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William B. Franklin

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Gender Male
Death121 years ago
Date of birth February 27,1823
Zodiac sign Pisces
Born York
Pennsylvania
United States
Date of died March 8,1903
DiedHartford
Connecticut
United States
Parents Walter S. Franklin
Years of service1843–1865
Battles and wars American Civil War
Battle of White Oak Swamp
Year of servic1843–1865
Place of burialProspect Hill Cemetery, North York, Pennsylvania, United States
Education United States Military Academy
Rank Major General
BooksA Reply of Maj.-Gen. William B. Franklin: To the Report of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Conduct of the War, Submitted to the Public on the 6th of April, 1863 ...
Command heldVI Corps
XIX Corps
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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William B. Franklin Life story


William Buel Franklin was a career United States Army officer and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. He rose to the rank of a corps commander in the Army of the Potomac, fighting in several notable battles in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War.

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