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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. Biography.
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.
William Worth Belknap war ein US-amerikanischer Generalmajor, Jurist und der 30. Kriegsminister der Vereinigten Staaten unter Präsident Ulysses S. Grant. Er war der einzige Kriegsminister, der seines Amtes aufgrund eines Amtsenthebungsverfahrens durch das Repräsentantenhaus enthoben wurde.
William G. Belknap (1794 - 1851), U.S. Army Brigadier General.1 William Goldsmith Belknap (7 Sept. 1794 – 10 Nov. 1851) was a career soldier in the United States Army, was brevetted three times for service in three wars, served as Brigadier General, and served as commandant at Fort Gibson, Fort Washita, and Fort Smith.2 Belknap
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18. Apr. 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 ...
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May 1876. 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.
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
