Autographs
Union General David Hunter Signature with Military Rank Organized the First African American Civil War Regiment
DAVID HUNTER (1802-1886). President of the Abraham Lincoln Assassination Military Commission that Tried the John Wilkes Booth Conspirators, from May 8 to July 15, 1865. Union Major General in the American Civil War. Anti-slavery he organized the First African American Civil War Regiment.
Signature with rank, Civil War-period "D. Hunter / Maj. Gen." on a small, cream-colored card measuring about 3.625" x 2.125", no dated or place, Choice Crisp Extremely Fine. A bold vivid and impressive signature. David Hunter, was Anti-Slavery and advocated for the enlistment of free blacks and Ex-slaves. Hunter's General Order No. 11, issued on May 9, 1862--a full seven months before President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation--liberated slaves in the Confederate states of Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina; it was immediately rescinded by Lincoln but made quite an impression on civilians and combatants on both sides. Hunter Commanded the Military Commission trial of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators.
David Hunter, was a career military officer and a veteran of the Second Seminole War and Mexican-American War, was promoted to the rank of Major General in the Union Army in August 1861.
His strong anti-slavery views informed his military policies. Hunter advocated for the enlistment of free blacks and ex-slaves. Hunter's General Order No. 11, issued on May 9, 1862--a full seven months before President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation--liberated slaves in the Confederate states of Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina; it was immediately rescinded by Lincoln but made quite an impression on civilians and combatants on both sides.
Hunter commanded the military commission tasked with trying the Lincoln Assassination conspirators.