San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-23
WILLIAM B. FRANKLIN,
COMMIssIoNER-GEN TO REPRE-
SENT THE UNITED STATES AT
THE PARIS EXHIBITION
OF 1889.
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as m1SSlOner-General TO represent
the United States at the Paris EXhi-
bition of 1889. His office is at No. So
Wall street, New York. Notification
has been given by the depar umeIG of
state to the governors of the several
states and territories, that their peO-
pie may assist in the proper repre-
sentatiOn of the products of our in
dnsuries and national resources. The
several executive departments of the
government have also been requested
to take such measures as may be
necessary for an exhibit from each
of them. The commissioner has re-
ceived official communications, PAM
phlets and circulars from the French
authorities, and will, as soon as pos
sible, invite applications for space for
American exhibitors. The exposi-
ton will open on May 5, 1889.
William Buel Franklin was born in
York, Pennsylvania, on February 81,
1923. He graduated from the United
States Military Academy at the head
of his class in 1S43. Among the men,
bers of his class was Ulysses S. Grant.
He served in the Typographical engi-
neers until the outbreak of the civil
war, being attached to the staff of
General Taylor as a Typographical
engineer during the Mexican war. At
the beginning of the civil war he was
stationed in Washington in charge of
the construction of the Capitol, the
Treasury Department and the General
Post Office. He was appointed Colonel
Of the Twelfth Infantry in May, 1861,
and Brigadier- General of Volunteers
on May II, 1861, and Major-G General of
Volunteers, July 4, 1862. He received
the brevet of Brigadier-G General in the
regular army June 80, 1862, for his gal
ant conduct in the battles before Rich
mond, and of Major-General March
Is, 1865, for services during the rebel
lion.
He commanded a brigade in Heint-
zelmcn's division at Bull Run. He
commanded the Sixth Army Corps in
the Army of the Potomac during the
year 1862. He was in most of the bat
ties on the eninsula-YOr town,
West Point, White Oak Bridge, Saw
ages Station, Malvern Hill and Har-
rison's Landing. He was engaged in
the battle of Antietam, on September
II, 1852, and at the battle of Freder-
icksburg he commanded the left
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corps, the Sixth and the First Corps.
General Burnside complained that
Franklin did not obey his orders in
this battle, and removed him for in
subordination. The failure of the
president to approve the order of the
removal led to Burnside's resignation
of his command. Franklin returned
to active service on August
Is, 1863, and was assigned
to the Nineteenth Army Corps.
He took part in the Red River expedi-
ton of 1884, and was wounded in the
battle of Sabine CROSSROADS on April
8, 1864. On April 20 he was obliged to
leave the army on account of illness
until December 2. During his leave
of abseIee he was captured by the
Confederates on July II, 1854, while
riding on the Philadelphia and Balti.
more railroad, but escaped next dav.
He resi- ned from the regular army
March Is, 1886, and has since been
connected with the Colt Fire AIMS
Manufacturing company of Hartford,
Conn, as vice president and manager.
He had charge of the construction of
the new state house at Hartford, was
state commissioner of the centennial
exposition of 1875, and was adjutant
general of Connecticut in 1877 and 1873.