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31 de may. de 2024 · During the Great Sioux War, Grant came into conflict with Col. George Armstrong Custer after he testified in 1876 about corruption in the War Department under Secretary William W. Belknap (see below).
Hace 3 días · Hiester Clymer's Committee was investigating alleged corruption involving Secretary of War William W. Belknap (who had resigned March 2), along with President Grant's brother Orville and traders granted monopolies at frontier Army posts.
29 de may. de 2024 · In 1876, William W. Belknap was impeached by the House of Representatives hours after resigning as United States Secretary of War. The Senate held by a 37–29 vote that it had jurisdiction to try Belknap notwithstanding his resignation, but ultimately acquitted him after trial.
28 de may. de 2024 · In 1876, Hiester Clymer, Chairman of the House Committee on Military Expenditures, commenced an investigation of various acts of Secretary of War William W. Belknap. Custer was called to testify in the proceedings, despite his statement that what he knew was only by hearsay.
Hace 1 día · Donna M. Belknap, age 93, of Wyoming, MI, and Hess Lake, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Donna was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Belknap, and son, Craig Belknap. She will be lovingly remembered by her children: Laurie (Mark) Sayer, Steve Belknap ...
Hace 4 días · Grant blundered in accepting the hurried resignation of Secretary of War William W. Belknap, who was impeached on charges of accepting bribes; because he was no longer a government official, Belknap escaped conviction.
26 de may. de 2024 · George E. Whitney, another local episcopal leader, petitioned U.S. Secretary of War William W. Belknap and congressional leaders in 1873 on a plan to build the cemetery on Fort Douglas land — a section that was different from the fort's graveyard.
