Little is known of Peter Van Hoesen's early life, but he enlisted with the army during the American Civil War and deserted from Company B of the 18th New York Infantry before the Battle of Crampton's Gap on September 14,1862.
Little is known of Peter Van Hoesen's early life. He enlisted with the army during the American Civil War. He deserted from Company B of the 18th New York Infantry before the Battle of Crampton's Gap on September 14,1862.