William B. Franklin

William Buel Franklin
William Buel Franklin
	Major General William B. Franklin
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
Branch	United States Army; Union Army
Service years	1843–1865
Rank	Major General
Commands	VI Corps; XIX Corps
Conflicts	Mexican-American War Battle of Buena Vista; ; American Civil War Manassas campaign 1st Battle of Bull Run; ; Peninsula campaign Battle of Yorktown; Battle of Eltham's Landing; ; Seven Days Battles Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farms; Battle of Savage's Station; Battle of White Oak Swamp; Battle of Malvern Hill; ; Maryland campaign Battle of South Mountain; Battle of Crampton's Gap; Battle of Antietam; ; Battle of Fredericksburg; Second Battle of Sabine Pass; Red River campaign Battle of Sabine Cross Roads; Battle of Pleasant Hill; Battle of Monett's Ferry; ; ;

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