He was one of only three officers without previous military experience (the other two being Nathan Bedford Forrest and Richard Taylor, son of President Zachary Taylor) to achieve the rank of lieutenant general in the Confederate service. In the Gettysburg Campaign, Hampton was slightly wounded in the Battle of Brandy Station, the war's largest cavalry battle. When Wade Hampton McKinney III was born on 6 September 1925, in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, his father, Pastor Wade Hampton McKinney Jr, was 36 and his mother, Annie Ruth Berry, was 24. After the election, Hampton became known as the "Savior of South Carolina"; he was one of those Democrats elected who were called "Redeemers." Please try again. A residence hall at Hampton's alma mater, the University of South Carolina, is called the "Wade Hampton." The school merged with Willington Academy in 1986 to become Orangeburg Preparatory Schools, Inc. At his death it was told that he was the wealthiest planter in the United States, owning 3,000 slaves. Wade Hampton II was born on April 21, 1791 and died on his Issaquena County plantation on February 10, 1858. At the Battle of Seven Pines on May 31, 1862, he was severely wounded in the foot, but while still under fire, remained on his horse while the foot was treated. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. 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. For the New York State Senate member, see. Hampton campaigned to ask supporters not to vote for him in the gubernatorial election. The Hampton home Millwood was the center of South Carolina society and influence. Hampton appears in a small role in How Few Remain, the first novel in Harry Turtledove's Southern Victory Series, an alternate history in which the South wins the American Civil War. At birth, Skip Auld was named Hampton for his great-grandfather, whose namesake was Wade Hampton III, a Confederate general and slave owner. At the Battle of Brandy Station, the war's largest predominantly cavalry battle, Hampton was slightly wounded and his younger brother Frank, was killed. In Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind, Scarlett O'Hara's first husband, Charles Hamilton, serves in Hampton's regiment. The 1876 South Carolina gubernatorial election is thought to be the bloodiest in the history of the state. Username and password are case sensitive. Born on March 28, 1818, in Charleston, he graduated from South Carolina College. Hampton backed U.S. Pres. Hampton publicly decried the violence that surrounded the election, but he tacitly countenanced the widespread campaign of intimidation practiced against Blacks and white Republicans by the Red Shirts, the army of armed and often mounted Hampton supporters who accompanied him on his campaign appearances. Skip Auld's great-grandfather was named after Wade Hampton III. 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. Their children included: Wade Hampton III (born March 28, 1818 in Charleston, South Carolina, died April 11, 1902 in Columbia, South Carolina); Christopher Fitzsimmons Hampton (born August 11, 1821 on Millwood Plantation, Richland County, South Carolina, died June 8, 1886 on Linden Plantation, Washington County, Mississippi); Harriet Flud Hampton (born April 16, 1823 on Millwood Plantation, Richland County, South Carolina, died June 2, 1848 on Millwood Plantation); Catharine P. Hampton (born November 24, 1824 on Millwood Plantation, died August 10, 1916 in Columbia, South Carolina); Ann M. Hampton (born September 7, 1826 on Millwood Plantation, died May 5, 1914 in Columbia, South Carolina); Caroline Louisa Hampton (born January 25, 1828 on Millwood Plantation, died 1902 in Richland County, South Carolina); Frank Hampton (born June 19, 1829 on Millwood Plantation, died June 9, 1863 at Brandy Station, Culpeper County, Virginia); Mary Fisher Hampton (born January 13, 1833 on Millwood Plantation, died December 12, 1866, Richland County, South Carolina). 6 Wade Hampton 11110 R.E. After that, he served two terms as U.S. In the North and South trilogy by John Jakes, the character Charles Main serves with Hampton's cavalry throughout the Civil War. The Red Shirts had used violence in every county to suppress black Republican voting. Wade Hampton (1752 - February 4, 1835) was a South Carolina soldier, politician, two-term U.S. In 1836 he graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina), and was trained for the law, although he never practiced. Collection number: 871 View finding aid. Some say he merely lacked some of the flamboyance of his contemporaries, such as his eventual commander, J.E.B. 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"Hamptons triumphant cause. Username and password are case sensitive. Hampton was a natural cavalrymanbrave, audacious, and already a superb horseman. He served again in Congress from 1803 to 1805. Hampton was not present at Fredericksburg, or Chancellorsville due to being detached for raids elsewhere. Stuart was killed at the Yellow Tavern. In it, Hampton prepares to lead a coup against Confederate States President James Longstreet after Longstreet announces plans to end slavery. The commissioners of those counties then reported voting fraud, calling the election results into question again. Hampton was one of only three Southern officers to achieve the rank of Lieutenant General in the Confederate States Army without any military training. It was because of her skin reaction to surgical sterilization chemicals that Halsted invented the surgical glove the previous year. [citation needed] Several weeks later, his right leg was amputated due to complications arising from this injury. Across South Carolina, many towns and cities renamed streets for him. If Hampton II represented the flood tide of the planter ethos, his son, Wade Hampton III, represented the ebb tide. Linked to: Timothy Michael Dowling, Spouse of 12th cousin 5x removed An equestrian statue by Frederick W. Ruckstull was erected on the grounds of the South Carolina State House in 1906. In October 1864, near Petersburg, Virginia, Hampton sent his son, T. Preston Hampton, a lieutenant serving as one of his aides, to deliver a message. A Hampton Park was dedicated in Charleston and another in Columbia in his honor. In reply to: Descendants for Wade Hampton II 9/01/98 Wade HamptonIII (m.Margaret Preston) .Sally (m.Col.John Haskell,moth.M.Preston) .Wade (moth.M.Preston) .Preston (moth.M.Preston) .George (moth.Mary McDuffie) .Mary (Moth.Mary Mcduffie) .Alfred (moth.Mary Mcduffie) .Harriet (b.1848,d.1853,moth.M.Preston) Does anyone know about wadeIII's, wade? 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). Some accounts credit him with killing as many as 80 bears. He came from a wealthy planter family, and shortly before the war he was one of the largest slaveholders in the Southeast as well as a state legislator. In Greenville County, South Carolina, the section of U.S. Route 29 that connects Greenville to Spartanburg is called "Wade Hampton" Boulevard. Hampton died in Columbia and is buried there in Trinity Cathedral Churchyard. Before traveling 200 yards, they came across Preston lying on the ground; he was fatally wounded and soon died. Wade Hampton II was born April 21, 1791 and died on February 10, 1858 on Walnut Ridge plantation in Issaquena County. 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. 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. He received private instruction and graduated from the South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia in 1836. Immediately thereafter, Hampton's brigade participated in Stuart's raid in Pennsylvania, swinging around the Union army and losing contact with Lee. He was the United States railroad commissioner from 1893 to 1897. as Preston Hampton, Mary Hampton, Sally Preston Hampton, Sarah Buchanan Hampton, John Preston Hampton, Harriet Flud Hampton, George Mcduf Wade Hampton, Anne Hampton (born Fitzsimmons), ton, Harriet Flud Hampton, Catherine Pritchard Hampton, Ann M Hampton, Caroline Louisa Hampton, Francis (Frank) Hampton, Mary Fisher Hampton, Margaret Buchanan Frances Hampton (born Preston). [citation needed] These groups acted as "the military arm of the Democratic Party. He grew up in a wealthy family, he was known in his youth for being an avid bear hunter, killing as many as 80 bears. He strongly resented the use of black troops as part of the Federal government's occupying force in South Carolina. From 1893 to 1897, Hampton served as United States Railroad Commissioner, appointed by President Grover Cleveland. View Site Eventually, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that Hampton was the winner of the election, the first Democratic governor in South Carolina since the end of the Civil War. [11], Hampton opposed the Radical Republicans' Reconstruction policies in the South, primarily African Americans being allowed to vote and participate in politics. Nous sommes tous 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. Donate. 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