Marcus F. Wright's Civil War Bios -  General Wade Hampton

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                                  HAMPTON
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   HAMPTON, GEN. WADE, born in Columbia, S.C., March 28, 1818. Graduated
   at University of South Carolina and studied law. Entered Confederate
   service and organized cavalry regiment. Made brigadier-general. Served
   through Peninsula campaign. Wounded at Gettysburg July, 1863. Made
   lieutenant-general in 1864. Commanded cavalry in Virginia. In 1865
   commanded rear guard of Confederate army of South Carolina. Elected
   Governor of South Carolina in 1876 and 1878. Represented his State in
   the United States Senate until 1891.