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Class of 1873

Vol. III
p212 2481

(Born N. Y.)

Joshua L. Knapp

(Ap'd Ill.)

Joshua Legrand Knappa

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1869, to June 13, 1873, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 4th Artillery, June 13, 1873.

Served: on graduation leave of absence, June 13 to Sep. 30, 1873;

(First Lieut., 4th Artillery, Jan. 10, 1877)

and on frontier duty at Ft. Stevens, Or., Sep. 30, 1873, to Apr. 19, 1877.

Drowned, Apr. 19, 1877,
in Young's Bay, near Astoria, Or.: Aged 31.

Buried, Fort Stevens Cemetery, Warrenton, OR.

Thayer's Note:

a Lt. Knapp's full name is from List of Cadets admitted into the United States Military Academy, West Point, N. Y., from its Origin till September 1, 1886 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1887). His modern tombstone — see the burial link above — spells his first name Joshau, and gives his death date as April 9.

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