Walter Simonds Franklin / William Buel Franklin / Henry L. Smyser

Walter Simonds Franklin, also, William Buel Franklin, also, Henry L. Smyser. . , 31. Walter Simonds Franklin (1836-1911): Slightly to your right is the burial site of Walter Franklin. A brother of Union General William Buel Franklin, he graduated from engineering school at Harvard and married Mary Campbell Small Franklin was commissioned second lieutenant in the 12th U.S. Infantry and turned down the appointment of colonel to the 87th Regiment. Following the war, he became the general manager of the Ashland Iron Company in Baltimore County, MD., 32. William Buel Franklin (1823-1903): Farther in the distance, behind the cross, is the stone of William Franklin. A native of York, Franklin played a key role in the early fighting in Virginia and Maryland. He commanded the Left Grand Division of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Fredericksburg. In January 1862, Franklin returned to York following the defeat at Fredericksburg. A congressional investigating committee placed most of the blame for the defeat on Franklin., 33. Henry L. Smyser (1825-1900): Slightly to your right, past the Immel and Young stones and beside the obelisk, lies Henry Smyser. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in 1847, Smyser became one of the original "Forty Niners" when gold was discovered in California. He served as a surgeon major during the Crimean War, and in 1862 Smyser became a contract surgeon, assigned to the military hospital at Penn Common in York. His record at the hospital was marked by "faithful and efficient service."