(1821-03-09)March 9, 1821 New York, New York, U.S.
Died
May 4, 1907(1907-05-04) (aged 86) New York, New York, U.S.
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
New York State Militia
Years of service
1845–1866
Rank
Brevet Major-General
Battles/wars
Mexican–American War American Civil War
Spouse(s)
Estelle Livingston
Children
John Watts de Peyster, Jr. (son)
Other work
Historian, lawyer, writer
John Watts de Peyster, Sr. (March 9, 1821 – May 4, 1907)[1] was an American author on the art of war, philanthropist, and the Adjutant General of New York.[2] He served in the New York State Militia during the Mexican–American War and American Civil War. He was one of the first military critics and noted for his histories of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and also published works of drama, poetry, military history, military biography and military criticism.[3]
Map of Matrimony, 1827. According to a handwritten attribution, 'this map was designed by a certain John de Peyster", -grandfather (1756-1835) of John Watts de Peyster- "descendant of an influential New York family of Dutch origin that produced several government officials and senior military officers".
^Allaben, Vol. 1, p. 28.
^Allaben, p. 205
^Leopold, Robert. A Guide to Early African Collections in the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution, August 1994.
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