General david hunter biography
General david hunter biography
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David Hunter Facts and Biography
David Hunter was a Union General during the Civil War. He took part in the First Battle of Bull Run and became infamous for the unauthorized order emancipating slaves in three Southern states, his leadership during the Valley Campaigns of , and as the president of the military commission trying the conspirators involved with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Early Life and Education
David Hunter was born in Troy, New York, and was the grandson of Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy in and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 5th U.S.
Infantry Regiment.
From - , he was stationed on the northwest frontier.
He served in the infantry for 11 years and made it to the rank of captain in the 1st U.S. Dragoons in
He resigned from the Army in November as a paymaster and was promoted again in March
He may have seen some action in the Seminole War and Mexican-Ame