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Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant · Character

David Hunter

Union general who issued emancipation orders in the South.

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Also known as Hunter, General Hunter, Major-General Hunter, General D. Hunter

First appearance: i

David Hunter shows up with force in Chapter LVII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Relinquishes command of the department, showing patriotism; Grant writes instructions for him.
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David Hunter first appears in 0003 i.

In Chapter LVII: Relinquishes command of the department, showing patriotism; Grant writes instructions for him.

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Grant’s severe sick headache—a physical manifestation of immense psychological strain—reaches its peak just as…

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