing the first time.


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