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, 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. Wade Hampton III was a Confederate general, governor of South Carolina, and United States senator. Early, of the Lost Cause movement, attempting to explain away the Confederacy's loss of the war. He never practiced, however, instead devoting himself to the management of his familys landholdings in Mississippi and South Carolina. His was an active outdoor life; he rode horses and hunted, especially at his family's North Carolina summer retreat, High Hampton. His home in Columbia, South Carolina was famous for its beauty and elegance. Congressman, and wealthy plantation owner. by . 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. 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 carried back to Virginia in the same ambulance as General John Bell Hood. In accordance with the legal provisions, you can ask for the removal of your name and the name of your minor children. 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. gnalogique Dowling avec plus d'un demi-million de parents, [citation needed] Several weeks later, his right leg was amputated due to complications arising from this injury. His sisters married General John S. Preston and Governor Richard Manning. Major children and living persons must directly contact the. He was wounded three times and was made brigadier general in 1862, major general in 1863 and lieutenant general in 1865. He was a hereditary member of the South Carolina Society of the Cincinnati. He served during the American Revolution and was a member of Congress from 1795-1797 and a presidential elector in 1801. After Hampton's father died in 1858, the son inherited his vast fortune, his plantations, and his slaves. Both Hampton and Chamberlain ended up claiming to be governor until Chamberlain left the state in 1877 when federal troops, who had been keeping a modicum of public order, withdrew. Lee, typescript, 21 July 1866, HFP. Wade III's uncle by marriage, James Henry Hammond, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Governor of South Carolina and, in the late 1850s, elected to the United States Senate. 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 consistently upheld a conservative position on slavery and secession. 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 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. The 1876 South Carolina gubernatorial election is thought to be the bloodiest in the history of the state. 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. [1] Wade Hampton III was born in 1818 and grew to maturity at Millwood, inheriting the wealth and prestige of a great planter family. L'arbre [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. He was not known to have active involvement within the organization. contains thousands of pictures and GeneaStars. After the war, Hampton found his property and wealth diminished. 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 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.'". Wade Hampton died in Columbia in 1902. In 1868, Hampton became the chairman of the state Democratic Party central committee, that lost to the Radical Republicans in the election. Omissions? 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. He married Sylvia J Lawrence in 1958, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. It is also evident that a daughter and sister, Mary Fisher Hampton lived on the Mississippi plantations. The combined 10,409 acres were worked by 900 slaves. After gaining office in the contested gubernatorial election of 1876, he served as the governor of South Carolina from 1877 to 1879. In 1964, Wade Hampton Academy was started in Orangeburg, considered a segregation academy. Wade Hampton was born on month day 1818, at birth place, South Carolina, to Wade Hampton and Ann Hampton. He was one of the largest enslavers of people in the South and one of the largest landowners in South. According to the 1860 Issaquena County slave schedules, the Hampton family plantations in the county were the homes to 335 slaves. In 1877 Hayes ordered the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, essentially leaving freedmen to deal with whites on their own. 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. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick (often called "Kill-Cavalry") at the Bennett Farm. [11] Two days later, he was thrown from a mule while deer hunting and broke his right leg. After that, he served two terms as United States Senator, from 1879 to 1891. He personally organized "Hampton's. For the rest of the war, Hampton lost no cavalry battles. 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. It wasn't a part of family lore, he says, and he always went by his nickname, Skip. 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 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. He served as Governor of South Carolina from 1876 to 1879 and was elected in 1878 as a Democrat to the United States Senate. WADE HAMPTON III . 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 . Statues of him were erected in the South Carolina State House building and the United States Capitol. The school merged with Willington Academy in 1986 to become Orangeburg Preparatory Schools, Inc. He was the son of General Wade Hampton (1752-1835) and Harriet Flud of South Carolina. But given the moment that we're in, with what I hope will be a permanent transformation of our country and the world really in terms of the racism in our country and the world, I hope that people will begin to gain a better understanding of one another. 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. He was known for taking hunting trips alone into the woods, hunting American black bears with only a knife. Hampton's father died in 1858 and the son inherited a vast fortune, the plantations, and one of the largest collections of slaves in the South. A residence hall at Hampton's alma mater, the University of South Carolina, is called the "Wade Hampton." Updates? Leading his people out of Reconstruction was - in my opinion - Wade Hamptons providential purpose, and certainly his greatest achievement. 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. A bullet creased Hampton's forehead when he led a charge against a Union artillery position. While Lee's army was bottled up in the Siege of Petersburg, in January 1865, Hampton returned to South Carolina to recruit soldiers. Born into an aristocratic plantation family, Hampton graduated from South Carolina College in 1836 and studied law. There is a Hampton Park in Charleston and a Hampton Park in Columbia named after Hampton. He then studied law but never practiced. Vol. Username and password are case sensitive. He came from a wealthy planter family, and shortly before the war he was one of the largest slaveholders in the Southeast as well as a state legislator. He was elected to the South Carolina General Assembly in 1852 and served as a state Senator from 1858 to 1861. During the Battle of Chancellorsville, Hampton's brigade was stationed south of the James River, so saw no action. . 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. Across South Carolina, many towns and cities renamed streets for him. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. [14] John L. M. Irby won the seat in the state elections of 1890. Hampton was also extremely close to his sisters and cared for them financially with the death of his father in 1858. 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. 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. After that, he served two terms as U.S. He became a lieutenant of the dragoons in 1811, and was acting inspector general and aide to . However, while the Republicans were firmly in control of the state, from 1868 to 1876, he devoted himself primarily to attempting to restore his greatly depleted fortune. He was elected to the South Carolina General Assembly in 1852 and served as a state Senator from 1858 to 1861. An artillery battery was named after Wade Hampton at Fort Crockett, built on Galveston Island, Texas. He devoted himself, instead, to the management of his great plantations in South Carolina and Mississippi, and took part in state politics. 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. 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. contient des milliers de photos et GeneaStars. Wade Hampton III died in Columbia, South Carolina on April 11, 1902. in Hampton Family Pape':'S. South Caroliniana Library, University of South Car . His library at Greenville, S. C., contains ten or twelve thousand volumes, including about fifteen hundred on American history. 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. 1 of 16. ", "I actually pulled my car over, took the CD back to the beginning of the track and listened to it a second time," Auld, 68, tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly. 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 1852-1856; member, State senate 1858-1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, raising and commanding "Hampton's Legion"; three times wounded; made brigadier general in 1862, major general in 1863, and lieutenant general in 1865; Governor of South Carolina 1876-1879; elected in 1878 as a Democrat to the United States Senate; reelected in 1884 and served from March 4, 1879, until March 3, 1891; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; United States railroad commissioner 1893-1897; died in Columbia, S.C., April 11, 1902; interment in Trinity Cathedral Churchyard. 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. He grew up in a wealthy family, he was known in his youth for being an avid bear hunter, killing as many as 80 bears. [16], In the wake of the June 17, 2015, massacre at the Charleston Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church by white supremacist Dylann Roof, there was a push to remove Confederate symbols in the United States Capitol, including the Hampton statue. In addition to writing the column, he also wrote a statement for his library on George Floyd's death and helped put together a list of books on combating racism. "Stonewall" Jackson time to reach the field. In the 1880s he dominated politics in his native state. 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. Some accounts credit him with killing as many as 80 bears. 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. Some Colonel Laurence S. Baker assumed command of Hampton's Brigade after the injury. Two high schools in South Carolina are named "Wade Hampton High School," one in Greenville and the other in Hampton. Hampton served as a commissioner of Pacific Railways from 1893 to 1897 before retiring to Columbia, South Carolina. Six volumes, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889 & edited Stanley L. Klos, 1999; Wade Hampton Biography http://www.famousamericans.net/wadehampton/, Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1891, Colonel John Heath Sr. During the Overland Campaign of 1864, Hampton's cavalry fought at Todd's Tavern during The Wilderness, and patrolled the left flank of the Confederate position at Spotsylvania Court House, during which time J.E.B. He was a strong advocate for states' rights and was a leading voice in the Lost Cause movement. In September, Hampton conducted what became known as the "Beefsteak Raid", where his troopers captured over 2400 head of cattle and over 300 prisoners behind enemy lines. Well I don't have grandkids. But he was able to attract loyal, devoted companions from aristocrat to slave who would "cling to him," through triumphs and tragedies. [11], Hampton opposed the Radical Republicans' Reconstruction policies in the South, primarily African Americans being allowed to vote and participate in politics. He distinguished himself in his new role at the bloody Battle of Trevilian Station, defeating Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry, and in fact, lost no cavalry battles for the remainder of the war. Wade Hampton III was descended from a prominent South Carolina family. An error has occured while loading the map. As was also the case in northern regiments, the elite were commissioned based on their social standing and were also expected to finance military units. Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, National Statuary Hall Collection, Washington, DC, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina, Confederate Army, United States Civil War, Confederate States Army Generals, United States Civil War. This family owned a vast tract of land in the northern part of the county near the Turnbull family estates. [1] The younger man also became active in Democratic state politics. It was the first of five wounds he would receive during the war. 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. Reconstruction ended after Wade Hampton III, a Confederate general and Democrat, was elected Governor of South Carolina in 1876 through broad intimidation efforts. Despite his lack of military experience and his relatively advanced age of 42, Hampton was a natural cavalrymanbrave, audacious, and a superb horseman. 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. 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. Have you taken a DNA test? 6 Wade Hampton 11110 R.E. John Ward; John Joseph Hughes; John Brooks; Ezra Trim; William E Banker; Thomas Hampton; Andrew White; Adkins Family Bible; William Elbin McElwee II; Jacobus "James" Ackerman Immediately thereafter, Hampton's brigade participated in Stuart's raid in Pennsylvania, swinging around the Union army and losing contact with Lee. As young Wade dismounted, he was also shot but survived.[7]. 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. Columbia, S. April 12. 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. Epics/Getty Images He believed the official line that slavery as practiced in the American South was benign and that blacks were racially inferior to whites. Across South Carolina many towns and cities renamed streets for the revered statesman. 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. Senator, from 1879 to 1891. 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. "An anti-Reconstruction historian later estimated that 150 Negroes were murdered in South Carolina during the campaign. "[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]. Hampton, Wade 1752-1835 http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000140, Wade Hampton Papers. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. gnalogique Dowling avec plus d'un demi-million de parents, 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. [5] During the winter of 1862, 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. Creator: Hampton, Wade, 1752-1835. They had four children George McDuffie Hampton, Mary Singleton Tucker, Alfred Hampton, and Catherine Fisher Hampton. 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. Senator. As it was fashionable (according to Mitchell) to name baby boys after their fathers' commanding officers, Scarlett's son by Charles is named Wade Hampton Hamilton. 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. 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. Stuart was killed at the Yellow Tavern. After the election, Hampton became known as the "Savior of South Carolina". Their children were: Wade Hampton IV (1840-1879), Thomas Preston Hampton (1843-1864, killed in the war), Sarah Buchanan Hampton (1845-1886), John Preston Hampton (1846-1847), and Harriet Flud Hampton (1848-1853). During the Overland Campaign of 1864, Stuart was killed at the Battle of Yellow Tavern and Hampton was given command of the Cavalry Corps on August 11, 1864. His wounds from Gettysburg were slow in healing, so he did not actually return to duty until November. I think that's been a lot of self-reflection for me over the past month, ways I might have dishonored people or not really listened to the black friends or colleagues or people that I work with. 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. After gaining office in the contested gubernatorial election of 1876, he served as the governor of South Carolina from 1877 to 1879. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) was a Confederate general, South Carolina governor, and U.S. senator. He also studied law, was a planter and owner of Millwood Plantation, and directed two railroads: South [] He had developed the surgical glove to try to protect Caroline's skin from the harsh surgical sterilization chemicals.[15]. The map below shows the places where the ancestors of the famous person lived. He was elected to the South Carolina General Assembly in 1852 and served as a Senator from 1858 to 1861. In October 1864, near Petersburg, Virginia, Hampton sent his son, Thomas Preston, a lieutenant and an aide to his father, to deliver a message. He worked to explain the Confederacy's loss of the war and deeply regretted the loss of the secure life he had before the war. Hampton is mentioned in Chapter 14, Section V of Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee, when Jean Louise's Uncle Jack is trying to get her to understand her father Atticus's actions regarding the citizens' committee after the Brown v Board of Education 1954 Supreme Court decision. He distinguished himself further with a successful strategic victory at the bloody Battle of Trevilian Station, the war's largest all cavalry battle. Wade left all of his real estate in South Carolina to his daughter Daisy, who had been his caretaker. Some accounts credit him with killing as many as 80 bears. Early, Hampton became a proponent of the Lost Cause movement. The 1876 South Carolina gubernatorial election is thought to be the bloodiest in the history of the state. The Hampton family was probably acquainted with the Issaquena Turnbull family, as both families had Charleston, South Carolina connections and their Issaquena County land holdings were in the same part of the county. Wade Hampton II was born in 1791 and died in 1858). . He was carried back to Virginia in the same ambulance as General John Bell Hood. 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. [1], Final resting place in Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina.[2]. On what he wants to tell his future grandchildren. He served in both houses of the South Carolina State Legislature . He received private instruction and graduated from the South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia in 1836. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He was reelected in 1884 and served from March 4, 1879 until March 3, 1891. He personally paid for all the weapons for the Legion. Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith He was the fourth Hampton Auld in his family. "nephew of General Wade Hampton, of Civil War fame". Wade Hampton Iii Descendants Wade Hampton III was one of the most prominent southern politicians during the Reconstruction era. Education Wade Hampton III received private schooling in his youth. From 1852 to 1861 Hampton served in the South Carolina legislature. 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. 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. 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