Col. Henry Albertson Van Zo Post (1832-1914)

He was born in New York City and in 1862 became Colonel of the 2nd U.S. Volunteer Sharpshooters Regiment in the Union Army. He was wounded at the Battle of Antietam and placed on detached service before being discharged November 16, 1862. In 1864, he became a partner in Perkins, Livingston & Post at Cincinnati before establishing Post & Co., a manufacturing business for railroad supplies. Returning to New York, he continued the business as the American Equipment Company, manufacturing locomotives, carriages, and general railroad supplies. He married twice.