David Hunter
Union Army general
Died when: 83 years 196 days (1002 months)Star Sign: Leo
David Hunter (July 21, 1802 – February 2, 1886) was an American officer.He served as a Union general during the American Civil War.
He achieved notability for his unauthorized 1862 order (immediately rescinded) emancipating slaves in three Southern states, for his leadership of United States troops during the Valley Campaigns of 1864, and as the president of the military commission trying the conspirators involved with the assassination of U.S.
President Abraham Lincoln.
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