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    Wade Hampton III

    American politician

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    • Wade Hampton - South Carolina, Confederate, Civil War | HISTORY
      • 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). He personally organized “Hampton’s Legion” at the outbreak of the Civil War and played a key role in the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas).
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  2. Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818 – April 11, 1902) was an American military officer who joined the Confederate States of America in rebellion against the United States of America during the American Civil War. He later had a career as a South Carolina politician.

  3. Nov 6, 2009 · 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). He personally organized “Hampton’s...

  4. Jan 12, 2024 · March 28, 1818–April 11, 1902. A prominent Confederate cavalry officer, Wade Hampton III also served as governor of South Carolina and as a United States Senator from the Palmetto State after the American Civil War.

    • Harry Searles
  5. Aug 14, 2020 · March 28, 1818 - April 11, 1902. Key facts about Wade Hampton, a prominent Confederate cavalry officer who also served as governor of South Carolina and as a United States Senator from the Palmetto State after the American Civil War.

    • Harry Searles
  6. Written By Mathew Shaeffer. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, on March 28, 1818, Wade Hampton III was heir to one of the largest fortunes in the South. Wade Hampton III was a proficient businessman and legislator, who had misgivings about the slavery system. In 1860 Hampton was against secession but followed his state’s decision.

  7. Apr 7, 2024 · Wade Hampton III. Born: March 28, 1818, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. Died: April 11, 1902, Columbia, South Carolina (aged 84) Title / Office: United States Senate (1879-1891), United States. governor (1876-1879), South Carolina. Political Affiliation: Democratic Party. Role In: American Civil War. Shenandoah Valley campaigns.

  8. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, Hampton was born on March 28, 1818, into one of the wealthiest families in the South. His father, Colonel Wade Hampton, distinguished himself during the War of 1812, serving first as a lieutenant in the dragoons and later as an aide to Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans.

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