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William Goldsmith Belknap (September 7, 1794 – November 10, 1851), a career soldier in the United States Army, was brevetted three times for service in three wars, attained the rank of brigadier general by brevet, and served as commandant of Fort Gibson, Fort Washita, and Fort Smith.
William Worth Belknap (September 22, 1829 – October 12, 1890) was a lawyer, Union Army officer, government administrator in Iowa, and the 30th United States Secretary of War, serving under President Ulysses S. Grant. Belknap was impeached on March 2, 1876, for his role in the trader post scandal but was acquitted by the Senate.
18 de abr. de 2024 · William Worth Belknap (born September 22, 1829, Newburgh, New York, U.S.—died October 13, 1890, Washington, D.C.) was an American military officer and public official who served with distinction in the Union army during the American Civil War. Later, as secretary of war under U.S. Pres. Ulysses S. Grant, he was accused of taking ...
Belknap's wife, Ann Clark Belknap (daughter of Joseph Clark of Newburgh), gave birth to a son September 22, 1829, at Newburgh, New York. He was given the name of William Worth Belknap.7 On February 1, 1832, Belknap received a brevet as major for ten years faithful service in one grade.8 He was stationed on the
William Worth Belknap. William Worth Belknap ( Newburgh, 22 de septiembre de 1829- Washington D. C., 12 de octubre de 1890) fue un abogado, militar y político estadounidense. Soldado en el Ejército de la Unión, se desempeñó como funcionario en el estado de Iowa y Secretario de Guerra de los Estados Unidos en el gabinete del presidente ...
An impeachment trial for a secretary of war occupied much of the Senate’s time during May 1876. At issue was the behavior of William Belknap, war secretary in the administration of President Ulysses Grant. A former Iowa state legislator and Civil War general, Belknap had held his cabinet post for nearly eight years.
10 de feb. de 2021 · by Cecily Nelson Zander. Posted on February 10, 2021. When American author Mark Twain referred to the postbellum United States as living through a ‘Gilded Age’ he almost certainly had in mind the excesses exhibited by men like William Belknap, whose term as Secretary of War in the cabinet of President Ulysses S. Grant ultimately ...
