| Courtesy
of Michael Stein:
George King Hunter, Brigadier General U.S.
Army
Born in Lancaster, Ohio April 6, 1855
Died February 2, 1940 in Washington D.C.
Son of Henry B. & Josephine L. (Ring) Hunter
Married Mary Elizabeth Hinman December 17,
1878
Lieutenant Colonel, 5th Cavalry June 30, 1906
Colonel, 7th Cavalry February 26, 1910
Brigadier General (NA) August 5, 1917
Graduated from U.S. Military Academy as No.
2707, Class of 1877
On leave 1901-02
Served in the Philippines 1899-01 & 1902-03
Commanding Officer, 1st Squadron, 15th Cavalry
1901
Inspector General, Department of the Visayas
1902-03
Served with 6th Cavalry at Fort Meade (South
Dakota) 1903-06 Served at Schofield Barracks 1909-10 Commanding Officer,
7th Cavalry at Fort Riley 1910-11 Commanding Officer, 7th Cavalry in the
Philippines 1911-14 Commanding Officer, 1st Cavalry July-December 1914
Served with Inspector General's Department 1914-15 Inspector General, Central
Department 1915-17 Commanding General, 164th Depot Brigade 1917 Commanding
General, 6th Brigade, Camp Greene 1917-18 Ret. as Brigadier General February
1, 1918 Recalled as Commanding General, Jefferson Barracks (MO) 1918-19
Ret. July 28, 1919 Brigadier General (USA Ret.) June 21, 1930
George King Hunter of Ohio
Appointed from Ohio, Cadet, United States
Military Academy, 1 September 1873 (67)
Additional Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Cavalry,
15 June 1877
Second Lieutenant, 3rd U. S. Cavalry, 14 December
1877
First Lieutenant, 24 May 1881
Regimental Adjutant, 27 November 1885 to 25
August 1886
Captain, 1 Febraury 1891
Major, 15th U. S. Cavalry, 2 February
1901
HUNTER, GEORGE K
BRIG GEN US ARMY RET
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
DATE OF DEATH: 02/02/1940
DATE OF INTERMENT: 02/05/1940
BURIED AT: SECTION SOUTH SITE 3887
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
HUNTER,MARY HINMAN W/O HUNTER,GEORGE K
DATE OF DEATH: 03/07/1933
DATE OF INTERMENT: 03/10/1933
BURIED AT: SECTION SOUTH SITE 3887
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
WIFE OF GK HUNTER, BRIG GEN USA RET
George Bowditch Hunter,
Brigadier General, United States Army, the General's son is buried adjacent
to the General in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. Research
continues.
From Spanish-American War Report:
George K. Hunter was born in Ohio. He was appointed
a Cadet at the West Point Military Academy on September1, 1873, and was
graduated to be Additional Second Lieuetnant of the Fourth United States
Cavalry. On December 14 he was made Second Lieutnenat int he ThirdCavalry
and went on frontier duty at Fort Elliott, Texas. Thereafter he served
on scouting duty and took part in the Ute Expeditionin 1879. On May
24, 1881 he was appointed First Lieutenant in the Third Cavalry, and later
served at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming,. Thence he went to Fort McKinney,
Wyoming, and later commanded the escort to General Marcy's hunting party.
He served as Fort Bowie, Arizona, and did scouting duty fromMay 2, 1882
to April 12, 1885. He acted as Regimental Adjutant from November
27, 1885 to August 25, 1886, and later served at Fort Davis, Texas.
He was appointed Captain of Troop K in February 1891.
Posted: 25 December 2004 Updated: 30 January
2005 Updated: 10 August 2007
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