What year did Belknap decline a regular Army commission?
1865
1860
1875
None of these
Answer
William Worth Belknap declined a regular Army commission in 1865. He had previously served as a Union Army general during the American Civil War, and had been appointed as the Secretary of War by President Andrew Johnson. Belknap's refusal to accept a regular Army commission was seen as a sign that he was not interested in a military career, and that he was more interested in pursuing a political career.
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