William B. Franklin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Union Army general
Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1823
Place of Birth: York, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 08-Mar-1903
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About William B. Franklin
- 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.
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