Isaac Van Wart

Isaac Van Wart
The Capture of Major Andre, an 1833 painting by Asher Brown Durand depicting Van Wart at André's arrest
Born(1762-10-25)October 25, 1762
Greenburgh, New York
Died(1828-05-23)May 23, 1828 (age 65)
Elmsford, New York
OccupationMilitiaman
SpouseRachel Storm (1760–1834)

Isaac Van Wart (October 25, 1762 – May 23, 1828) was an American militiaman from the state of New York during the American Revolution. In 1780, he was one of three men who captured British Major John André, who was executed as a spy by the Americans for conspiring with treasonous Continental Army general and commandant of West Point Benedict Arnold.

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