He helped raise money for legal defense funds after the Federal government started to enforce anti-Klan legislation of 1870 and 1871 to suppress the violence of its members against freedmen and white Republicans. Their children were: Wade Hampton IV (1840-1879), Thomas Preston Hampton (1843-1864, killed in the war), Sarah Buchanan Hampton (1845-1886), John Preston Hampton (1846-1847), and Harriet Flud Hampton (1848-1853). In a column for the Capital Gazette published on June 10, he said he "understood that four generations of Hampton Aulds began with a defeated Confederate soldier's pride in his general and glorification of what became known as the Lost Cause.'". At least eight municipalities in South Carolina have a street named "Wade Hampton" (Beaufort, Charleston, Duncan, Greenville, Greer, Hampton, Taylors, Walterboro) and in approximately 47 towns of South Carolina are streets named "Hampton." The 1876 South Carolina gubernatorial election is thought to be the bloodiest in the history of the state. Supporters of Hampton were called Red Shirts and were known to practice violence. Hampton was a natural cavalrymanbrave, audacious, and already a superb horseman. discoveries. [citation needed] These groups acted as "the military arm of the Democratic Party. In 1838, Hampton married Margaret Preston (18181852). Leading his people out of Reconstruction was - in my opinion - Wade Hamptons providential purpose, and certainly his greatest achievement. We are all related! In the North and South trilogy by John Jakes, the character Charles Main serves with Hampton's cavalry throughout the Civil War. aged 84years old. Hampton, a Democrat, ran against Republican incumbent governor Daniel Henry Chamberlain. He was the son of General Wade Hampton (1752-1835) and Harriet Flud of South Carolina. Wade Hampton III [0 E. Ham, 1 January 1877, HFP. Hampton was one of the original proponents, alongside Lt. Gen. Jubal A. In November 1862, he captured 137 men of the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry at Hartwood Presbyterian Church.[6]. Born on March 28, 1818, in Charleston, he graduated from South Carolina College. After gaining office in the contested gubernatorial election of 1876, he served as the governor of South Carolina from 1877 to 1879. He graduated from South Carolina College (present-day the . Hampton was offered the nomination for governor in 1865, but refused because he believed Northerners would be suspicious of a former Confederate general seeking political office only months after the end of the Civil War. In 1899, his home in Columbia, South Carolina, was destroyed by fire. Other insurgent groups rapidly formed to replace the KKK. ampton, Harriet Flud Hampton, Catherine M. 'kate' Hampton, Ann M. Hampton, Caroline Louisa Hampton, Frank Hampton, Mary Fisher lly Preston Haskell (born Hampton), Harriet Flud Hampton, George Mcduffie Hampton, Mary Singleton 'daisy' Tucker (born Hampton) Wade Hampton, Ann Hampton (born Fitzsimmons), Hampton, Harriet Flud Hampton, Catherine Pritchard Hampton, Ann M. Hampton, Caroline Louisa Hampton, Col. Frank Hampton, Mary Fisher Hampton, Wade Hampton, Thomas Preston Hampton, Sarah "sally" Haskell (born Hampton), Harriet Flud Hampton, spec ial memorial service in honor of the memory of General. He was promoted to lieutenant general on February 14, 1865, but eventually surrendered to the Union along with General Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Tennessee at Bennett Place in Durham, North Carolina. Hampton was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the eldest son of Wade Hampton II (17911858), known as "Colonel Wade Hampton", one of the wealthiest planters in the South (and the owner of the largest number of slaves), an officer of dragoons in the War of 1812, and an aide to General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. General Wade Hampton III led the Second American Revolution in South Carolina in 1876, one hundred years after the first American Revolution in which his grandfather participated. After his refusal, Hampton had to campaign for his supporters not to vote for him in the gubernatorial election. He strongly resented the use of black troops as part of the Federal government's occupying force in South Carolina. He was the most revered man in the history of South Carolina, and yet he died an old man in near poverty. He served during the American Revolution and was a member of Congress from 1795-1797 and a presidential elector in 1801. Columbia, S. April 12. The combined 10,409 acres were worked by 900 slaves. Hampton is mentioned in Chapter 14, Section V of Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee, when Jean Louise's Uncle Jack is trying to get her to understand her father Atticus's actions regarding the citizens' committee after the Brown v Board of Education 1954 Supreme Court decision. HAMPTON, Wade, (grandson of Wade Hampton [1752-1835]), a Senator from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., March 28, 1818; received private instruction, graduated from the South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia in 1836; studied law but never practiced; planter; member, State house of representatives 1852-1856; member, State senate 1858-1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, raising and commanding "Hampton's Legion"; three times wounded; made brigadier general in 1862, major general in 1863, and lieutenant general in 1865; Governor of South Carolina 1876-1879; elected in 1878 as a Democrat to the United States Senate; reelected in 1884 and served from March 4, 1879, until March 3, 1891; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; United States railroad commissioner 1893-1897; died in Columbia, S.C., April 11, 1902; interment in Trinity Cathedral Churchyard. Both parties claimed victory. While Lee's army was bottled up in the Siege of Petersburg, in January 1865, Hampton returned to South Carolina to recruit additional soldiers. Wade Hampton IIIwas a Confederate States of America military officer during the American Civil War and a politician from South Carolina. [8] Hampton supported Matthew Calbraith Butler in the Union Reform campaign of 1870. ", "I actually pulled my car over, took the CD back to the beginning of the track and listened to it a second time," Auld, 68, tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly. In the film version of Gone With The Wind, the letter sent to Scarlett advising her of Charles' death is shown to be signed by Hampton. Hampton grew up in a wealthy family, receiving private instruction. Rhodes, a 30 year old resident born in North Carolina. The 2021 independent film Hampton's Legion presents details of Hampton's military activity during the American Civil War. He was a member of the Hampton family, whose influence was strong in South Carolina politics and social circles for nearly 100 years. He never practiced, however, instead devoting himself to the management of his familys landholdings in Mississippi and South Carolina. However, while the Republicans were firmly in control of the state, from 1868 to 1876, he devoted himself primarily to attempting to restore his greatly depleted fortune. He was the scion of the politically important Hampton family, which was influential in state politics almost into the 20th century. Across South Carolina many towns and cities renamed streets for the revered statesman. In 1964, Wade Hampton Academy was charted in Orangeburg; the school later merged with Willington Academy in 1986 to become Orangeburg Preparatory Schools, Inc.Statues of Governor Hampton have been erected at both the South Carolina Capitol and the US Capitol. In 1876 he campaigned vigorously as the Democratic candidate for governor, becoming the most prominent representative of the partys then dominant conservative aristocratic (Bourbon) faction. The boy was the grandson of Wade Hampton (17541835), lieutenant colonel of cavalry in the American War of Independence, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and brigadier general in the War of 1812. He received private instruction and graduated from the South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia in 1836. He possessed a native reserve that some would mistake for arrogance. He was elected to the South Carolina General Assembly in 1852 and served as a state Senator from 1858 to 1861. Hampton charged the trooper before he could fire his rifle, but another trooper blindsided Hampton with a saber cut to the back of his head. Wade HamptonHampton was offered the nomination for governor in 1865, but refused because he felt that those in the North would be suspicious of a former Confederate general seeking political office only months after the end of the Civil War. In South Carolina and other states, groups of men calling themselves "rifle clubs" formed to act as vigilantes in the years after the war. She was born January 1, 1794 in Charleston and died February 26, 1833 on Millwood Plantation, Richland County, South Carolina. He was wounded the first of five times during the war when he led a charge against a federal artillery position, and a bullet creased his forehead. ary Hampton, Sally Hampton, Sarah Buchanan Hampton, John Preston Hampton, Harriet Flud Hampton, George Mcduffie Hampton, Mary Singleton H Wade (Col) Hampton, Ann Hampton (born Fitzsimons). In Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind, Scarlet O'Hara's first husband, Charles Hamilton, serves in Hampton's regiment, dying of measles only seven weeks later. Historic Columbia collection. Categories: National Statuary Hall Collection, Washington, DC | Charleston, South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina | Confederate Army, United States Civil War | Confederate States Army Generals, United States Civil War | US Senators from South Carolina | South Carolina Governors | South Carolina, Notables | Notables, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. It was the first of five wounds he would receive during the war. [1], Final resting place in Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina.[2]. Stuart was killed at the Yellow Tavern. He distinguished himself further with a successful strategic victory at the bloody Battle of Trevilian Station, the war's largest all cavalry battle. Early, Hampton became a proponent of the Lost Cause movement. To honor Hampton for his leadership in the Civil War and the redemption of the state, the General Assembly created Hampton County from Beaufort County in 1878. The town of Hampton Courthouse (later shortened to Hampton) was incorporated on December 23, 1879, to serve as the county seat of Hampton County. During the winter of 186162, Hampton's Legion was assigned to the command of Gustavus W. Smith. Son McDuffie received three silver racing cups and the remainder of his silver was divided among the three children. It was because of her skin reaction to surgical sterilization chemicals that Halsted invented the surgical glove the previous year. [citation needed], During the Civil War, Hampton served in the Confederate army, resigning from the South Carolina Senate to enlist as a private in the South Carolina Militia. He received two more saber cuts to the front of his head, but continued fighting until he was wounded again with a piece of shrapnel to the hip. Hampton was reluctant to surrender, and nearly got into a personal fight with Union Brig. There is a Hampton Park in Charleston and a Hampton Park in Columbia named after Hampton. Some accounts credit him with killing as many as 80 bears. His earlier life was devoted to his plantation interests in South Carolina and Issaquena and Washington counties in Mississippi. He personally paid for all the weapons for the Legion. On May 23, 1862, Hampton was promoted to brigadier general. In Greenville County, South Carolina, the section of U.S. Route 29 that connects the city of Greenville to Spartanburg is called Wade Hampton Boulevard. Vol. Hampton backed U.S. Pres. Guaranteed fast black. . CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. in Charleston, South Carolina, USA , United States, Died on April 11, 1902 Wade Hampton II was born April 21, 1791 and died on February 10, 1858 on Walnut Ridge plantation in Issaquena County. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. He became a lieutenant of the dragoons in 1811, and was acting inspector general and aide to . president of Confederate States of America. His many slaves were freed. I didn't initially intend this to be any sort of grand statement of any sort. Smith's division accompanied the rest of Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Northern Virginia down the Virginia Peninsula to aid in the Siege of Yorktown (1862) before Johnston withdrew to Richmond. After the death of his father in 1835, he was manager of the vast estates. To honor Hampton for his leadership in the Civil War and the redemption of the state, the General Assembly created Hampton County from Beaufort County in 1878. The map below shows the places where the ancestors of the famous person lived. Wade Hampton III was a Confederate general, U.S. senator and governor of South Carolina. "I thought, 'I need to go home and check on when my great-grandfather was born,' because he was the first Hampton Auld. Hampton was a leading fighter against Radical Republican Reconstruction policies in the South, and re-entered South Carolina politics in 1876 as the first southern gubernatorial candidate to run on a platform in opposition to Reconstruction. Hampton's first combat came at the First Battle of Manassas, where he deployed his Legion at a decisive moment, reinforcing a Confederate line that was retreating from Buck Hill, giving the brigade of Thomas J. Jackson time to reach the field and make a defensive stand. He was a well known planter and member of the South Carolina state house of representatives from 1852 to 1856 and a member of the state senate from 1858 to 1861. Dowling He served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, raising and commanding Hampton's Legion. Geneastars | Facebook. In the Gettysburg Campaign, Hampton was slightly wounded in the Battle of Brandy Station, the war's largest cavalry battle. contains thousands of pictures and GeneaStars. 1, Fort Sumter to Perryville. At least eight municipalities in South Carolina have a street named "Wade Hampton" (Beaufort, Charleston, Duncan, Greenville, Greer, Hampton, Taylors, Walterboro) and in approximately 47 towns of South Carolina are streets named "Hampton." Hampton III 3 remarried on January 27, 1858 to Mary Singleton McDuffie. In 1877 Hayes ordered the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, essentially leaving freedmen to deal with whites on their own. The national election of Rutherford B. Hayes as President was settled by a compromise among Democrats, by which the national party agreed to end formally the Reconstruction era. Despite his lack of military experience and his relatively advanced age of 42, Hampton was a natural cavalrymanbrave, audacious, and a superb horseman. His grandson Wade Hampton III, was a Confederate Lieutenant General in the Civil War, the 77th Governor of South Carolina and a U.S. Senator. He then studied law but never practiced. He was a strong advocate for states' rights and was a leading voice in the Lost Cause movement. After the war, Hampton found his property and wealth diminished. Hampton's brigade was left in Richmond to keep eyes on McClellan's withdrawal from the Peninsula, while the rest of the army participated in the Northern Virginia Campaign. Two high schools in South Carolina are named Wade Hampton High School: in Greenville and in Varnville. During the winter of 1862, around the Battle of Fredericksburg, Hampton led a series of cavalry raids behind enemy lines and captured numerous prisoners and supplies without suffering any casualties, earning a commendation from General Lee. Collection number: 871 View finding aid. Updates? Wrong username or password. During World War II, the SS Wade Hampton, a Liberty ship named in honor of the general, was sunk off the coast of Greenland by a German U-boat. Linked to: Timothy Michael Dowling, Spouse of 12th cousin 5x removed The commissioners of those counties then reported voting fraud, calling the election results into question again. Early life and education [ edit] From 1893 to 1897, Hampton served as United States Railroad Commissioner, appointed by President Grover Cleveland. In 1964, Wade Hampton Academy was started in Orangeburg, considered a segregation academy. On April 6, 1814 he resigned his commission and returned to South Carolina where he acquired a large fortune with land speculating. After his return to Richmond, he fought at Nance's Shop, and was given command of the Cavalry Corps on August 11, 1864. Hampton escorted Lee's withdrawal to Richmond, fighting at North Anna and Haw's Shop before being detached from Lee's army to deal with Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry destroying railroad in central Virginia. For more than six months, there were two legislatures in the state, both claiming to be authentic. In September, Hampton conducted what became known as the "Beefsteak Raid", where his troopers captured over 2400 head of cattle and over 300 prisoners behind enemy lines. Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818 April 11, 1902) was a Confederate cavalry leader during the American Civil War and afterward a politician from South Carolina, serving as its 77th Governor and as a U.S. ", That's when the CEO of the Anne Arundel County Public Library in Maryland changed his first name from Hampton to Charles his father's middle name writing on the petition that he didn't like the idea of being named after a "terrorist.". Abstract: Antebellum business correspondence and antebellum and Civil War family correspondence of three generations of Wade Hamptons: Wade Hampton I (175421835), army officer and U.S. representative from Virginia; Wade Hampton II (1791-1858); and Wade Hampton III (1818-1902), Confederate Army officer and governor and . He originally decided to keep the decision to himself and his family one sister supported the decision, another one did not. Statues of him were erected in the South Carolina State House building and in the United States Capitol. 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