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  1. 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.

    • 1861 (Militia), 1861–1865 (Army)
    • Alphonso Taft
  2. William Worth Belknap (* 22. September 1829 in Hudson, New York; † 13. Oktober 1890 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Generalmajor, Jurist und der 30. Kriegsminister der Vereinigten Staaten unter Präsident Ulysses S. Grant.

  3. 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 ...

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. William W. Belknap, Secretary of War from 1869 to 1876. A native of New York, and Iowa attorney, William W. Belknap entered the American Civil War in 1861 fighting for the Union. Belknap, having efficiently served at Shiloh and Atlanta, was appointed major general by the end of the war.

  5. William Worth Belknap (* 22. September 1829 in Hudson, New York; † 13. Oktober 1890 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Generalmajor, Jurist und der 30. Kriegsminister der Vereinigten Staaten unter Präsident Ulysses S. Grant.

  6. 2. Jan. 2024 · William W. Belknap. Belknap was President Grant’s fourth Secretary of War. He was accused of committing improprieties in administering government contracts. During the pendency of the House investigation, Belknap resigned his office on March 2, 1876.

  7. 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.