Major Joseph M. Knap of Independent Battery E, Pennsylvania Light Artillery (Knap's Light Artillery); on the reverse, his deceased baby

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Major Joseph M. Knap of Independent Battery E, Pennsylvania Light Artillery (Knap's Light Artillery); on the reverse, his deceased baby

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Unknown

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1861-1864

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A bust portrait photograph of Union Captain
Joseph M. Knap

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Bust portrait photograph of soldier in uniform

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Library of Congress

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Captain Joseph M. Knap
(1837 - 1920)
Home State: New York
Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), NY, Class of 1858
Command Billet: Battery Commander
Branch of Service: Artillery
Unit: Pennsylvania Light Artillery, Independent Battery E

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