Lewis Cass Hunt
Lewis Cass Hunt | |
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United States of America
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| Service/ | United States Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | 14th U.S. Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Pig War American Civil War |
Lewis Cass Hunt (February 23, 1824 – September 6, 1886) was a United States Army officer who served as a general in the American Civil War.
Early life
Hunt was born on 23 February 1824 at
4th U.S. Infantry Regiment; after being promoted to captain Hunt served as the commander of the U.S. force on San Juan Island in 1859.[1] Hunt was relieved from duty on San Juan Island in April 1860 by George Pickett.[4]
Civil War
When the civil war began Hunt accepted a commission in the
14th U.S. Infantry Regiment and in mid-1863 transferred back north. He commanded a draft depot in Connecticut until early 1864 and then served in New York for the rest of the war.[3] Hunt received the rank of Brevet Brigadier General in the Regular Army for meritorious service during the war with rank from 13 March 1865[1] and was then mustered out on 1 September 1865.[6]
Later life
After the Civil War, Hunt served at multiple military installations including Fort Wayne, Indiana and Fort Totten, North Dakota.[1] During this period he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the army as well as Colonel in the 14th Infantry in 1881.[1][3] Due to a history of dysentery, Hunt was sent to Fort Union, New Mexico, in August 1886 for health problems.[1] He died there on 6 September 1886 of dysentery.[1] He is buried at the National Cemetery in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.[3]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9780807108222.
- ISBN 9781141505159.
- ^ ISBN 9780804780353.
- ^ "Civil War Connections - San Juan Island National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ISBN 9781528219921.
- ISBN 9781177893015.
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