. Both parties claimed victory. 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. Hampton first saw combat in July 1861, at the First Battle of Bull Run, where he deployed his Legion at a decisive moment, giving the brigade of Thomas J. He was elected Governor, serving 1876 to 1879. In 1876, an estimated 20,000 men in South Carolina were members of rifle clubs in the state. Over his strong protests, a group of friends raised enough funds to build him one. Hampton was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the eldest son of Wade Hampton II (1791-1858), 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. 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." In 1858, Hampton III married Mary Singleton McDuffie (18301874). General Wade Hampton I died in 1835, leaving an estate valued at $1,641.065 dollars. 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. Statues of him were erected in the South Carolina State House building and the United States Capitol. in Charleston, South Carolina, USA , United States, Died on April 11, 1902 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. 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. [citation needed] Several weeks later, his right leg was amputated due to complications arising from this injury. Also explored are the ways in which the Hampton-Preston family and its contemporariesespecially diarist Mary Boykin Chesnutcontributed to the Lost Cause, a movement begun . Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). 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. After his return to Richmond, he fought at Nance's Shop, and was given command of the Cavalry Corps on August 11, 1864. 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. A residence hall at Hampton's alma mater, the University of South Carolina, is called the "Wade Hampton." A statue of Confederate general and slave owner Wade Hampton III on horseback in the grounds of South Carolina State House. He was the son of General Wade Hampton (1752-1835) and Harriet Flud of South Carolina. He re-entered South Carolina politics in 1876, running in opposition to those policies. When the South seceded, Hampton gave unstintingly of himself and his fortune to the Confederacy. In 1861, he resigned from the senate and organized and partially financed the unit known as "Hampton's Legion". He married Ann Fitzsimmons on March 6, 1817 in Charleston, South Carolina (daughter of Christopher Fitzsimons and Catharine Pritchard). Born on March 28, 1818, in Charleston, he graduated from South Carolina College. He also studied law, was a planter and owner of Millwood Plantation, and directed two railroads: South [] His home in Columbia, South Carolina was famous for its beauty and elegance. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. 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.. Held in November, the gubernatorial election is said to have been the most corrupt in South Carolina history and was characterized by polling-place intimidation and violence as well as ballot rigging, stealing, and stuffing. Son of Col. Wade Hampton, II and Ann Hampton 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. His many slaves were freed. Senator. 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. The town of Hampton Courthouse, later shortened to Hampton, was incorporated on December 23, 1879, to serve as the county seat of Hampton County. Their children were: George McDuffie Hampton (18591917), Mary Singleton "Daisy" Hampton (18611934), Alfred Hampton (18631942), and Catherine Fisher Hampton (born and died 1867), In 1890, Hampton's niece Caroline, an operating room nurse, married William Halsted, later known as the "father of American surgery" for his contributions. 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. ", 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.". Agnes Douglas , Alexander Livingston, Margaret Elizabeth Mosby , James Wade. The historic Hampton Heights neighborhood in Spartanburg is named after him. Hampton campaigned to ask supporters not to vote for him in the gubernatorial election. "Hamptons triumphant cause. 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. 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. He originally decided to keep the decision to himself and his family one sister supported the decision, another one did not. He was a member of the Hampton family, whose influence was strong in South Carolina politics and social circles for nearly 100 years. 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 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. Hampton served as a commissioner of Pacific Railways from 1893 to 1897 before retiring to Columbia, South Carolina. contient des milliers de photos et GeneaStars. Of officers without previous military experience, he was one of three to achieve the rank of lieutenant general, the others being Nathan Bedford Forrest and Richard Taylor. "Stonewall" Jackson time to reach the field. 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. An equestrian statue by Frederick W. Ruckstull was erected on the grounds of the South Carolina State House in 1906. The governor of South Carolina insisted that Hampton accept a colonel's commission.[4]. 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. Hampton died in Columbia and is buried there in Trinity Cathedral Churchyard. When Wade Hampton II was born on 21 April 1791, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Gen Wade Hampton I, was 39 and his mother, Harriet Flud, was 23. For more than six months, there were two legislatures in the state, both claiming to be authentic. A residence hall at Hampton's alma mater, the University of South Carolina, is called the "Wade Hampton." 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). 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. He was re-elected in 1878; the Red Shirts gave support but less violence was required. Stuart was killed at the Yellow Tavern. 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. He had four younger sisters. "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 born in Charleston, South Carolina, the eldest son of Wade Hampton II (1791-1858), 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. He was a colonel in the United States army in 1808, and was promoted to brigadier-general during 1809 while stationed in New Orleans. In November 1862, he captured 137 men of the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry at Hartwood Presbyterian Church.[6]. Please try again. 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. The Republican incumbent, Daniel Henry Chamberlain, was initially declared the winner, but a second count of the votes, including previously ignored ballots from Laurens and Edgefield counties, showed Hampton to be the winner. 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. 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While Lee's army was bottled up in the Siege of Petersburg, in January 1865, Hampton returned to South Carolina to recruit additional soldiers. discoveries. His grandson Wade Hampton III, was a Confederate Lieutenant General in the Civil War, the 77th Governor of South Carolina and a U.S. The Life Summary of Wade. [1] After the War of 1812, his father had built his own fortune on land speculation in the Southeast. As it was fashionable (according to Mitchell) to name baby boys after their fathers' commanding officers, Scarlett's son by Charles is therefore named Wade Hampton Hamilton. In 1850 Wild Woods alone produced 5,000 bushels of corn and 453 bales of cotton. (ien. Hampton, a Democrat, ran against Republican incumbent governor Daniel Henry Chamberlain. He was the scion of the politically important Hampton family, which was influential in state politics almost into the 20th century. A Hampton Park was dedicated in Charleston and another in Columbia in his honor. 6 Wade Hampton 11110 R.E. He served in both houses of the South Carolina State Legislature . 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. An artillery battery was named after Wade Hampton at Fort Crockett, built on Galveston Island, Texas. [14] John L. M. Irby won the seat in the state elections of 1890. The Hampton home Millwood was the center of South Carolina society and influence. Hampton backed U.S. Pres. Of officers without previous military experience, he was one of three to achieve the rank of Lieutenant General in the Confederate States Army. It wasn't a part of family lore, he says, and he always went by his nickname, Skip. The Civil War: A Narrative. 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. l*aMea Away at a Itlpe Old A-c. 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. Back to Top Scope and Content 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. [11] Two days later, he was thrown from a mule while deer hunting and broke his right leg. Stuart, who selected Hampton as his senior subordinate, to command one of two cavalry brigades. 1 of 16. From 1893 to 1897, Hampton served as United States Railroad Commissioner, appointed by President Grover Cleveland. [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. The 1876 South Carolina gubernatorial election is thought to be the bloodiest in the history of the state. In Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind, Scarlett O'Hara's first husband, Charles Hamilton, serves in Hampton's regiment. Epics/Getty Images New York: Random House, 1958. According to the 1860 Issaquena County slave schedules, the Hampton family plantations in the county were the homes to 335 slaves. She was born January 1, 1794 in Charleston and died February 26, 1833 on Millwood Plantation, Richland County, South Carolina. A bullet creased Hampton's forehead when he led a charge against a Union artillery position. A highly successful plantation owner in South Carolina, he carried on the family legacy of business and wealth forged by his grandfather, Wade Hampton I, who was a Revolutionary War Army officer, a United States Congressman, and a United States Army General during the War of 1812. contient des milliers de photos et GeneaStars. We are all related! Congress that was led by Radical Republicans who usurped their authority and ignored the Constitution . His brigade then participated in Stuart's wild adventure to the northeast, swinging around the Union army and losing contact with Lee. He rose from colonel to lieutenant general and saw combat in many key battles. Although his views were conservative concerning the issues of secession and slavery, and he had opposed the division of the Union as a legislator, at the start of the Civil War, Hampton was loyal to his home state. He devoted himself, instead, to the management of his great plantations in South Carolina and Mississippi, and took part in state politics. He served as Governor of South Carolina from 1876 to 1879 and was elected in 1878 as a Democrat to the United States Senate. Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith Despite refusing to announce his candidacy for the Senate, Hampton was elected to the United States Senate by the General Assembly on the same day as the amputation of his leg. He was reelected in 1884 and served from March 4, 1879 until March 3, 1891. Awarded with the Confederate Medal of Honor by the Sons of Confederate Medal of Honor. He married Sylvia J Lawrence in 1958, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. Though lacking military experience, he organized and commanded Hamptons Legion of South Carolina troops. 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. He resigned from the Senate and enlisted as a private in the South Carolina Militia; however, the governor of South Carolina insisted that Hampton accept a colonel's commission, even though he had no military experience at all. He was the most revered man in the history of South Carolina, and yet he died an old man in near poverty. Wade Hampton III was descended from a prominent South Carolina family. Due to their crude reputation and hopes of alleviating Union suspicion, Hampton used Grace Piexotto's "The Big Brick House", a prominent brothel located at 11 Fulton Street, to assure complete privacy for the Red Shirts' meeting ground, which was mainly served as campaign headquarters (Jones 2006: 22-23). He served again in Congress from 1803 to 1805. Guaranteed fast black. 1 of 16. 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. [citation needed]. The Wade Hampton Battery was one of four coastal artillery batteries and contained two 10-inch guns. Hampton was one of only three Southern officers to achieve the rank of Lieutenant General in the Confederate States Army without any military training. Favorites. He was not known to have active involvement within the organization. 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. Enter a grandparent's name. It is also evident that a daughter and sister, Mary Fisher Hampton lived on the Mississippi plantations. Andrew Johnsons plans for Reconstruction and sought reconciliation between North and South, but, with the imposition of Radical Reconstruction policies, he took the lead in South Carolina in the fight to restore white supremacy. Wade Hampton III was a Confederate general, U.S. senator and governor of South Carolina. [3], In 1836 Hampton graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina), and was trained for the law, although he never practiced. On May 23, 1862, Hampton was promoted to brigadier general. Despite refusing to announce his candidacy for the Senate, Hampton was elected to the United States Senate by the General Assembly on the same day his leg was amputated. 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. The first Wade Hampton grew up on the Tyger River in what is now Spartanburg County, just east of Greer, across the river from the current Tab's Flea Market. In South Carolina and other states, groups of men calling themselves "rifle clubs" formed to act as vigilantes in the years after the war. 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. Hampton, Wade 1752-1835 http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000140, Wade Hampton Papers. Eventually, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Hampton was the winner of the election. Two high schools in South Carolina are named "Wade Hampton High School," one in Greenville and the other in Hampton. Wade Hampton III [0 E. Ham, 1 January 1877, HFP. For the rest of the war, Hampton lost no cavalry battles. 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. Wade Hampton II (April 21, 1791 - February 10, 1858) was an American politician, plantation owner, and soldier in the War of 1812. ", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Hampton_III. There is a Hampton Park in Charleston and a Hampton Park in Columbia named after Hampton. His sisters married General John S. Preston and Governor Richard Manning. Several weeks later, his right leg was amputated due to complications arising from this injury. An error has occured while loading the map. 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. 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. . Major children and living persons must directly contact the. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. [citation needed], He was elected to the South Carolina General Assembly in 1852 and served as a state Senator from 1858 to 1861. Husband of Margaret Hampton; Frances "Fanny" Cosgrave; Margaret Buchanan Frances Hampton and Mary Singleton Hampton Other insurgent groups rapidly formed to replace the KKK. [2] The youth was known for taking hunting trips alone into the woods, hunting American black bears with only a knife. He is buried there in Trinity Cathedral Churchyard. 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. In 1913, Judge John Randolph Tucker named the Wade Hampton Census Area in Alaska to commemorate his father-in-law (it was renamed Kusilvak Census Area in 2015 to remove the blemish of having a place named for a slave-holding Confederate general).[20]. 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. He was the fourth Hampton Auld in his family. During the American Civil War, he served in the Confederate cavalry, where he reached the rank of lieutenant general. His father assigned certain plantations to him to manage in South Carolina and Mississippi. "nephew of General Wade Hampton, of Civil War fame". Wade Hampton III was a Confederate States of America military officer during the American Civil War and a politician from 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). In 1890, Hampton's niece Caroline, an operating room nurse, married the father of American surgery, William Halsted. Wade Hampton died in Columbia in 1902. {{ media.date_translated }}, {{ asCtrl.bannerRights.content|translate }}, The Geneanet family trees are powered by Geneweb 7.0. His earlier life was devoted to his plantation interests in South Carolina and Issaquena and Washington counties in Mississippi. He was elected to the South Carolina General Assembly in 1852 and served as a state Senator from 1858 to 1861. Wade Hampton III was born in Charleston, South Carolina on March 28, 1818. 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. 94 . 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 carried back to Virginia in the same ambulance as General John Bell Hood. in Hampton Family Pape':'S. South Caroliniana Library, University of South Car . After the Peninsula Campaign, General Robert E. Lee reorganized his cavalry forces as a division under the command of J.E.B. Wade Hampton I (1754-1835), was an army officer and United States representative from Virginia. Agnes Douglas , Alexander Livingston, Margaret Elizabeth Mosby , James Wade. He strongly resented the use of black troops as part of the Federal government's occupying force in South Carolina. Listen to one another. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. The 1876 South Carolina gubernatorial election is thought to be the bloodiest in the history of the state. Auld discusses how it felt to change a family name and why he decided to publicly talk about his decision now. WADE HAMPTON III was born in Charleston, South Carolina. Hampton III 3 remarried on January 27, 1858 to Mary Singleton McDuffie. [17] Congressional representatives voted to retain the statues.[18]. Stuart, who selected Hampton as his senior subordinate, to command one of two cavalry brigades. Lee, typescript, 21 July 1866, HFP. 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 was one of the largest enslavers of people in the South and one of the largest landowners in South. 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. [citation needed] These groups acted as "the military arm of the Democratic Party. 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