 1818 - 1902 (84 years)
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| Name |
Wade Hampton |
| Title |
Lt.Gen. |
| Suffix |
III |
| Born |
28 Mar 1818 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Between 1876 and 1879 |
South Carolina, USA  |
| Governor |
| Occupation |
Between 1879 and 1891 |
South Carolina, USA |
| Senator |
| Burial |
1902 |
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cem, Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA [1] |
| Buried |
1902 |
Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA [1] |
| Died |
11 Apr 1902 [1] |
| Person ID |
I906 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
24 May 2018 |
| Family |
Margaret Buchanan Frances Preston, b. 13 Jan 1818, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA , d. 27 Jun 1852, Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA (Age 34 years) |
| Married |
10 Oct 1838 [1] |
| Last Modified |
24 May 2018 |
| Family ID |
F518 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Lt.Gen. Wade Hampton III was one of three civilians who attained the rank of Lieutenant General in the Confederate Army without formal military training. He served in both houses of the South Carolina State Legislature from 1852-61, and at the Civil War's beginning he was reputed to be the largest landowner in the south. Originally opposed to Secession, he remained loyal to his home state once the war began, and organized the Hampton Legion, equipping it at his own expense. Commissioned a Colonel in the Confederate Army, he took his legion to Virginia to fight in the First Bull Run Campaign, Jul 1861, where was wounded. He was promoted to Brigadier General, May 1862, Major General in Aug 1863, and to Lieutenant General, Feb 1865. He was wounded in the cavalry battle with General George A. Custer's forces on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Jul 1863. He assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia's cavalry corps, May 1864, after the death of Major General J.E.B. Stuart. In Apr 1865 he surrendered with General Joseph E. Johnston's forces to Major General William T. Sherman at Durham, NC. He was elected Governor of South Carolina, serving from 1876-79. He was then elected as a U.S Senator from South Carolina, serving from 1879-91.
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