David Hunter
Born: July 21, 1802
Birthplace: Troy, New York
Father: Rev. Andrew Hunter 1750 – 1823
(Buried: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Mother: Mary Stockton 1761 – 1846
(Buried: Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, New Jersey)
Wife: Maria Indiana Kinzie 1807 – 1887
(Buried: Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, New Jersey)
Education:
1822: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (25th in class)
Occupation before War:
1822 – 1828: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 5th Infantry Regiment
1828 – 1833: 1st Lt. United States Army, 5th Infantry Regiment
1833 – 1836: Captain United States Army, 1st Dragoons Regiment
1836: Resigned from United States Army on July 4th
1836 – 1842: Speculator of Chicago, Illinois real estate
1842 – 1861: Major and Paymaster United States Army
1846: Chief Paymaster of General Wool’s Column of March
1847 – 1848: Chief Paymaster for the Army of Occupation
1848 – 1849: Chief Paymaster at New Orleans, Louisiana
1849 – 1850: Chief Paymaster at Washington, D.C.
1850 – 1851: Chief Paymaster at Detroit, Michigan
1852 – 1856: Chief Paymaster at New York
1856 – 1858: Chief Paymaster a Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1858 – 1859: Chief Paymaster at St. Louis, Missouri
1859 – 1861: Chief Paymaster a Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1866: Colonel of United States Army, 6th Cavalry Regiment
1861: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers
1861: Wounded in the neck at the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1861 – 1866: Major General of Union Army Volunteers
1861: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1861: Union Army, Commander of the Western Department
1861 – 1862: Union Army, Commander of Department of Kansas
1862: Union Army Commander, Department of the South
1862: Army Commander at the Siege of Fort Pulaski, Georgia
1862 – 1863: Member of the Union Army Military Commission
1863: Union Army Commander of Department of the South
1863 – 1864: Served on the Military Courts of Inquiry
1864: Union Army Commander of Department of West Virginia
1864: Union Army Commander at Battle of Piedmont, Virginia
1864: Occupied the town of Lexington, Virginia
1864: Ordered the burning of Virginia Military Institute
1864: Union Army Commander at Battle of Lynchburg, Virginia
1865: Brevetted Brig. General for Gallantry at Battle of Piedmont
1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the war
1865: Served on Court Martial Duty
1865: Honor Guard at the funeral of President Abraham Lincoln
1865: President of Military Commission trying Lincoln Conspirators
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1866: Colonel of United States Army, 6th Cavalry Regiment
1866: Retired from United States Army on July 31st
1866 – 1867: President of Special Claims Commission
1866 – 1868: Member of Board for Examination of officer promotions
1869: Member of Board of Visitors at West Point Military Academy
1869 – 1886: Retired Military Officer living in Washington, D.C.
Died: February 2, 1886
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Angina Pectoris
Age at time of Death: 84 years old
Burial Place: Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, New Jersey
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