, 1876-03-18
Sketch Of General Be,,,naD.

William Worth BeiFnap, whose Cticial career and
Ia9iie lie cane 70 such an unexpected ami disgrac
III end, cinies oi military family HIS father was
William R-.knap brave and efficient d oiF,.r uf he
The Of lsl4 and Of th- war win SIexie, he
belonged 20 the old town OF Newbrrr on ~ Un5
son where his family, On both sii.s hai l.sn en-
gaget IN the waTs OF the rrvolutlgu The ellsr
Belknap distinguished inseif in the ..f. ~, V,
EEie IA lSl4 ami 50 eminent weTs his serves that
after the WAY with England be VS. retained N th-
regular army. ne Wa 80 SystcmHtie IN habit that
b. appointed on- OF the pfoiasr st Vgtst poit
At Rt-ecs de l. ma, durIng the war Win Nayi,,
TIE father q the secretary Of war dlsrin,i -l him
sell Tor Terkis>snes oi courage that il-crnplrtel
with bis usual stali and matLsrn,ti.al h.t!t. Al
the battle ~ Buenp Vista be rv-i on tis,ierl T4v
lor'- stat The citizens OF his own Srsre m t0n1-
% h. bravery, presented h1n with q sword Ms
Portrait now a1uTu- the old h4s.aua-t-r- ~ NJ
burg H- herzme a bri--adler general In 1881 c.,
crll ". g. BeikHsp while Truceeina- 10 lbs ust in
Texas, died Of fever. one Of the eviierc,s ~ H.
sense Cf respect IN which he vss hell l., tLt m one
presided over a court martial which INVESTIGATED The
conduct oi Genera scott.
The particular friend os the elder r elEns-, W.
General v william Worth the son was named William
Worth B-lknap
Young B-Iknap was born At Hudson. View York
September -, lS-9 His early Ee va 1,.--,-I IN ~;
native place, but he was eiu,lteI at Princeton c1I-
lere, from which he was graduated IN lsis AuoD,-
his classmates were George N. iC}aSDn Nso has
been 50 long assOsI;et with LIia in General Grur'
cabinet, ana Hcistcr Clymer OF Prnusy lvauia before
whu>e committee tie exposures We're male vbiel lei
70 his retirement and downfall he suhsa0uaDtIv
Tetd law IN the Cihre Of H. CspertOn Al Gt,rafoyrr,
d. c. ana then removed 20 n Ozuk, Iowa, where he
pfaetlc-t his Professor m cuilueCfuu " p t.IuL
Lowe stterwaId Governor OF the STATE AMI Jrli-rs n
tie Sifrsm- Court He ls-ta the practice 0t tbz
law IN ls5, sn3 puTsuei hI- profession mt; he en-
tsTri tIr army after lie tIti-U %. the I.l lion
Duuuy one term, that Oi lNIs-S he WIS member af
tie Iowa legislature. He w4s elected as democrat
tut OppOsei tine measures OF tie IsaOmu.ou wing OF
h;S psIty and IN the subsequent political movements
Of the time he Identified himself with tie fortunes of
Stephen \. Douglas. dis syWpatiies were entirely
with tine Union, and it not long after tie be-
ginning Of the rebellion until he gave his services 10
the country IN the war with the nOUth.
" ham ". Beikuap entered the army as major q
the fifteenth Iowa Volunteers. under Col Hugh T.
Aed ami served with has ressnt with the array Of
the tennessee throughout rs varI0u, cauuaign-
MAJOR HeknEp WIS Ia tHe tIt'!r OI shiloh which
Vii lie remembers! a. Ou- oi she earliest struggles
OF the war GTaut hcus driven back % the T.var and
Lls army only saved from destruction by the fortu-
nat ARRIVAL OF Buell.. late vn Nai0- ieikulp par
teiptri IA Tie S.y-e aui a1tgleOt G0.ut and N tie
Ous cirnptign against Nicksbu--. DurI e these AZ
cuo!s campaigns h;s merits a sol iT wtle bought
INTO prumuenee, and he rose 10 bg tie colonel o. his
regiment. A. such h- pgIirIpsri u rhe Se-p auI
battles OF Atlanta IN lSoi He Iu all tie hattes
% July y, . and 2S and IN the renrlby battle Il
the - wiIru part Oi General Eirs c,rFs we're used
b.tE sides Of the works b. h.I tie pleasure OF
capturing rebel colonel ami iOuT five OI lis men
ail he could get 70 follow iIm o, ms Whole resiurItl
Who E2i actually taken Position on the opposite side
OF the VOL X one ut the men had pointed ms guu
over the PtraVeJ l. shoe Col. IelSEap. Int he
a1roIt'y pushed 1t away and boldly d5mInGrl the
suIreI er uI ti- whole party After tae capture of
At ntt ca EeIknaP r, who p-U,La,- e. bGe4lIey
general Tor LS bravery IN the q. .tuu a. the -2l,
marched with Sherman 10 the ami ally 10
ash ugtun participating 10 all the actions Ot tat
brilliant campaign. Not only his sYecal gal
lintTy n the m-rrOrl l. bait e Of Atlauta recognized
AMI rewarded, but he wis breye-ei major general
M H.nUr.z .IrrHr IL
war. Alt-T leaving the army up n lie close uf the
war General H-ikn - Te-Dru-l 60 hsUkUk, where n
app Iute3 by President johnson collector VI IL
t-rnai Ieyeuu" for tie Z 81 dlstlst Ul Iowa.
General E-ku tp held this si.-il. gJ uli-e ~ the
me VIII U' neral GTaUt was Ul-Uguutte Pl tSa NJ
II t.le Ju-Jad states. Ia LI- own Hlli there WAS
luUus whether L. wuuii be permitted to hold 10 long
rr, AMI e ruaie Jour-cy 90 MLshiust0u 20 'uie.'-
yor 20 secure the Iltee curing the next a3La-tGa-
tl1u- The result OF that visit Was that be iectme
s--r-tsTy ut War. ILr President. reau-uiziuz- his
a soldier aua believing N Ia, worth o. q
r-Z-n, trst OIe! nm the post 81 Collector Of Gus
Z uIs Al NeW Orleans, which lie was compelled % de-
ciIue .or personal reasons. Nub--Iu nJly Urue-al
uIant uamrl Inn aS Secretary OF War, i1 succeed
General EsswHs. The a. ls!'slWyut was uit!r . 20
her l., l~6J, and on the 81 Of November following
the sssrt Az san, IA reply 10 an alIeSs 1gOm the
citizens Of Iowa: '' EOuOrri 20 have beer 10y the
Pl,-algu- WITH position conferred up me without
sos.-t.uu e ~ b- .uy euceavOr, W..h tle enIugce
Tl-uf Uf iII s,oIuuy, 70 conduct lis affairs tp
CDuIlu. III" AZ .Uytl OI tine country, yuy on that
.tEu l~fn VIII % Las =NvE rg.rd the American pee
Pc, ..L tie great examples ut : anton and
Rtwlir, before me l. The result should ucIt- that
y,rf- LruI ts-r.s have Tiot taf, l,.,-f!l
1 shall De sIr.>h H. .u- a long tine such a result
sssmu! likely. iui the Secretary rose IN public
s.. !tIsta4 aI ,ste Tie I,er.,ry sCslst-e> II As
A lul lIll.. ls-.l lin u deliver then annual al
q ss IA u. l. an. IA the same ui lie subs 4U-nt
year u. s-l4g--c the .la,lH class, CI the mill
tily a.a4e 40 - U-t Point in many HaEs du..ns
L.> terms ui service >err-tgry %. y .. ish scented