Henry Jackson Hunt

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Henry Jackson Hunt
Gen. H.J. Hunt
Born	(1819-09-14)September 14, 1819 Detroit, Michigan
Died	February 11, 1889(1889-02-11) (aged 69) Washington, D.C.
Place of burial	Soldiers' Home National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1839–1883
Rank	Colonel Brevet Major General
Commands held	Chief of Artillery, Army of the Potomac 5th U.S. Artillery
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War Battle of Chapultepec Utah War American Civil War First Battle of Bull Run Battle of Malvern Hill Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Gettysburg Siege of Petersburg
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Henry Jackson Hunt (September 14, 1819 – February 11, 1889) was Chief of Artillery in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. Considered by his contemporaries the greatest artillery tactician and strategist of the war, he was a master of the science of gunnery and rewrote the manual on the organization and use of artillery in early modern armies. His courage and tactics affected the outcome of some of the most significant battles in the war, including Malvern Hill, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and most notably at Gettysburg, where his operational decisions regarding strategic cannon placement and conservation of ammunition for the Confederate main assault, contributed greatly to the defeat of Pickett's Charge.