Person

Peter Gansevoort

militia general in the American Revolutionary War

b. 1749 CE – d. 1812 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Peter Gansevoort (July 17, 1749 – July 2, 1812) is 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 is also the maternal grandfather of Moby-Dick author Herman Melville.

Moran, J. (2017). Peter Gansevoort. History Atlas. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/peter-gansevoort/

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