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 Wade Hampton III was a Confederate general, U.S. senator and governor of South Carolina. In the North and South trilogy by John Jakes, the character Charles Main serves with Hampton's cavalry throughout the Civil War. 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? While just outside town, Hampton was confronted by a Union cavalryman pointing a rifle at him from 200 yards. Wade Hampton III was descended from a prominent South Carolina family. At birth, Skip Auld was named Hampton for his great-grandfather, whose namesake was Wade Hampton III,. His mother was from a wealthy family in Charleston. 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. Other insurgent groups rapidly formed to replace the KKK. 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. 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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.'". 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. 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. In the Gettysburg Campaign, Hampton was slightly wounded in the Battle of Brandy Station, the war's largest cavalry battle. He was a strong advocate for states' rights and was a leading voice in the Lost Cause movement. He also studied law, was a planter and owner of Millwood Plantation, and directed two railroads: South [] Two high schools in South Carolina are named "Wade Hampton High School," one in Greenville and the other in Hampton. Wade Hampton II (April 21, 1791 - February 10, 1858) was an American plantation owner and soldier in the War of 1812. 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. In the 1880s he dominated politics in his native state. Under his father's training he became a good horseman, a famous hunter, and an accomplished fisherman. Agnes Douglas , Alexander Livingston, Margaret Elizabeth Mosby , James Wade. L'arbre ", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Hampton_III. Some accounts credit him with killing as many as 80 bears. During the American Civil War, he served in the Confederate cavalry, where he reached the rank of lieutenant general. After his refusal, Hampton had to campaign for his supporters not to vote for him in the gubernatorial election. 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. Congress that was led by Radical Republicans who usurped their authority and ignored the Constitution . For the rest of the war, Hampton lost no cavalry battles. An error has occured while loading the map. 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. Have shaped ankles. If Hampton II represented the flood tide of the planter ethos, his son, Wade Hampton III, represented the ebb tide. Hampton was also extremely close to his sisters and cared for them financially with the death of his father in 1858. 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. Wade Hampton II was born on April 21, 1791 and died on his Issaquena County plantation on February 10, 1858. From 1852 to 1861 Hampton served in the South Carolina legislature. As young Wade dismounted, he was also shot but survived.[7]. Immediately thereafter, Hampton's brigade participated in Stuart's raid in Pennsylvania, swinging around the Union army and losing contact with Lee. "[12] Though it seems clear that supporters of Hampton included Red Shirts, prominent Hampton biographer Rod Andrew states there is no evidence that Hampton himself supported or encouraged that violence.[13] Indeed, Benjamin Tillman, undisputed leader of the Red Shirts, would be instrumental in removing Hampton from his Senate seat in 1890.[8]. An equestrian statue by Frederick W. Ruckstull was erected on the grounds of the South Carolina State House in 1906. He was the fourth Hampton Auld in his family. It is also evident that a daughter and sister, Mary Fisher Hampton lived on the Mississippi plantations. 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). 1, Fort Sumter to Perryville. contient des milliers de photos et GeneaStars. It wasn't a part of family lore, he says, and he always went by his nickname, Skip. He was a hereditary member of the South Carolina Society of the Cincinnati. Some accounts credit him with killing as many as 80 bears. The Wade Hampton Battery was one of four coastal artillery batteries and contained two 10-inch guns. [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. 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. In 1890, Hampton's niece Caroline, an operating room nurse, married the father of American surgery, William Halsted. While Lee's army was bottled up in the Siege of Petersburg, in January 1865, Hampton returned to South Carolina to recruit soldiers. He was not known to have active involvement within the organization. Wade Hampton III died in Columbia, South Carolina on April 11, 1902. The governor of South Carolina insisted that Hampton accept a colonel's commission.[4]. 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. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. Hampton grew up in a wealthy family, receiving private instruction. contient des milliers de photos et GeneaStars. He personally organized "Hampton's. Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) was a Confederate general, South Carolina governor, and U.S. senator. 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. Hampton was reluctant to surrender, and nearly got into a personal fight with Union Brig. In 1850 Wild Woods alone produced 5,000 bushels of corn and 453 bales of cotton. [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. 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. Auld discusses how it felt to change a family name and why he decided to publicly talk about his decision now. 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. He re-entered South Carolina politics in 1876, running in opposition to those policies. Born on March 28, 1818, in Charleston, he graduated from South Carolina College. Though lacking military experience, he organized and commanded Hamptons Legion of South Carolina troops. In 1913, Judge John Randolph Tucker named the Wade Hampton Census Area in Alaska to commemorate his father-in-law. 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. A residence hall at Hampton's alma mater, the University of South Carolina, was named for him. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about Wade Hampton on MyHeritage, the world's family history network.