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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. [1] Belknap, having efficiently served at Shiloh and Atlanta, was appointed major general by the end of the war. [1] Belknap was known for serving coolly under ...
Sherman's March to the Sea. 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 ...
William W. Belknap, Secretary of War (1869–1876) Grant had no time to recover after the Whiskey Ring graft trials ended, for another scandal erupted involving War Secretary William W. Belknap . A Democratic House investigation committee revealed that Belknap had taken money in exchange for an appointment to a lucrative Native American trading ...
Political cartoon by Thomas Nast, March 1876. The Whiskey Ring took place from 1871 to 1876 centering in St. Louis during the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant. The ring was an American scandal, broken in May 1875, involving the diversion of tax revenues in a conspiracy among government agents, politicians, whiskey distillers, and distributors.
When Grant was in a bind to find a replacement for Secretary of War William W. Belknap, who abruptly resigned in 1876 amidst scandal, he turned to his good friend Alphonso Taft from Cincinnati. Taft, who accepted, served ably as Secretary of War until being transferred to the Attorney General position.
They were the parents of four children, including Anna Mary (1821-1893), Clara Belknap Wolcott (1824–1906), William Worth (1829–1890) and Frederick Augustus (1832–1832). William W. Belknap was a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and served as United States Secretary of War from 1869 to 1876. References
1861–1863. Rank. Colonel. Battles/wars. American Civil War. • Battle of Shiloh. Benjamin Helm Bristow (June 20, 1832 – June 22, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 30th U.S. Treasury Secretary and the first Solicitor General. A Union military officer, Bristow was a Republican Party reformer and civil rights advocate.
In 1876, Blair, along with Matthew H. Carpenter and Jeremiah S. Black, was counsel to Secretary of War William W. Belknap during the House of Representatives investigation into the Trader post scandal. [7] Blair asked the House Investigation Committee chaired by Hiester Clymer to drop the charges against Belknap if the latter resigned office ...