He was reelected in 1878, but two days after the election he was thrown from a mule while deer hunting and broke his right leg. He then studied law but never practiced. Hampton, Wade 1752-1835 http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000140, Wade Hampton Papers. The tale of James Henry Hammond has broken into the mainstream and away from the restricting barriers set up by the Hammond family - barriers to conceal the private matters of their famous. He served in both houses of the South Carolina State Legislature . After the election, Hampton became known as the "Savior of South Carolina". Hampton was one of the original proponents, alongside Lt. Gen. Jubal A. His uncle, James Henry Hammond, was a member of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, as well as a Governor of South Carolina. Just one grandparent can lead you to many 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. After his refusal, Hampton had to campaign for his supporters not to vote for him in the gubernatorial election. Two high schools in South Carolina are named "Wade Hampton High School," one in Greenville and the other in Hampton. His uncle, James Henry Hammond, was a member of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, as well as a Governor of South Carolina. 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. Hampton family members owning plantations in Issaquena County included Wade Hampton II and his sons Wade Hampton III and Christopher Fitzsimmons Hampton. After the Peninsula Campaign, General Robert E. Lee reorganized his cavalry forces as a division under the command of J.E.B. The 1876 South Carolina gubernatorial election is thought to be the bloodiest in the history of the state. An elderly man, he had limited funds and limited means to find a new home. Wade left all of his real estate in South Carolina to his daughter Daisy, who had been his caretaker. In the Peninsula Campaign, at the Battle of Seven Pines on May 31, 1862, he was severely wounded in the foot, but remained on his horse while it was being treated, still under fire. Hampton returned to duty in time to lead a brigade at the end of the Seven Days Battles, although the brigade was not significantly engaged. Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice, and protesters began toppling Confederate monuments, statement for his library on George Floyd's death, put together a list of books on combating racism. Four generations of Auld men shared the name until last year, when Auld learned more about Hampton's racist life and legacy. He served as Governor of South Carolina from 1876 to 1879 and was elected in 1878 as a Democrat to the United States Senate. He distinguished himself in his new role at the bloody Battle of Trevilian Station, defeating Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry, and in fact, lost no cavalry battles for the remainder of the war. Wade Hampton IIIwas a Confederate States of America military officer during the American Civil War and a politician from South Carolina. At his death it was told that he was the wealthiest planter in the United States, owning 3,000 slaves. "Stonewall" Jackson time to reach the field. [1] After the War of 1812, his father had built his own fortune on land speculation in the Southeast. Wade Hampton I (1754-1835), was an army officer and United States representative from Virginia. 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. On May 23, 1862, Hampton was promoted to brigadier general, while commanding a brigade in Stonewall Jackson's division in the Army of Northern Virginia. His campaign for governor was marked by extensive violence by the Red Shirts, a paramilitary group that served the Democratic Party by disrupting elections and suppressing black and Republican voting in the state. In 1868, he became the chairman of the state Democratic Party central committee. His brigade was selected to participate in Stuart's Chambersburg Raid in October 1862, in which Hampton was briefly appointed "military governor" of the town following its surrender to the Confederate cavalry. In the 1880s he dominated politics in his native state. In 1877 Hayes ordered the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, essentially leaving freedmen to deal with whites on their own. gnalogique Dowling avec plus d'un demi-million de parents, Wade Hampton III died in Columbia, South Carolina on April 11, 1902. For the rest of the war, Hampton lost no cavalry battles. According to the 1860 Issaquena County slave schedules, the Hampton family plantations in the county were the homes to 335 slaves. Hampton returned to duty in time to fill in as leader of an infantry brigade for Stonewall Jackson at the end of the Seven Days Battles, although the brigade was not significantly engaged. He married Ann Fitzsimons on 6 March 1817, in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States. Hampton III 3 remarried on January 27, 1858 to Mary Singleton McDuffie. The map below shows the places where the ancestors of the famous person lived. He never practiced, however, instead devoting himself to the management of his familys landholdings in Mississippi and South Carolina. Wounded three times, he survived to become a military hero to the defeated South and a symbol of the supposed nobility and gallantry of the Lost Cause.. An error has occured while loading the map. The combined 10,409 acres were worked by 900 slaves. Both Hampton and Chamberlain ended up claiming to be governor until Chamberlain left the state in 1877 when federal troops, who had been keeping a modicum of public order, withdrew. Fitzsimons House on Hasel Street, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, United States, Johnston, Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, Battle of Fairfax Court House, VA June 27, 1863, US Civil War, Battle of Chantilly, VA September 1, 1862, US Civil War, American Politicians opposing adherence to Election by popular vote and State certified Electors, Santa Fe New Mexican. But given the moment that we're in, with what I hope will be a permanent transformation of our country and the world really in terms of the racism in our country and the world, I hope that people will begin to gain a better understanding of one another. It was the first of five wounds he would receive during the war. So I would just say it's an opportunity to just to try to understand the people who are our neighbors and try to make them our friends. suggested, and It only remains for a 'final choice to be made. He was 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. In the North and South trilogy by John Jakes, the character Charles Main serves with Hampton's cavalry throughout the Civil War. American politician, American Civil War, Mexican-American War, War of 1812, Confederate cavalry leader during the American Civil War, 77th Governor from South Carolina, Born on March 28, 1818 After the Peninsula Campaign, General Robert E. Lee reorganized his cavalry forces as a division under the command of J.E.B. He served as second in command to Gen. Jeb Stuart and, after Stuarts death, led the cavalry corps. Wade Hampton II (April 21, 1791 - February 10, 1858) was an American politician, plantation owner, and soldier in the War of 1812. hide caption. in 1921, but is assassinated shortly after by a member of the Freedom Party, an organization that resembles the Brown Shirts. Hampton was not present at Fredericksburg, or Chancellorsville due to being detached for raids elsewhere. To honor Hampton for his leadership in the Civil War and the "redemption" of the state from Reconstruction-era reforms, the General Assembly created Hampton County from Beaufort County in 1878. On April 6, 1814 he resigned his commission and returned to South Carolina where he acquired a large fortune with land speculating. The Life Summary of Wade. 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. Early, of the Lost Cause movement, attempting to explain away the Confederacy's loss of the war. [citation needed] These groups acted as "the military arm of the Democratic Party. Father of Wade Hampton; Thomas Jefferson Hampton; Hariet F. Hampton; Grace Hampton; John Preston Hampton and 10 others; Wade Hampton, II; Maj. Wade Hampton, IV; John Preston Hampton; Lt. Preston Hampton (CSA); Sally Hampton; Harriet Flud Hampton; George McDuffie Hampton; Mary S. "Daisy" Tucker; Alfred Hampton and Catherine Fisher Hampton less 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. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The election of the first Democrat in South Carolina since the end of the Civil War, as well as the national election of Rutherford B. Hayes as President, signified the end of Reconstruction in the South. 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. in Charleston, South Carolina, USA , United States, Died on April 11, 1902 After gaining office in the contested gubernatorial election of 1876, he served as the governor of South Carolina from 1877 to 1879. Besides surpervising operations on all his properties, he entertained the many guests who came to Wild Woods. 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. "An anti-Reconstruction historian later estimated that 150 Negroes were murdered in South Carolina during the campaign. A Hampton Park was dedicated in Charleston and another in Columbia in his honor. Hampton was reluctant to surrender, and nearly got into a personal fight with Union Brig. Supporters of Hampton were called Red Shirts and were known to practice violence. 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). Their children were: Wade Hampton IV (18401879), Thomas Preston Hampton (18431864, killed in the war), Sarah Buchanan Hampton (18451886), John Preston Hampton (18461847), and Harriet Flud Hampton (18481853). The senior Hampton was an officer of dragoons in the War of 1812, and an aide to General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. He was a strong advocate for states' rights and was a leading voice in the Lost Cause movement. The Wade Hampton Battery was one of four coastal artillery batteries and contained two 10-inch guns. He believed the official line that slavery as practiced in the American South was benign and that blacks were racially inferior to whites. Login to find your connection. She was born January 1, 1794 in Charleston and died February 26, 1833 on Millwood Plantation, Richland County, South Carolina. He was carried back to Virginia in the same ambulance as General John Bell Hood. The New York Times called this incident the "Mule Fraud", claiming it was a political trick planned by Hampton so he would not have to sign election certificates, even though the Governor of South Carolina does not sign such certificates. Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818 - April 11, 1902) was a Confederate States of America military officer during the American Civil War and politician from South Carolina.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. More broadly, the transition of the leadership of the Democratic Party from Hampton to the populist Ben Tillman represented the end of rule by genteel antebellum aristocrats in the South. 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. Dowling 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. Wade is 17 degrees from Jennifer Aniston, 12 degrees from Drew Barrymore, 16 degrees from Candice Bergen, 21 degrees from Alexandre Dumas, 15 degrees from Carrie Fisher, 29 degrees from Whitney Houston, 16 degrees from Hayley Mills, 15 degrees from Liza Minnelli, 12 degrees from Lisa Presley, 18 degrees from Kiefer Sutherland, 14 degrees from Bill Veeck and 22 degrees from Brian Nash on our single family tree. If Hampton II represented the flood tide of the planter ethos, his son, Wade Hampton III, represented the ebb tide. Hampton organized and partially financed the unit known as "Hampton's Legion", which consisted of six companies of infantry, four companies of cavalry, and one battery of artillery. Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/h/Hampton,Wade(1752-1835).html, HarpWeek. [1] Wade Hampton III was born in 1818 and grew to maturity at Millwood, inheriting the wealth and prestige of a great planter family. A statue of Confederate general and slave owner Wade Hampton III on horseback in the grounds of South Carolina State House. Please try again. Wade Hampton was born in South Carolina during 1754 and died in Columbia, South Carolina on February 4, 1835. Rhodes, a 30 year old resident born in North Carolina. Hampton appears in How Few Remain, the first novel in Harry Turtledove's Timeline-191 series, an alternate history wherein the South won the American Civil War. At the Battle of Brandy Station, the war's largest predominantly cavalry battle, Hampton was slightly wounded and his younger brother Frank, was killed. Though lacking military experience, he organized and commanded Hamptons Legion of South Carolina troops. Wade Hampton III was descended from a prominent South Carolina family. in Columbia, South Carolina, USA, This form allows you to report an error or to submit additional information about this family tree: Wade HAMPTON (1818), Copyright Wikipdia authors - This article is under licence CC BY-SA 3.0. As young Wade dismounted, he was also shot but survived.[7]. "Senator Hampton" redirects here. Skip Auld's great-grandfather was named after Wade Hampton III. In Greenville County, South Carolina, the section of U.S. Route 29 that connects Greenville to Spartanburg is called "Wade Hampton" Boulevard. There is also a fire district (Wade Hampton Fire Department) named in his honor located on the east side of Greenville that adjoins the Greenville city limits. 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.'". His earlier life was devoted to his plantation interests in South Carolina and Issaquena and Washington counties in Mississippi. 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. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick (often called "Kill-Cavalry") at the Bennett Farm. In the North and South trilogy by John Jakes, the character Charles Main serves with Hampton's cavalry throughout the Civil War. While Lee's army was bottled up in the Siege of Petersburg, in January 1865, Hampton returned to South Carolina to recruit soldiers. As was also the case in northern regiments, the elite were commissioned based on their social standing and were also expected to finance military units. Major children and living persons must directly contact the. The town of Hampton Courthouse (later shortened to Hampton) was incorporated on December 23, 1879, to serve as the county seat of Hampton County. He personally organized "Hampton's. Hampton was one of only three Southern officers to achieve the rank of Lieutenant General in the Confederate States Army without any military training. He distinguished himself further with a successful strategic victory at the bloody Battle of Trevilian Station, the war's largest all cavalry battle. After the war, Hampton found his property and wealth diminished. One of the non-resident planter families of Issaquena County during antebellum times was the Hampton family of Columbia, South Carolina. Well I don't have grandkids. In 1838, Hampton married Margaret Preston (18181852). In 1868, Hampton became the chairman of the state Democratic Party central committee, that lost to the Radical Republicans in the election. 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 A statue of Confederate general and slave owner Wade Hampton III on horseback in the grounds of South Carolina State House. Senator, from 1879 to 1891. He rose from colonel to lieutenant general and saw combat in many key battles. Stuart was killed at the Yellow Tavern. He married Sylvia J Lawrence in 1958, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. Statues of him were erected in the South Carolina State House building and in the United States Capitol. 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. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. 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. L'arbre His role in the politics of the state ceased until 1876, although he tried to help Matthew Calbraith Butler in the Union Reform campaign of 1870. While just outside of town, Hampton was confronted by a Union cavalryman pointing a rifle at him from 200 yards. Across South Carolina many towns and cities renamed streets for the revered statesman. During the American Civil War, he served in the Confederate cavalry, where he reached the rank of lieutenant general. From 1893 to 1897, Hampton served as United States Railroad Commissioner, appointed by President Grover Cleveland. For more than six months, there were two legislatures in the state, both claiming to be authentic. 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 Later in the series, in the novel American Empire: Blood and Iron, Hampton's fictional grandson Wade Hampton V appears as President of the Confederate States, assassinated in the first few months of his term by a Freedom Party stalwart. 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 . 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. 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