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Browsing named entities in a specific section of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing). Search the whole document.
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Robert McClelland (search for this): entry franklin-william-buel
S. P. Heintzelman (search for this): entry franklin-william-buel
Ambrose Everett Burnside (search for this): entry franklin-william-buel
February 27th, 1823 AD (search for this): entry franklin-william-buel
Franklin, William Buel 1823-
Military officer; born in York, Pa., Feb. 27, 1823, graduated at West Point in 1843.
In the
William Buel Franklin. engineer service, he was actively engaged when the war with Mexico broke out. He served on the staff of General Taylor at the battle of Buena Vista, and was brevetted first lieutenant.
Serving as Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at West Point for four years, he occupied the same chair, and that of Civil Engineering, in the New York City Free Academy, in 1852.
In May, 1861, he was appointed colonel of the 12th Infantry, and in July was assigned the command of a brigade in Heintzelman's division.
He was in the hottest of the fight at Bull Run; was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers in September, and appointed to the command of a division of the Army of the Potomac.
Franklin did excellent service in the campaign of the Virginia Peninsula, and on July 4, 1862, was promoted to major-general.
He served under McCle
May, 1861 AD (search for this): entry franklin-william-buel
March, 1866 AD (search for this): entry franklin-william-buel
1843 AD (search for this): entry franklin-william-buel
Franklin, William Buel 1823-
Military officer; born in York, Pa., Feb. 27, 1823, graduated at West Point in 1843.
In the
William Buel Franklin. engineer service, he was actively engaged when the war with Mexico broke out. He served on the staff of General Taylor at the battle of Buena Vista, and was brevetted first lieutenant.
Serving as Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at West Point for four years, he occupied the same chair, and that of Civil Engineering, in the New York City Free Academy, in 1852.
In May, 1861, he was appointed colonel of the 12th Infantry, and in July was assigned the command of a brigade in Heintzelman's division.
He was in the hottest of the fight at Bull Run; was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers in September, and appointed to the command of a division of the Army of the Potomac.
Franklin did excellent service in the campaign of the Virginia Peninsula, and on July 4, 1862, was promoted to major-general.
He served under McClel
1863 AD (search for this): entry franklin-william-buel
1889 AD (search for this): entry franklin-william-buel
March, 1865 AD (search for this): entry franklin-william-buel