Edward Hunter (US Army)

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Edward Hunter (1839- ? ) was an American soldier, born at Gardiner, Me. He graduated at West Point in 1865, was commissioned in the army as a second lieutenant of the Twelfth Infantry, U. S. A. In 1867-69 he was aid-de-camp to General Getty at Santa Fe, N. Mex., and participated in the battle of December 25, 1868, against the Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians. Transferred to the First Cavalry, U. S. A., in 1870, until 1886 he served in California, Nevada, and Washington, and Montana, and in 1879 was promoted to be captain. In 1888 he became major and judge advocate and as such served in the Division of the Pacific and the Department of California from 1889 to 1895. He was made lieutenant colonel in 1895 and served as deputy judge advocate in the Department of Dakota until 1898 and in that year went with General Brooke to Porto Rico as judge advocate. Later he was judge advocate of the Department of the East. He retired in 1903.