Leonidas W. Hunter

First Name: Leonidas
Middle Name(s): W.
Last Name: Hunter
Unit: 
Co. B, 29th Mississippi Infantry
Residence (County): 
Choctaw County, MS
Biography: 

Leonidas W. Hunter (b. ca. 1832) mustered into service with Co. B, 29th Mississippi Infantry on March 6, 1862. He was reported captured at the Battle of Lookout Mountain on November 24, 1863. He was listed as missing on December 18; no further records. The Hunter family resided in and around Choctaw County, Mississippi.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
14980 Hunter11 January 24, 1863 Leonidas W. Hunter Francis C. Hunter Womack Shelbyville, TN Choctaw County, MS

Received Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
14964 Hunter4 August 26, 1861 Henry S. Hunter Leonidas W. Hunter Knoxville, TN Choctaw County, MS

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