6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Mort on ▁Hunter ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Vers a illes , ▁Indiana ▁and ▁knew ▁the ▁hard ships ▁of ▁growing ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁pione er ▁home . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁John ▁Hunter ▁was ▁a ▁soldier ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁and ▁his ▁Scottish ▁imm igr ant ▁grand father ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁war . ▁ ▁Mort on ▁Hunter ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁law ▁department ▁of ▁Indiana ▁University ▁at ▁Blo om ington ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁he ▁immediately ▁married ▁and ▁pract iced ▁law ▁in ▁Blo om ington . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁represent ▁Mon roe ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁Lincoln ' s ▁call ▁for ▁volunte ers , ▁he ▁organized ▁the ▁ 8 2 nd ▁Indiana ▁Infantry . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁a ▁colon el ▁by ▁Governor ▁Oliver ▁Mort on . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ch ick am aug a ▁when ▁Confeder ate ▁Gen . ▁Long street ▁rout ed ▁the ▁right - wing ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁C umber land , ▁Hunter ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁initi ative ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁officer ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁position ▁on ▁H