Wade Hampton III

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Wade Hampton III
Wade Hampton during the Civil War
United States Senator from South Carolina
In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	John J. Patterson
Succeeded by	John L. M. Irby
77th Governor of South Carolina
In office April 11,[a] 1877 – February 26, 1879
Lieutenant	William Dunlap Simpson
Preceded by	Daniel Henry Chamberlain
Succeeded by	William Dunlap Simpson
In office December 14, 1876 – April 11, 1877 Disputed with Daniel Chamberlain[b]
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Richland County
In office November 22, 1858 – October 8, 1861
Preceded by	John Smith Preston
Succeeded by	Edward John Arthur
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Richland County
In office November 22, 1852 – November 22, 1858
Personal details
Born	(1818-03-28)March 28, 1818 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	April 11, 1902(1902-04-11) (aged 84) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Resting place	Trinity Cathedral Churchyard
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	South Carolina College
Profession	planter, soldier, politician
Committees	United States railroad commissioner 1893–1897
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Hampton's Legion Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818 – April 11, 1902) was an American military officer who joined the Confederate States of America in rebellion against the United States of America during the American Civil War. He later had a career as a South Carolina politician. Hampton came from a wealthy planter family. Shortly before the war, he was both one of the largest enslavers in the Southeastern United States and a state legislator. During the American Civil War, he joined the Confederate cavalry, where he was a lieutenant general.

At the end of the Reconstruction era, with the withdrawal of U.S. soldiers from South Carolina, Hampton was a member of the Redeemers, White Southerners who campaigned to restore white supremacy in the state.^[1] His campaign for governor was marked by extensive violence by the Red Shirts, a white supremacist paramilitary group that disrupted elections and suppressed Black voters in the state. Hampton was elected governor, serving from 1876 to 1879. After that, he served two terms as U.S. Senator from 1879 to 1891.

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