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. Some accounts credit him with killing as many as 80 bears. [17] Congressional representatives voted to retain the statues.[18]. He had developed the surgical glove to try to protect Caroline's skin from the harsh surgical sterilization chemicals.[15]. He was the fourth Hampton Auld in his family. Both parties claimed victory. 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. He and his second wife paid annual visits to the Mississippi plantations. [2] The youth was known for taking hunting trips alone into the woods, hunting American black bears with only a knife. [1] The younger man also became active in Democratic state politics. In addition, he owned Bayou Place, which when expanded into Richland, embraced 2,729 acres; Otterbourne, 1,354 acres; Walnut Ridge, 2,529 acres; and Bear Gardens, 2,962 acres. Senator. Reconstruction ended after Wade Hampton III, a Confederate general and Democrat, was elected Governor of South Carolina in 1876 through broad intimidation efforts. Other insurgent groups rapidly formed to replace the KKK. 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. 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 He was carried back to Virginia in the same ambulance as General John Bell Hood. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out, Mar 28 1818 - Charleston, South Carolina, USA, Apr 11 1902 - Columbia, South Carolina, USA, rriet Flud Hampton, Catherine M Hampton, Ann M Hampton, Carolone Louisa Hampton, Frank Hampton, Mary Fisher Hampton, Hampton. She was born January 1, 1794 in Charleston and died February 26, 1833 on Millwood Plantation, Richland County, South Carolina. [8] Hampton supported Matthew Calbraith Butler in the Union Reform campaign of 1870. At birth, Skip Auld was named Hampton for his great-grandfather, whose namesake was Wade Hampton III,. contains thousands of pictures and GeneaStars. Some Colonel Laurence S. Baker assumed command of Hampton's Brigade after the injury. After his return to Richmond, he fought at Nance's Shop, and was given command of the Cavalry Corps on August 11, 1864. Relationship with Timothy Michael Dowling (Sosa/Ahnentafel #1), Relationship with Margaret Buchanan Frances Preston (spouse), Browse using this individual as Sosa/Ahnentafel #1, , born 13January1818 - Abingdon, Washington Co., VA, deceased 27January1852 - Columbia, Richland Co., SC aged 34years old, Sources: Dowling Family Tree - Tim Dowling - rootsweb, 2001-2015 - - electronic - I328425, Marriage (with Margaret Buchanan Frances Preston), Conscription - Lt. Gen., Confederate Army, Elected - United States Senator from South Carolina, List of all individuals in the family tree, {{ 'gw_downgraded_access_back_to_max'|translate }}, Born 28March1818 - Charleston, Berkeley Co., SC, Deceased 11April1902 - Columbia, Richland Co., SC, Wade Hampton III [0 E. Ham, 1 January 1877, HFP. 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.'". After the Peninsula Campaign, General Robert E. Lee reorganized his cavalry forces as a division under the command of J.E.B. Stuart, age 30. 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. 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." Wade Hampton died in Columbia in 1902. 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Dowling contient des milliers de photos et GeneaStars. Enter a grandparent's name. Supporters of Hampton were called Red Shirts and were known to practice violence. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. --- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, {{ mediasCtrl.getTitle(media, true) }} The Civil War: A Narrative. Thomas Preston died from his wound. 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. And he was born that year: 1876. Hampton, a Democrat, ran against Radical Republican incumbent governor Daniel Henry Chamberlain in Charleston. Hampton backed U.S. Pres. . 1 of 16. Wade Hampton III inherited a sound physique and a love for the outdoors from his father and grandfather. His library at Greenville, S. C., contains ten or twelve thousand volumes, including about fifteen hundred on American history. His wounds from Gettysburg were slow in healing, so he did not actually return to duty until November. He strongly resented the use of black troops as part of the Federal government's occupying force in South Carolina. After that, he served two terms as United States Senator, from 1879 to 1891. Wade Hampton Biography http://elections.harpweek.com/2biographies//bio-1872-Full.asp?UniqueID=16&Year=1872, Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, edited by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske. Lee, typescript, 21 July 1866, HFP. Agnes Douglas , Alexander Livingston, Margaret Elizabeth Mosby , James Wade. Across South Carolina many towns and cities renamed streets for the revered statesman. He was a hereditary member of the South Carolina Society of the Cincinnati. An equestrian statue by Frederick W. Ruckstull was erected on the grounds of the South Carolina State House in 1906. A statue of Confederate general and slave owner Wade Hampton III on horseback in the grounds of South Carolina State House. 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. 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. This family owned a vast tract of land in the northern part of the county near the Turnbull family estates. For over six months, there were two legislatures in the state, both claiming to be authentic. His grandson Wade Hampton III, was a Confederate Lieutenant General in the Civil War, the 77th Governor of South Carolina and a U.S. We are all related! He served as second in command to Gen. Jeb Stuart and, after Stuarts death, led the cavalry corps. [citation needed], He was elected to the South Carolina General Assembly in 1852 and served as a state Senator from 1858 to 1861. Hampton was reluctant to surrender, and nearly got into a personal fight with Union Brig. He devoted himself, instead, to the management of his great plantations in South Carolina and Mississippi, and took part in state politics. Columbia, S. April 12. 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. 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. After the election, Hampton became known as the "Savior of South Carolina". He believed the official line that slavery as practiced in the American South was benign and that blacks were racially inferior to whites. 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). He bacame lieutenant of the dragoons in 1811, and was acting inspector-general and aide to General Andrew Jackson at New Orleans during 1815. His many slaves were freed. {{ media.date_translated }}, {{ asCtrl.bannerRights.content|translate }}, The Geneanet family trees are powered by Geneweb 7.0. But he was able to attract loyal, devoted companions from aristocrat to slave who would "cling to him," through triumphs and tragedies. He was re-elected in 1878; the Red Shirts gave support but less violence was required. Foote, Shelby. According to the 1860 Issaquena County slave schedules, the Hampton family plantations in the county were the homes to 335 slaves. Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) was a South Carolina plantation owner and politician who served as a Confederate general during the Civil War (1861-65). 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. 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. In the 1880s he dominated politics in his native state. During the Battle of Chancellorsville, Hampton's brigade was stationed south of the James River, so saw no action. 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. After the Peninsula Campaign, General Robert E. Lee reorganized his cavalry forces as a division under the command of J.E.B. 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. There were 177 slaves on the plantation. He resigned from the governorship to serve two terms in the Senate, until 1891. 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. An elderly man, he had limited funds and limited means to find a new home. 6 Wade Hampton 11110 R.E. 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. Login to find your connection. 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. For the New York State Senate member, see. 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. Husband of Margaret Hampton; Frances "Fanny" Cosgrave; Margaret Buchanan Frances Hampton and Mary Singleton Hampton After that, he served two terms as U.S. Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) was a Confederate general, South Carolina governor, and U.S. senator. 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. At birth, Skip Auld was named Hampton for his great-grandfather, whose namesake was Wade Hampton III, a Confederate general and slave owner. Biography https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msissaq2/heath1.html, Issaquena County Genealogy and History, The 1860 Federal Census Schedule 2 https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msissaq2/slave60.html, Issaquena County Genealogy and History, The 1860 Federal Census Page 5 https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msissaq2/census60c.html, Back to the Issaquena Genealogy and History Project, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000140, http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/h/Hampton,Wade(1752-1835).html, http://elections.harpweek.com/2biographies//bio-1872-Full.asp?UniqueID=16&Year=1872, http://www.famousamericans.net/wadehampton/, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msissaq2/heath1.html, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msissaq2/slave60.html, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msissaq2/census60c.html. During the American Civil War, he served in the Confederate cavalry, where he reached the rank of lieutenant general. After Hampton's father died in 1858, the son inherited his vast fortune, his plantations, and his slaves. Hampton was reluctant to surrender, and nearly got into a personal fight with Union Brig. In accordance with the legal provisions, you can ask for the removal of your name and the name of your minor children. Across South Carolina many towns and cities renamed streets for the revered statesman. gnalogique Dowling avec plus d'un demi-million de parents, At the Battle of Brandy Station, the war's largest predominantly cavalry battle, Hampton was slightly wounded and his younger brother Frank, was killed. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. . Together with Lt. Gen. Jubal A. One of the non-resident planter families of Issaquena County during antebellum times was the Hampton family of Columbia, South Carolina. suggested, and It only remains for a 'final choice to be made. in Hampton Family Pape':'S. South Caroliniana Library, University of South Car . 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