Peter Gansevoort (July 17, 1749 – July 2, 1812) 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.
Read more about Peter Gansevoort: Early Life, Invasion of Quebec, Siege of Fort Stanwix, 1778–1781, After The Revolution, Further Reading
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