▁unit ▁on ▁Sh erman ' s ▁March ▁to ▁the ▁Sea . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 3 ▁▁▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁President ▁Andrew ▁Johnson ▁nominated ▁Hunter ▁for ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁grade ▁of ▁bre vet ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁of ▁volunte ers , ▁to ▁rank ▁from ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁confirmed ▁the ▁appointment ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁Hunter ▁was ▁must ered ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁volunte ers ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁ ▁Hunter ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁Fort i eth ▁Congress ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 ). ▁ ▁Hunter ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Fort y - third , ▁Fort y - four th , ▁and ▁Fort y - fif th ▁Congress es ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 9 ). ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁office ▁he ▁operated ▁a ▁quar ry ▁in ▁the ▁Indiana ▁lim estone ▁district . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Blo om ington , ▁Indiana , ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁was ▁inter red ▁in ▁Rose ▁Hill ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁gener als ▁( Union ) ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁E icher , ▁John ▁H ., ▁and