William B. Franklin
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 122 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 27,1823 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | York |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | March 8,1903 |
| Died | Hartford |
| Connecticut | |
| United States | |
| Parents | Walter S. Franklin |
| Years of service | 1843–1865 |
| Battles and wars | American Civil War |
| Battle of White Oak Swamp | |
| Year of servic | 1843–1865 |
| Place of burial | Prospect Hill Cemetery, North York, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Education | United States Military Academy |
| Rank | Major General |
| Books | A 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 held | VI Corps |
| XIX Corps | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 583244 |
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.