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Hampton served in the American Revolutionary War as a captain in the 2nd South Carolina Regiment (1777–1781) and as the lieutenant colonel of a South Carolina volunteer cavalry regiment. He was a Democratic-Republican member of Congress for South Carolina from 1795 to 1797 and from 1803 to 1805, and a presidential elector in 1800.
An artillery battery was named after Wade Hampton at Fort Crockett, built on Galveston Island, Texas. The Wade Hampton Battery was one of four coastal artillery batteries and contained two 10-inch guns. 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.
Hampton's Regiment of Light Dragoons Col Sumter (backcountry) (1780) [note 7] July 1780 Henry/Wade Hampton, Col [42] Hill's Regiment of Light Dragoons Col Sumter (backcountry) (1780) [note 8] July 1780 William Hill, Col [43] 1st Brigade (after fall of Charleston) Council of Safety Aug 1780 Thomas Sumter, Col/BG [44] 2nd Brigade (after fall of ...
Wade Hampton I (1752–1835) was a lieutenant colonel in the American Revolutionary War, brigadier general in the War of 1812, a congressman, and a wealthy planter.When he died in 1835, he was considered one of the wealthiest men in America [3] with plantations in Mississippi, Louisiana, and South Carolina; he was the wealthiest planter in the Southern United States.
Wade Hampton I (1752–1835), American soldier in Revolutionary War and War of 1812 and U.S. congressman Wade Hampton II (1791–1858), American plantation owner and soldier in War of 1812 Wade Hampton III (1818–1902), American Civil War soldier and politician; elected Governor and Senator of South Carolina, opponent of Reconstruction
By noon on January 9, people in New Orleans had heard about the German Coast insurrection. By sunset, General Wade Hampton I, Commodore John Shaw, and Governor Claiborne sent two companies of volunteer militia, 30 U.S. Army soldiers, and a detachment of 40 sailors from the U.S. Navy to fight the escaping slaves. By about 4 a.m. on January 10 ...
Wade Hampton I (c. 1752 – 1835), American general, Congressman, and planter. One of the largest slave-holders in the country, he was alleged to have conducted experiments on the people he enslaved. [138] [139] Wade Hampton II (1791–1858), American soldier and planter with land holdings in three states. He held a total of 335 slaves in ...
Wade Hampton II (April 21, 1791 – February 10, 1858) was a United States Army officer, planter and politician who served in the War of 1812. He was a member of the Hampton family , whose influence was strong in South Carolina politics and social circles for nearly 100 years.