# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-rosecrans
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:03:46.763Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-rosecrans"
name: "William Rosecrans"
slug: "william-rosecrans"
description: "William Starke Rosecrans 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 the victor at prominent battles in the Western theater of the American Civil War. However, his military career declined after his defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863."
tagline: "American diplomat, politician and army officer (1819–1898)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/GenWmSRosecrans.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1819-09-06"
deathDate: "1898-03-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.19
  momentum:             2.300706564832069
  historical:           17.46970666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "William Rosecrans"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "William S. Rosecrans"
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    title: "William Rosecrans"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "William Rosecrans"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "William Rosecrans"
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    title: "Вилијам Розенкранс"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump