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 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. Wade Hampton I (1754-1835), was an army officer and United States representative from Virginia. They had four children George McDuffie Hampton, Mary Singleton Tucker, Alfred Hampton, and Catherine Fisher Hampton. Hampton family members owning plantations in Issaquena County included Wade Hampton II and his sons Wade Hampton III and Christopher Fitzsimmons Hampton. It wasn't a part of family lore, he says, and he always went by his nickname, Skip. 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. From 1893 to 1897, Hampton served as United States Railroad Commissioner, appointed by President Grover Cleveland. Thus, Hampton and his men missed the Second Battle of Manassas, re-joining the army shortly thereafter; but were present on the extreme left of the Confederate line at Sharpsburg. 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 A statue of Confederate general and slave owner Wade Hampton III on horseback in the grounds of South Carolina State House. His sisters married General John S. Preston and Governor Richard Manning. [citation needed], Beginning in the mid-1870s, the Democratic paramilitary group known as the Red Shirts developed chapters in most South Carolina counties (they had originated in Mississippi), and were similar to rifle clubs. Back to Top Scope and Content He was re-elected in 1878; the Red Shirts gave support but less violence was required. Several weeks later, his right leg was amputated due to complications arising from this injury. 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. 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. Under his father's training he became a good horseman, a famous hunter, and an accomplished fisherman. On May 23, 1862, Hampton was promoted to brigadier general. 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 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. . But when the recent anti-racism demonstrations began sweeping the country and protesters began toppling Confederate monuments he spoke out about changing his name. In 1861, he resigned from the senate and organized and partially financed the unit known as "Hampton's Legion". 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. In 1868, Hampton became the chairman of the state Democratic Party central committee, that lost to the Radical Republicans in the election. Wade Hampton (1752 - February 4, 1835) was a South Carolina soldier, politician, two-term U.S. Hampton was reelected in 1878 but resigned the following year after being elected to the U.S. Senate. 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. Wade Hampton IIIwas a Confederate States of America military officer during the American Civil War and a politician from South Carolina. He had an active outdoor life, riding horses and hunting, especially at his father's North Carolina summer retreat, High Hampton. In 1876, an estimated 20,000 men in South Carolina were members of rifle clubs in the state. He served as second in command to Gen. Jeb Stuart and, after Stuarts death, led the cavalry corps. Stuart, who selected Hampton as his senior subordinate, to command one of two cavalry brigades. On what he wants to tell his future grandchildren. At birth, Skip Auld was named Hampton for his great-grandfather, whose namesake was Wade Hampton III, a Confederate general and slave owner. Volume - Apr 23 1902, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1791-1963, Santa Fe New Mexican. Hampton III 3 remarried on January 27, 1858 to Mary Singleton McDuffie. He was a member of the Hampton family, whose influence was strong in South Carolina politics and social circles for nearly 100 years. Well I don't have grandkids. Though lacking military experience, he organized and commanded Hamptons Legion of South Carolina troops. "An anti-Reconstruction historian later estimated that 150 Negroes were murdered in South Carolina during the campaign. Hampton served as a commissioner of Pacific Railways from 1893 to 1897 before retiring to Columbia, South Carolina. Wade Hampton III died in Columbia, South Carolina on April 11, 1902. It is also evident that a daughter and sister, Mary Fisher Hampton lived on the Mississippi plantations. Hampton backed U.S. Pres. After the death of his father in 1835, he was manager of the vast estates. After that, he served two terms as U.S. 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. 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 Civil War, Wade Hampton III lived on his plantation here in Mississipi for eight years before returning to South Carolina where he pursued his political interests. Awarded with the Confederate Medal of Honor by the Sons of Confederate Medal of Honor. On July 3, Hampton led the cavalry attack to the east of Gettysburg, attempting to disrupt the Union rear areas, but colliding with Union cavalry. There is a Hampton Park in Charleston and a Hampton Park in Columbia named after Hampton. 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." 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. Hampton campaigned to ask supporters not to vote for him in the gubernatorial election. He never practiced, however, instead devoting himself to the management of his familys landholdings in Mississippi and South Carolina. In 1899, his home in Columbia, South Carolina, was destroyed by fire. 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. 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. Username and password are case sensitive. 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). A residence hall at Hampton's alma mater, the University of South Carolina, is called the "Wade Hampton." 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 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. Senator, from 1879 to 1891. This family owned a vast tract of land in the northern part of the county near the Turnbull family estates. For the rest of the war, Hampton lost no cavalry battles. He is buried there in Trinity Cathedral Churchyard. Leave a message for others who see this profile. His mother was from a wealthy family in Charleston. In Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind, Scarlett O'Hara's first husband, Charles Hamilton, serves in Hampton's regiment. His boyhood home, Millwood, near Columbia, South Carolina, was burned by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Union soldiers, and his fortune was depleted supplying those soldiers. 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. His wounds from Gettysburg were slow in healing, so he did not actually return to duty until November. Learn how and when to remove this template message, 1876 South Carolina gubernatorial election, Disputed government of South Carolina of 1876-77, Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, List of American Civil War generals (Confederate), "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hartwood Presbyterian Church", "Slave-owning, KKK-supporting namesake of Wade Hampton High sparks name-change controversy", "Lieutenant General Wade Hampton III, C.S.A. In 1836 he graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina), and was trained for the law, although he never practiced. Reconstruction ended after Wade Hampton III, a Confederate general and Democrat, was elected Governor of South Carolina in 1876 through broad intimidation efforts. Hampton grew up in a wealthy family, receiving private instruction. During the Battle of Chancellorsville, Hampton's brigade was stationed south of the James River, so saw no action. Skip Auld's great-grandfather was named after Wade Hampton III. Then, last year, as he listened to the audiobook of Ron Chernow's Grant, he heard about Hampton's 1876 campaign for governor of South Carolina, which Auld says involved a "terrorist campaign, really, to suppress the vote of black people. After the Peninsula Campaign, General Robert E. Lee reorganized his cavalry forces as a division under the command of J.E.B. 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. His earlier life was devoted to his plantation interests in South Carolina and Issaquena and Washington counties in Mississippi. 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. . 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In it, Hampton prepares to lead a coup against Confederate States President James Longstreet after Longstreet announces plans to end slavery. Wade Hampton III was born in 1818 at 54 Hasell St. in Charleston, South Carolina, the eldest son of "Colonel" Wade Hampton II (17911858) and Ann (ne Fitzsimmons) Hampton. 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. A Hampton Park was dedicated in Charleston and another in Columbia in his honor. 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. Education Wade Hampton III received private schooling in his youth. Son of Col. Wade Hampton, II and Ann Hampton Wade Hampton III (1818-1902), was a Confederate Army officer and governor and United States senator of South Carolina. If Hampton II represented the flood tide of the planter ethos, his son, Wade Hampton III, represented the ebb tide. In Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind, Scarlet O'Hara's first husband, Charles Hamilton, serves in Hampton's regiment, dying of measles only seven weeks later. Early, Hampton became a proponent of the Lost Cause movement. 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. Brother of Christopher Fitzsimons Hampton; Harriet Flud Hampton; Catherine Pritchard Hampton; Ann M. Hampton; Caroline Louisa Hampton and 2 others; Lt. Col. Frank Hampton (CSA) and Mary Fisher Hampton less. 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. In Greenville County, South Carolina, the section of U.S. Route 29 that connects Greenville to Spartanburg is called "Wade Hampton" Boulevard. He became a lieutenant of the dragoons in 1811, and was acting inspector general and aide to . Wade Hampton was born on month day 1818, at birth place, South Carolina, to Wade Hampton and Ann Hampton. aged 84years old. Across South Carolina, many towns and cities renamed streets for him. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Other insurgent groups rapidly formed to replace the KKK. He married Ann Fitzsimmons on March 6, 1817 in Charleston, South Carolina (daughter of Christopher Fitzsimons and Catharine Pritchard). 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. The Hampton home Millwood was the center of South Carolina society and influence. For the New York State Senate member, see. An error has occured while loading the map. 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 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. Growing up, Skip Auld says he didn't know much about the man his great-grandfather was named after. He served again in Congress from 1803 to 1805. Hampton was one of the original proponents, alongside Lt. Gen. Jubal A. 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.. [8] Hampton supported Matthew Calbraith Butler in the Union Reform campaign of 1870. He also studied law, was a planter and owner of Millwood Plantation, and directed two railroads: South [] Hampton, Wade 1752-1835 http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000140, Wade Hampton Papers. Despite his lack of military experience and his relatively advanced age of 42, Hampton was a natural cavalrymanbrave, audacious, and a superb horseman. [17] Congressional representatives voted to retain the statues.[18]. That year, the Radical Republicans took the election. 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. ", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Hampton_III. WADE HAMPTON III was born in Charleston, South Carolina. 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. Stuart, who selected Hampton as his senior subordinate, to command one of two cavalry brigades. The map below shows the places where the ancestors of the famous person lived. Two high schools in South Carolina are named "Wade Hampton High School," one in Greenville and the other in Hampton. "Hamptons triumphant cause. As young Wade dismounted, he was also shot but survived.[7]. Later in the series, in the novel American Empire: Blood and Iron, Hampton's fictional grandson, Wade Hampton V is elected President of the C.S. . [11] Two days later, he was thrown from a mule while deer hunting and broke his right leg. He was the most revered man in the history of South Carolina, and yet he died an old man in near poverty. There is also a fire district (Wade Hampton Fire Department) named in his honor placed on the east side of Greenville, adjoining the Greenville city limits, which include Wade Hampton High School. He distinguished himself further with a successful strategic victory at the bloody Battle of Trevilian Station, the war's largest all cavalry battle. He believed the official line that slavery as practiced in the American South was benign and that blacks were racially inferior to whites. Before traveling 200 yards, they came across Preston lying on the ground; he was fatally wounded and soon died. Wade Hampton III grew up in a wealthy planter family, receiving private instruction. A statue of Confederate general and slave owner Wade Hampton III on horseback in the grounds of South Carolina State House. discoveries. While just outside town, Hampton was confronted by a Union cavalryman pointing a rifle at him from 200 yards. 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 An artillery battery was named after Wade Hampton at Fort Crockett, built on Galveston Island, Texas. For more than six months, there were two legislatures in the state, both claiming to be authentic. in Charleston, South Carolina, USA , United States, Died on April 11, 1902 Wade Hampton, in full Wade Hampton III, (born March 28, 1818, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.died April 11, 1902, Columbia, South Carolina), Confederate Civil War hero who restored white rule to South Carolina following Radical Reconstruction. Agnes Douglas , Alexander Livingston, Margaret Elizabeth Mosby , James Wade. In 1876 he campaigned vigorously as the Democratic candidate for governor, becoming the most prominent representative of the partys then dominant conservative aristocratic (Bourbon) faction. Stuart and Hampton reached the vicinity of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, late on July 2, 1863. 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, At least eight municipalities in South Carolina have a street named "Wade Hampton" (Beaufort, Charleston, Duncan, Greenville, Greer, Hampton, Taylors, and Walterboro) and approximately 47 towns in the state have streets named "Hampton". Foote, Shelby. While just outside of town, Hampton was confronted by a Union cavalryman pointing a rifle at him from 200 yards. He bacame lieutenant of the dragoons in 1811, and was acting inspector-general and aide to General Andrew Jackson at New Orleans during 1815. He was a hereditary member of the South Carolina Society of the Cincinnati. Username and password are case sensitive. 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. He originally decided to keep the decision to himself and his family one sister supported the decision, another one did not. His home in Columbia, South Carolina was famous for its beauty and elegance. 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. His brigade then participated in Stuart's wild adventure to the northeast, swinging around the Union army and losing contact with Lee. He was the scion of the politically important Hampton family, which was influential in state politics almost into the 20th century. Geni requires JavaScript! He served as a senator until 1891, having been defeated for reelection the previous year by John Irby. In accordance with the legal provisions, you can ask for the removal of your name and the name of your minor children. lis! contient des milliers de photos et GeneaStars. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. After gaining office in the contested gubernatorial election of 1876, he served as the governor of South Carolina from 1877 to 1879. He was reelected in 1884 and served from March 4, 1879 until March 3, 1891. In the Gettysburg Campaign, Hampton was slightly wounded in the Battle of Brandy Station, the war's largest cavalry battle. In the North and South trilogy by John Jakes, the character Charles Main serves with Hampton's cavalry throughout the Civil War. Senator. 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. At the end of Reconstruction, with the withdrawal of federal troops from the state, Hampton was leader of the Redeemers who restored white rule. Both parties claimed victory. In November 1862, he captured 137 men of the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry at Hartwood Presbyterian Church.[6]. Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) was a Confederate general, South Carolina governor, and U.S. senator. The commissioners of those counties then reported voting fraud, calling the election results into question again. 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. 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