Background
Knapp was born November 5, 1837 in Somerset, Vermont to Hiram and Elvira (Stearns) Knapp. He was educated in Manchester, Vermont, first attending Burr and Burton Seminary and then graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College in 1862. With the American Civil War being under way at the time of his graduation, Knapp enlisted as a private in the Company I, 16th Vermont Infantry and was quickly promoted to captain of Company F, 17th Vermont Infantry. During his military service, he was wounded at Gettysburg, Spotsylvania, and Petersburg. Knapp rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel and was brevetted a colonel for his gallantry during the Siege of Petersburg. On January 23, 1865, Knapp married Martha A Severance of Middlebury, Vermont. The couple had four children.
Following the war, Knapp returned to Vermont where he published the Middlebury Register from 1865 till 1878. In addition to the work on his own newspaper, he submitted articles to the Chicago Inter-Ocean and the American Law Register. Beyond his journalistic efforts, Knapp served as Clerk of the Vermont Legislature during the 1872-3 session. After being admitted to the bar in 1876, he served as a probate judge for the Addison district from 1879–89. Knapp was also elected for a term in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1884 to 1885.
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