David Hunter- The General Who Burned VMI

David Hunter

David Hunter- The General Who Burned VMI

1997

Contemporary Article

The Spring 1997 Virginia Military Institute Alumni Review features an article written by one of its alumna, Honorable Edward A. Miller Jr, on the controversial historical figure, Union General David Hunter. Themes include Miller's account of Hunter's background, events that took place over his military life, what led up to Hunter burning down the military barracks in 1864, public perception of Hunter as a "traitor to the South" by Lost Cause supporters.

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