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    William V. Van Rensselaer

    Birth: 12-26-1838

    Death: 5-3-1904

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William van Rensselaer was the grandson of Gary Van Sackett, a close friend of William Henry Seward. He grew up in Seneca Falls, NY, Graduating from Seneca Falls academy as A Civil Engineer, and later worked towards enlarging the canals from 1857 to the breaking out of the civil war. Once the war started, he was enlisted and commissioned to be first Lieutenant in the Fiftieth New York Engineers, building pontoon bridges and planning structures that constructed both offense and defense for the Union during the war.

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Biography: 
William van Rensselaer was the grandson of Gary Van Sackett, a close friend of William Henry Seward. He grew up in Seneca Falls, NY, Graduating from Seneca Falls academy as A Civil Engineer, and later worked towards enlarging the canals from 1857 to the breaking out of the civil war. Once the war started, he was enlisted and commissioned to be first Lieutenant in the Fiftieth New York Engineers, building pontoon bridges and planning structures that constructed both offense and defense for the Union during the war.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
The New York Red Book
Publisher Name: 
Williams Press
Year: 
1898
Start Page: 
266
End Page: 
266
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Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
The New York Red Book
Publisher Name: 
Williams Press
Year: 
1898
Start Page: 
266
End Page: 
266
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