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Wade Hampton, III

Wade Hampton III (1818 – 1902) was an American statesman from South Carolina. He became a senior general in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the War. Hampton served as Governor of South Carolina from 1876 to 1879, and as a U.S. Senator from 1879 to 1891.

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From the October 17, 1866 edition of The New York Times. On Sept. 22, Gen. Wade Hampton delivered an address at Walhalla, Pickens District, S.C. The fol­lowing is the part of the speech which relates to na­tional affairs: You may perhaps, fellow-citizens, think that any discussion of general politics is inappropriate on an occasion of this sort, but as I…
Wade Hampton, III
April 1, 2025