W. B. Franklin letter to Colonel Nicholson, 1899 September 1.

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W. B. Franklin letter to Colonel Nicholson, 1899 September 1.

One holograph letter written from Hartford, Connecticut, expressing regret that he cannot attend a Sixth Army Corps reunion.

1 item (1 leaf); 17 x 23 cm. folded to 17 x 12 cm.

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Online Archive of California

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United States. Army. Corps, 6th (1862-1865)

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Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903

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Educated West Point, graduated 1843. Served in Mexican-American War, as Professor at West Point for three years and as an engineer until the outbreak of the Civil War. As a Union Army General, he saw action at Antietam and Fredericksburg. After the war he became manager of Colt Firearms. From the description of W. B. Franklin letter to Col. George E. Waring, Jr. [manuscript], 1870 Jul 1. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 225134864 Army officer. From t...