Edward Hook van Ingen
Edward Hook Van Ingen was born in New York City, in 1839. He served in the Union New York Volunteers 23rd Regiment, New York National Guard. He was attached to the Third Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the Susquehanna, and saw action at Oyster Point, Pennsylvania, on June 28. He was mustered out July 22, 1863. Mr. Van Ingen was married to the
former Mary McLane, a student of the Judea Female Seminary. He made his career as an importer of fine woolens, and built a summer home in Washington, now the Gunnery Main Building. He was a significant philanthropist, supporting many good works in Washington and the Hampton Institute, a school for former slaves, in Hampton, Virginia.
former Mary McLane, a student of the Judea Female Seminary. He made his career as an importer of fine woolens, and built a summer home in Washington, now the Gunnery Main Building. He was a significant philanthropist, supporting many good works in Washington and the Hampton Institute, a school for former slaves, in Hampton, Virginia.