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William B. Franklin

Union Army general (1823-1903) · United States · On the map · Founders · Died at 80

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 American Civil War.

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He also distinguished himself as a civil engineer before and after the war.

Country
United States
Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1823 to 1903 · aged 80