This uniform belonged to Colonel Peter Gansevoort, who won fame and promotion for successfully defending Fort Stanwix, in central New York, against a siege by British and Indians. Yet a related battle diminished the joy of his victory. Hundreds of neighboring militiamen hurrying to aid Gansevoort met ambush and slaughter by loyalists and Indians in the battle of Oriskany. Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, Behring Center.