David Hunter
Military Person
1802 – 1886
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Who was David Hunter?
David Hunter was a Union general in the American Civil War. He achieved fame by his unauthorized 1862 order emancipating slaves in three Southern states and as the president of the military commission trying the conspirators involved with the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
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- Born
- Jul 21, 1802
Troy - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- Feb 2, 1886
Washington, D.C. - Resting place
- Princeton Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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