William B. Franklin
| William Buel Franklin | |
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Major General William B. Franklin
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| Born |
February 27, 1823 York, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 8, 1903 (aged 80) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Place of burial | Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pennsylvania |
| Allegiance |
United States of America Union |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1843–1865 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held |
VI Corps XIX Corps |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Buel Franklin (February 27, 1823 – March 8, 1903) 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. He also distinguished himself as a civil engineer before and after the war.
William B. Franklin was born in York, Pennsylvania to Walter S. Franklin and Sarah Buel. His father was a Clerk of the United States House of Representatives from 1833 until 1838. One of his great-grandfathers, Samuel Rhoads, was a member of the First Continental Congress from Pennsylvania.
Future President James Buchanan, then a Senator, appointed Franklin to the United States Military Academy in June 1839. Franklin graduated first in the class of 1843 and joined the Corps of Topographical Engineers. His first assignment was to assist in the survey of the Great Lakes. Then, he was sent to the Rocky Mountains for two years to survey the region with the Stephen W. Kearny Expedition. He served under General John E. Wool during the Mexican-American War and received a brevet promotion to first lieutenant after the Battle of Buena Vista.
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