Peter Gansevoort
Military Person
1749 – 1812
Photo Credit ยป
86 Views
Who was Peter Gansevoort?
Peter Gansevoort was a Colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for leading the resistance to Barry St. Leger's Siege of Fort Stanwix in 1777. Gansevoort was also the maternal grandfather of Moby-Dick author Herman Melville.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Jul 17, 1749
Albany - Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Albany
- Died
- Jul 2, 1812
Albany
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Peter Gansevoort." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 16 Jun 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/peter_gansevoort>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Peter Gansevoort biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In