KNIPE, Joseph Farmer

Affiliation:  Union

Born: March 30 1823, Mount Joy PA

Died: August 18 1901, Harrisburg PA

Pre-War Profession: Shoemaker, enlisted in US Army 1842, Mexican War, resigned 1848, railroad employee

War Service: 1861 brigade inspector of Pennsylvania militia, October 1861 Col. of 46th Pennsylvania, Shenandoah Valley campaign, Cedar Mountain (c), commanded 1st Bde/1st Divn/XII Corps at Antietam, November 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, Chancellorsville, commanded 1st Bde/1st Divn/XX Corps in Atlanta campaign, commanded 7th Divn/Cavalry Corps at Nashville

Post War: Postmaster, occupied a number of state and federal posts.