From June 1881 to May 1882, Hunter was posted to Fort McKinney.[4] In the summer of 1881, he was assigned to temporary duty as commander of the escort that traveled with a hunting party led by Randolph B. Marcy, who was then serving as Inspector General of the U.S. Army.[4] From May to April 1885, Hunter served with his regiment at Fort Bowie, Arizona, where he took part in several scouting missions to track Native Americans during Geronimo's War.[4] From April to December 1885, he was posted to Cantonment Peña Colorada, in Brewster County, Texas, where he continued to take part in scouting missions.[4]
In November 1885, Hunter was assigned as adjutant of the 3rd Cavalry, and he served in this position at Fort Davis, Texas, until August 1886.[4] He performed temporary recruiting duty from September 1886 to October 1888, after which he rejoined his regiment, first at Fort McIntosh, Texas, then at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.[4] Hunter was promoted to captain in February 1891.[4] He continued to perform duty during the last of the American Indian Wars, including service on the Rio Grande frontier throughout 1892.[4] Hunter served with the 3rd Cavalry at Fort Reno in Oklahoma, from to June 1893 to October 1894.[4] From October 1894 to April 1898, he performed duty with the 3rd Cavalry at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri.[4]
Hunter received the Citation Star in recognition of his heroism during the fight.[4] When the Silver Star was created during modernization of the Army's awards program, Hunter's Citation Star was converted to the new medal.[4] After leaving Cuba, Hunter served with the 3rd Cavalry at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, then at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.[4]
Philippine–American War
In August 1899, Hunter and the 3rd Cavalry sailed from Seattle, Washington, for duty during the Philippine–American War.[4] The regiment arrived in the Philippines in October, and Hunter was assigned to command Troop K.[4] During his Philippines service, Hunter took part in several expeditions commanded by generals in Henry Ware Lawton and Samuel Baldwin Marks Young.[4] After the U.S. occupation stabilized, Hunter was appointed provost judge of the Ilocos Norte province.[4] He was promoted to major in February 1901, and in May he assumed command of 1st Squadron, 15th Cavalry Regiment, which was assigned to Manila.[4]
Hunter commanded his squadron on duty in Mindanao, where he simultaneously commanded a sub‑district of the Army's 1st District, which included the area from Misamis to Dapitan.[4] Hunter subsequently served at Iligan, where he remained until April 1903.[4] From April to October 1903, Hunter served as inspector general for the Army's Department of the Visayas and was based in Iloilo.[4] Hunter returned to the United States in October 1903.[4]
After becoming a colonel, Hunter commanded the 7th Regiment and the post at Fort Riley, Kansas, where he remained until January 1911.[4] He served in the Philippines from March 1911 to July 1914, and commanded both the 7th Cavalry and the post at Fort William McKinley.[4] From July to December 1914, Hunter commanded the 1st Cavalry Regiment and the post at the Presidio of Monterey, California.[4] In December 1914, Hunter was detailed to the Army's inspector general's department, and he served as inspector general of the Central Department until August 1917.[4]
World War I
Trial of soldiers accused of taking part in the Houston riot of 1917. As president of the court-martial, Hunter can be identified sitting at the center of the table on the riser, where a gavel is visible in front of him.
Hunter was promoted to temporary brigadier general on August 5, 1917, and was assigned to command the 164th Depot Brigade at Camp Funston, Kansas, where he remained until October.[4] From November to December 1917, Hunter was assigned as president of the court-martial for the trial of Black soldiers who were accused of participating in the Houston riot of 1917.[4] In three courts-martial, 19 soldiers received the death penalty and 41 were sentenced to life imprisonment.
From December 1917 to February 1918, Hunter was assigned to Camp Greene, North Carolina, where he commanded the 6th Infantry Brigade.[4] Hunter was retired as a colonel on February 4, 1918, but requested recall to active duty for continued wartime service.[4] He was then assigned to command the post at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.[4] Hunter remained at Jefferson Barracks until the end of the war, and retired again in July 1919.[4]
In 1930, the U.S. Congress enacted legislation allowing the general officers of World War I to retire at their highest rank, and Hunter was promoted to brigadier general on the retired list.[6] His wife and he later moved to New York City's Fifth Avenue Hotel, where Hunter died on February 2, 1940.[4] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[4]
Family
In 1878, Hunter married Mary E. Hinman of Lancaster, Ohio.[5] They were the parents of six children:
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