Wednesday, July 4, 2012

George D. M. Hunter, student 1860-1861

Hunter enlisted as a private in Co. A of the 39th VA Cavalry Battalion on January 23, 1864.He was paroled at Louisa Court House on May 15, 1865 as he was on furlough at the time of the surrender.

After the war, he returned home to Louisa County, where he is listed as a clerk in the 1870, 1900, and 1910 censuses; a farmer in 1880; and a justice of the peace in 1920. Hunter died on March 22, 1924 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Louisa, VA.

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