Wade Hampton III
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Wade Hampton III was an American politician from South Carolina. He was a prominent member of one of the richest families in the antebellum Southern United States, owning thousands of acres of cotton
Wade Hampton during the Civil War
The Col. William Rhett House, 54 Hasell St., Charleston, South Carolina, the birthplace of Wade Hampton III
Wade Hampton and other leading South Carolinians inspecting the interiors of Fort Sumter, April 10, 1861
Senator Wade Hampton
Hampton's Legion
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Hampton's Legion was an American Civil War military unit of the Confederate States of America, organized and partially financed by wealthy South Carolina planter Wade Hampton III. Initially composed o
Wade Hampton III
…signs of leadership. Furthermore wealthy men were commissioned based on social standing and expected to finance military units. Hampton organized "Hampton's Legion", which consisted of six companies of infantry, four companies of cavalry, and one battery of artillery. He paid for all the weapons for the unit…
Wade Hampton statue on the South Carolina Statehouse lawn
Brothers Private Stephen D. and Private Moses M. Boynton of Co. C, Beaufort District Troop, Hampton Legion South Carolina Cavalry Battalion