David Hunter | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Black Dave" |
| Born | July 21, 1802 Troy, New York |
| Died | February 2, 1886 (aged 83) Washington, D.C. |
| Buried | Princeton Cemetery, New Jersey |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service |  U.S. Army (Union Army) |
| Years of service | 1822–1836; 1841–1866 |
| Rank |  Major general |
| Commands | Department of Kansas Department of the West Department of the South |
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| Alma mater | USMA |
David Hunter (July 21, 1802 – February 2, 1886) was an American military 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 He achieved notability for his unauthorized 1862 order (immediately rescinded) emancipating slaves in three Southern states, for his leadership of United States troops during the Valley Campaigns of 1864, and as the president of the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.