Years after his impeachment , Belknap 's reputation still remained damaged . During the 1880 presidential race , he was among those lampooned in a '' Puck '' magazine cartoon ( '' Grant the Acrobat '' , by Joseph Ferdinand Keppler ) opposing Ulysess S. Grant 's bid for a third term . He remained popular among his fellow Civil War veterans ; in 1887 , Belknap coauthored the book '' History of the Fifteenth Regiment , Iowa Veteran Volunteer Infantry ''
1880 presidential race
1880 Republican National Convention
William W. Belknap