page_title: Peter Gansevoort
hierarchical_section_title: Peter Gansevoort
caption_attribution_description: English: Oil painting of American Revolutionary War General Peter Gansevoort.
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Portrait of Gansevoort by Gilbert Stuart, 1794
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