JOHN T VAN BUREN
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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 41-E: 24
Department: New York City, New York, P.D.
End of Watch: November 17, 1863
Cause: BEAT
Age: 54
Years of Service:
Description: Patrolman Van Buren was clearing the streets of a mob during one of a series of riots that collectively became known as the Civil War Draft Riots. While he and three other officers were trying to rescue a fellow officer who was being beaten, he was also attacked. Patrolman Van Buren suffered a broken leg which never healed properly and died four months later in rehabilitation hospital. Patrolmen Peter McIntyre, John Starkey and Edward Dippel were also killed during the riots.
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