<prompt> Kәla fuwunna kәla layi adәben ruwo - Kam bәladiya New Yorkye dә, Belknap dә jami Princetonbe saa 1848 lan, kәrawu kәrawu Georgetownbe lan kәrawo, kuru bar dә saa 1851 lan kolzәna. Shiye Iowa ro lewono, na doni Ralph P. Lowea kəltayen cida dokabe sǝdǝna ma. Belknap dә siyasa ro kәla kәrmai demokratabe ro lewono kuru kәrmai Iowa House of Representativesye fal ro cidazәna. Loktu kǝriwu lardǝ Americabe suro saa 1861 lan baditǝna dǝn, Belknap dǝ askǝrwa lardǝbe dǝro gozǝna. Kam kura kura, Belknap dә shima am kura askәrra Unionye dәye-a kuru askәrma sodәye-a. Askərra Iowa Militiabe kuru daraja kapteenabe gozǝna, sha majal lan suro 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantryben cido. Shiloh-a so suron kunkunzәna,  <response>: kuru Corinth lan, naptə kərmai, brigade, division, kuru corps commander lan cidazǝna, kuru naptə cidawu kura kura ye lan cidazǝna. Dareram kəriwuye dәn, Belknapa daraja brigadier general volunteersa ro fuwuzǝna kuru daraja daraja majoro generala ro fuwuzǝna. 