Life span: 03/30/1823 to 08/18/1901TabsLife SummaryFull name: Joseph Farmer KnipePlace of Birth: Mount Joy, PABurial Place: Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, PABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1Family: Elizabeth S. Hagan (wife) Occupation: MilitaryBusinessmanOtherRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderOther Affiliations: MasonsGovernment: Johnson Administration (1865-69)Other state governmentMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 06/20/1863 06/20/1863 In Pennsylvania, New York militia move south from Harrisburg to defend Chambersburg 06/24/1863 06/24/1863 In Pennsylvania, New York Militia units prepare a defense of Carlisle against the Confederate advance 06/25/1863 06/25/1863 In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Barracks garrison and New York militia units evacuate the town 11/30/1864 11/30/1864 Outside Franklin, Tennessee, Confederate General Hood wins a tactical victory but decimates his army Major TopicsGettysburg Campaign Documents Images Joseph Farmer Knipe, portrait size Joseph Farmer Knipe Joseph Farmer Knipe, detail Bibliography