dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, hˈʌnt wʌzðə kˈɜːnəl ʌvðə ɹˈɛbəl fˈɪfθ luːˌiːzɪˈænə ˈɪnfəntɹi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn dˈæʃ sˈɪksti tˈuː ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐ bɹˌɪɡɐdˈɪɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɪnðə luːˌiːzɪˈænə məlˈɪʃə.
During the American Civil War, Hunt was the colonel of the rebel 5th Louisiana Infantry in 1861-62 and later a brigadier general in the Louisiana militia.