Category:John Watts de Peyster

**John Watts de Peyster**
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Date of birth	9 March 1821; New York City
Date of death	4 May 1907; New York City
Place of burial	Trinity Churchyard;
Country of citizenship	United States of America;
Educated at	Columbia University;
Occupation	military officer; military historian; historian; writer;
Position held	Adjutant General of New York;
Father	Frederic de Peyster;
Mother	Mary Justina Watts;
Child	John Watts de Peyster, Jr.; Johnston de Peyster;
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English: John Watts de Peyster, Sr. (March 9, 1821 – May 4, 1907) was an author on the art of war, philanthropist, and early Adjutant General of the New York National Guard. 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.