Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818 – April 11, 1902) was an American politician from South Carolina. He was a prominent member of one of the richest families in the antebellum …

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 …

Wade Hampton III was one of the richest plantation owners in the South. He served as a general for the Confederacy during the United States Civil War and was engaged in battles, including …

Jan 22, 2025 · Wade Hampton III (1818–1902) was a prominent military leader, politician, and planter from South Carolina. He attended South Carolina College, graduating in 1836, and …

Apr 15, 2016 · His election to the governor's chair in 1877 effectively ended Reconstruction in the state, and in the eyes of white South Carolinians, Hampton was more than a victorious political …

Wade Hampton, III was promoted to Brigadier General on on May 23, 1862, then to Major General on August 3, 1863, where he was second in command to Gen. J.E.B. Stuart until the …

Wade Hampton III, South Carolina’s “redeemer and worshipful son,” was born in Charleston on March 28,1818, the eldest son of Wade II and Ann Hampton. Though he has been dead for …

May 11, 2018 · Wade Hampton III. Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) was a Confederate general, South Carolina governor, and U.S. senator. In the 1880s he dominated politics in his native …

On Dec. 14, 1876, Wade Hampton became the first Southern governor to be inaugurated in opposition to Reconstruction policies. On Feb. 24, 1879, Hampton resigned as Governor to …

Hampton returned to duty in time to lead a brigade at the end of the Seven Days Battles. During the winter of 1862, around the Battle of Fredericksburg, Hampton led a series of cavalry raids …