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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

Type - photograph or illustration: Photograph
Title - caption or label given by the creator: Major Joseph M. Knap of Independent Battery E, Pennsylvania Light Artillery (Knap's Light Artillery); on the reverse, his deceased baby
Creator - photographer or artist: Unknown
Date Created: 1861-1864
Abstract - summary of image contents: A bust portrait photograph of Union Captain
Joseph M. Knap
Subject - ex: soldier(s) in uniform, landscape, city street, interior scene, etc.: Bust portrait photograph of soldier in uniform
Format - ex: ambrotype, glass plate negative, copy print, etc.: Photographic print
Rights - a statement of any use restrictions or ownership: This item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States because copyright has expired, but we have not determined its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. You are responsible for your own use.
Source - owner or repository of original or digital image: Library of Congress; Library of Congress
Description - notes, provenance, or other information about the image: 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; Antietam on the Web

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