Where did William Belknap serve as a military officer?
Union Army during the American Civil War
Confederate Army
British Army
French Army
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William W. Belknap served as a military officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was born in Vermont in 1829 and graduated from West Point in 1851. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War and rose to the rank of major general. After the war, he served as Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant.
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