De Benneville Randolph Keim
De Benneville Randolph Keim | |
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De B. Keim, circa 1890 | |
| Born | Benneville Randolph Keim January 1841 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 24, 1914 (aged 73) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Charles Evans Cemetery |
| Other names | DeBenneville Randolph Keim, De B. Randolph Keim |
| Occupation(s) | New York Herald correspondent (American Civil War and American Plains) and special agent to U.S. consulates in Asia, China, Egypt, and South America (1870) |
| Known for | Being an advisor and confidant to Ulysses S. Grant during the U.S. Civil War and Grant's presidency |
| Spouse | Jane Sumner Owen Keim |
De Benneville Randolph Keim (January 1, 1841 – May 24, 1914), also known as "De B. Randolph Keim", was a 19th-century journalist who became a war-time confidant of Ulysses S. Grant, the commanding general of the Union Army, during the American Civil War, and remained an advisor to Grant through his presidency. In 1870, he was appointed by Grant as a special agent charged with inspecting America's consular offices in Asia, China, Egypt, and South America.
Post-war, Keim continued to work as a journalist, reporting from the American Plains, an experience which served as background for his 1885 book, Sheridan’s Troopers on the Borders: A Winter Campaign on the Plains.