Rosecrans (a form of

Rosenkranz Rosenkranz is the German word for rosary. Rosenkranz, Rosenkrantz, Rosencrance, Rosencrans or Rosencrantz may refer to: * Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two characters in Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' * ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'', a 19 ...

) may refer to:

People

Sylvester Horton Rosecrans Sylvester Horton Rosecrans (February 5, 1827 – October 21, 1878) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio from 1868 until his death in 1878. He previously served as an auxiliar ...

(1827–1878), American Roman Catholic bishop *

William Rosecrans William Starke Rosecrans (September 6, 1819March 11, 1898) 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. He was t ...

(1819–1898), American army officer during the American Civil War

Places

Rosecrans, Illinois Rosecrans is an unincorporated community along Rosecrans Road (Illinois Route 173) just west of U.S. Route 41 in northern Lake County, Illinois, south of the Wisconsin state line and west of Lake Michigan. The community is named for American C ...

, an unincorporated community *

Rosecrans, Wisconsin Rosecrans is an unincorporated community located in the town of Cooperstown, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-mo ...

, an unincorporated community

Other

Note: All of the below are direct or indirect namesakes of General William Rosecrans (see above). *

Rosecrans Avenue Rosecrans Avenue is a major west-east thoroughfare in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California, USA. It has a total length of 27.5 miles (44.3 km). The street is named after U.S. Union General William S. Rosecrans, who purchased of ...

, a major east-west highway in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California *

Rosecrans Hills The Rosecrans Hills are a low range of hills in the Transverse Ranges, in the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles County, California. The Rosecrans Hills run north–south in the communities of West Athens and Westmont. They are bisected by ...

, Los Angeles County, California *

Rosecrans (LACMTA station) Rosecrans station is a busway station located in Los Angeles, California. It is situated between the Harbor Freeway station and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center on the J Line, a bus rapid transit route which runs between El Monte, Downtown ...

, station on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority System *

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery is a federal military cemetery in the city of San Diego, California. It is located on the grounds of the former Army coastal artillery station Fort Rosecrans and is administered by the United States Department o ...

, San Diego, California *

Rosecrans Air National Guard Base Rosecrans Air National Guard Base or Rosecrans ANGB, is located on a portion of the Rosecrans Memorial Airport , Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA. It is the home of the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard and the Advanced Airlift Tactics ...

, Saint Joseph, Missouri *

Rosecrans Memorial Airport Rosecrans Memorial Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located 3 miles (5 km) northwest of the city of St. Joseph in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. The airport is one of two bases for the Missouri Air National Guard and als ...

, Buchanan County, Missouri *

Rosecrans (ship) ''Methven Castle'' was a steam iron passenger cargo ship built in 1882–1883 by Barclay, Curle & Company of Glasgow for Donald Currie & Co. with intention of serving as cargo, passenger and mail carrier on their existing route from England to S ...

, a tanker lost off the mouth of the Columbia River, on January 14, 1913 -- see Coast Guard Station Point Adams * U.S.A.T. Rosecrans two different troop ships operated by the

Army Transport Service The United States Army Transport Service (ATS) was established as a sea-going transport service that was independent of the Navy Department. ATS operated army transport ships for both troop transport and cargo service between United States ports ...

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