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John Knapp was born circa 1840 in Orange County New York.
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John Knapp worked as a farmer until the age of twenty two.
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John Knapp enlisted in the Union Army at the age of twenty two. He was part of the Nineth Regiment of Indiana.
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href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYfi9lof7aY' >' John Knapp fought in the Battle of Stones River. The battle lasted from December 31st to January 2nd. This was one of the bloodest battles of the Civil War.
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[Casualty sheet #4 ](http://letter.ie/0026/d14.jpg)<a href='http://letter.ie/0026/d14.jpg' >Casualty sheet #3 </a><a href='http://letter.ie/0026/d14.jpg' >Casualty sheet #2 </a><a href='http://letter.ie/0026/d14.jpg' >Casualty sheet #1 </a> John Knapp get shot in this right hand and his side during the Battle of Stones River.
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John Knapp was admitted to Nashville general hospital no. three U.S.A. on January 1st 1863 because of injury sustained in the Battle of Stones River.
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Primary Document/ Rebals hung Two Rebals, General Williams and his aide where caught and hung in Franklin.
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Letter describing job John Knapp started to work in the hospital he was staying at because of his injurys sustained in the Battle of Stones River. His job included delivering papers throughout the city to doctors at several hospitals.
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Letter describing Johns Death John Clauson a friend in Knapps regiment died the 29 of June at Ridgeville Tennessee. He died from Rheumatic fever an infectious disease causing fever, pain, swelling of the joints, and inflammation of the valves of the heart.
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Letter
Knapp left Nashville general hospital with major H.D. Hatton surgeon to go do general hospital no. 3 Chattanooga Tennessee. -
Casualites
Soldiers are suffering from wounds sustained at Chicamauga and Mission Ridge. Many are being shipped to Chattanoga Hospital. -
Sickness
Sickness is passing through the city of Chattanooga. Many animals are lying dead. -
Letter
The front of the Union Army is advancing even though the Rebals have most of the hills fortified. -
Letter
About twenty five hundered from the Union army have been wounded and shiped to hospitals locally. -
Letter
About four-hundered men have been shiped to hospitals for limb aputations. -
Letter Knapp and a fellow soilder are now regular wound dressers because of the hundreds coming in with casualites.
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Letter
Knapp has know desided to study surgery when he gets out of the service. -
Letter
Knapp tries to tend to the wounded and dying but there are too many to help. He can hear the groans of suffering but cannot do much about it. -
Letter The Union Army has taken Atlanta and John Knapp is know heading home to Indiana
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Marriage License John Knapp married Talitha Norton on March 1st 1865.
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Health department file
John Knapp died at the age of fifty three due to heart disease.
