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Browsing named entities in a specific section of A. J. Bennett, private , First Massachusetts Light Battery, The story of the First Massachusetts Light Battery , attached to the Sixth Army Corps : glance at events in the armies of the Potomac and Shenandoah, from the summer of 1861 to the autumn of 1864.. Search the whole document.
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White Oak Swamp (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
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Biographical sketches.
General Wm. Buel Franklin
Was born in York, Pa., February 27, 1823; graduating at West Point in June, 1843, he was assigned to the corps of topographical engineers.
In the Chihuahua Column in the early part of Gen. Taylor's campaign in Northern Mexico, he served upon the staff of Gen. Wool.
He was orious services in that battle, was brevetted first lieutenant.
For several years prior to 1852, he was instructor in natural and experimental philosophy, at West Point Military Academy.
He subsequently filled the same chair in the College of New York.
He was engineer in charge of the Capitol at Washington, from November, 185 ision which was first assigned to McDowell's corps.
The division was detached in April, 1862, and joined McClellan before Yorktown.
Gen. Franklin commanded at West Point near the mouth of the Pamunkey, May 6, 1862, and during this month organized the Sixth Army Corps, which he commanded till the following November.
During this
Gaines Mill (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
Chancellorsville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
Sabine Pass (Texas, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
L. A. Grant (search for this): chapter 2
Wool (search for this): chapter 2
Biographical sketches.
General Wm. Buel Franklin
Was born in York, Pa., February 27, 1823; graduating at West Point in June, 1843, he was assigned to the corps of topographical engineers.
In the Chihuahua Column in the early part of Gen. Taylor's campaign in Northern Mexico, he served upon the staff of Gen. Wool.
He was on the staff of the commander-in-chief at Buena Vista, and for gallant and meritorious services in that battle, was brevetted first lieutenant.
For several years prior to 1852, he was instructor in natural and experimental philosophy, at West Point Military Academy.
He subsequently filled the same chair in the College of New York.
He was engineer in charge of the Capitol at Washington, from November, 1859, to March, 1861.
Naturally the services of a loyal, trained soldier, so accomplished as was the subject of this sketch, were in eager demand in the spring of 186; he was appointed, May 14, colonel of the Twelfth United States Infantry, and three days
McDowell (search for this): chapter 2
Sumner (search for this): chapter 2