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3. März 2024 · William Worth Belknap of New York Appointed from Iowa, Major, 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, 7 December 1861 Lieutenant Colonel, 20 August 1862 Colonel, 3 June 1863 Brigadier General of United States Volunteers, 30 July 1864 Breveted Major General of United States Volunteers, 13 March 1865, for gallant and meritorious services during the war Honorably mustered out of the volunteer service, 24 ...
William W. Belknap. William Worth Belknap (ur. 22 września 1829 w Nowym Jorku, zm. 12 października 1890 w Waszyngtonie) – amerykański generał, gubernator stanu Iowa, sekretarz wojny w gabinecie Ullyssesa Granta (1869–1876). Należał do Partii Republikańskiej .
William Worth Belknap was a United States Army general, government administrator, and United States Secretary of War in the administration of Ulysses S. Grant. He is the only Cabinet secretary ever to have been impeached by the United States House of Representatives. His father, William Goldsmith Belknap (1794-1851), was a career soldier and a founder of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
WILLIAM WORTH BELKNAP was born in Newburgh, New York, on 22 September 1829; graduated from Princeton University in 1848; studied law at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; was admitted to the bar, 1851; moved to Keokuk, Iowa, and entered the practice of law; served in the state legislature, 1857–1858; was commissioned major in the 15th ...
12. Dez. 2022 · The Notorious William W. Belknap, Library of Congress. Iowa was a bulwark of the Union in the Civil War, with more of its citizens joining the U.S. Army than any other state per capita. Over 13,000 Iowans gave their lives to defeat the Confederacy. Many veterans went on to politics or government service, but none achieved the dubious fame of ...
Carrie Tomlinson Belknap, second wife of Secretary of War William W. Belknap, secured a lucrative post tradership at Fort Sill for John S. Evans. Mrs. Belknap reportedly received $6,000 per year for this service. After her death in 1870 it was alleged that the money was paid directly to Secretary Belknap. Source for information on Belknap Scandal: Dictionary of American History dictionary.
William Worth Belknap (September 22, 1829 – October 13, 1890) was a United States Army general, government administrator, and United States Secretary of War. He was the only Cabinet secretary ever to have been impeached by the United States House of Representatives. Born in Newburgh, New York, Belknap graduated from Princeton University in 1848 and studied law at Georgetown University. In ...
