Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-02
HAMPTON AND STAFF
The Cavalry Leader to Have Old ASso-
ciateS With Him To-Day.
,cuosp WHO RODE WITH STUART.
,., sketches of Some of Those
with the Confcderscy's
.o Most distinguished Cavalry
,nen in the War.
men I'm the war;

.uo, the veteran cavalrymen, and there
many such in the city from all OF the
-, states. viii be commanded In
,he parade to-day by General Waoe
,4,mnton. the great cavalry leader VINO
commanded a greater portion OF the Con-
..s.~ota cavalry during the last year oil
the war. go 8,
co,ersl Hampton's division will be
..,o,,o IN that it will be accompanied IN
,be parade by most Of the SURVIVING
,,,.,,hers Of his and General J. i. b.
s,uart's wartime stan. These oihoeIS
were all with General Hampton al INV
close NJ the war, as the members OF STU
.rrs staff at the death OF that gene
r.i we're transferred to Hampton's s'aii'
:. having been placed In charge OF an
the cavalry Of the Army Of Northern '"
ginia. c oo,sisted OF
Major Theodore G. Barker a. a. ", %
Cberlo.ton. S. c.: Major c. J.. Goo .''
q NJ. baltimore Md, MAJOR lho,ii'l'
1teges A. c. S.; Major John ;. fIeston'
Z G.. CAPTAIN Paul c. NenaDie' "
- Danville. Captain Rawlns Lo"hues'
sordI q Charleston, 5. c.; Lieutenant
Thomas Preston Hampton, alde' L,eu'en-
ant Thomas Taylor. ade' commune lilI,' - ~
C.. and Dr. -. ". Iaylor' iheui0"i W.
rector Columbia, ;. =. 49, rros,o,,
ar those Major Beggs. Major preston
,rd TJeuierani Hampton are now deaa.
caror,l suart's staff, as transferred
a. General Hampton. consisted OF MAJOR
u u Mcclellan. A. a. G.. Lexington KY
sf,tor 4 r. Vcnable, A. l. G., Richmond
No. George Freaner. a. /. c.; Major
sN n Ftzhugh. G. @. NJ; Major w.
~ Tobreon. G. c. S; Captain l. NJ. Hanger
IA o. NJ: Surgeon J. y. fontalne' meul-
80 director. Captain charles Irauah'
81 chief ordnance officer; Major G. NJ Ryals'
proyost marshal.
Major Johnson and DR.. Fontaine do
& not now survive.
An the others Of the two STATS are ex-
rected 10 be here to-day and 10 parade
with their old chieftain.
GENERAL WADE HAMPTON.
General Wade Hampton was born in
/. Charleston. S c.. March 49, 1913, and was
educated for the practice Of law at the
II University Of South Carolina, though
without the intention of practicing. HIS
4 earlier life was devoted TO his plantation
interests in South Carolina ana MISSISSIPPI
and to the pursuits Of a man OF fortune
ii
member OF the Senate which passed the
ordinance Of secession, and he resigned
4tberefrom and enlisted in the Confederate
service as a private. He soon raised a
command of infantry. cavalry, and artil-
81 lery which was known as Hamptons
.egion and won distinction in the war.
d al Bull Run GOO Of his infantry held for
some time the Warrenton road against
Keyes's Corps. and were sustaining Bee
when Jackson came TO their aid In the
Il Peninsula campaign they were again as
Il tinguished. and at Seven Pines lost half
4 their number and Hampton himself re-
ceived a painful wound in the foot Soon
afterward he was made brigadier-general |
Il of cavalry. and assigned to General J. T.. !
Il ~. Stuart's command. He was frequently
collected for detached service. in which he |
/ was uncommonly successful. In the |
MARYLAND and Pennsylvania campaigns OF |
1S62-'62 Hampton was actively engaged, /
md he distinguished himself at Gettys- |
sburg. receiving three wounds.
On August 3, 1868. Hampton was made |
smajor-general. and I'm 1864, after several /
days fighting he gave Sheridan a check
at Trevillian's Station which broke up a /
\ plan Of campaign which included a juno
/. ton with Hunter and the capture OF |
I1.ynchburg. In twenty-three days he cap
/ tured over 5000 prisoners. and much ma
terial Of war. with a loss of 7l9 men. Upon
fthe death Of General Stuart he was made
Commander Of Lees cavalry i'm August.
siSei with the rank Of Acknowledgement,
land I'm September struck the rear of the
Federal army at City Point bringing
taway 400 prisoners and @ 1856 beeves. Soon
saftorward, In another action, he captured
.bO prisoners. In one of the attacks ne
Ilost his son in battle. Hampton was
then detached TO take command of Gene
raj Joseph Il. Johnstons cavalry, and did
whatever he could to arrest the advance
|cf Sherman's army northward.
II After the war General Hampton return
led TO South Carolina and re-engaged in
Ifhe cotton-planting industry, though with
flittle success lie was elected Governor
fof his State IN 1876. and two years after
wards was reelected. During his second |
term he met with a serious accident. by
which he lost a leg. and while his life
was despaired OF, he was elected TO the
United States Senate lie resigned the
.Foverncrship TO accept this office. and he
Served for many years in this body.
achieving great distinction therein. but
was defeated for reelection in 1893. lie |
was shortly thereafter appointed a mem
Der Of the National Railroad Commission
by Mr. Cleveland, and holds that office
now.
PAUL c. NENABLE.
Paul' c. Nenable General Hampton's
ordnance officer, was born i'm Prince Ed
ward county, near Farmville. August 6.
1870. lie was a student at Hampden-Sid- |
ney College. and at the University Of / )
Virginia from 1885 TO 1860 At the begin
ming Of the war he enlisted as = private
IN the Farmville Guards. afterwards Com
pany h. Eighteenth Virginia Infantry. '
lie was connected with the Eighteenth
Virginia until January. 1865. when he was
commissioned as lieutenant in the ord I
nance department and assigned to Gene !
raj Hampton's Cavalry Brigade. He was {
afterwards made captain and remained S
with General Hampton while ne COM {
manded a division. When General Hamp- |
ton was made corps commander Captain q
Nenable remained with his old division, &
which was commanded by General NJ /
G Butler until the close OF the war 6
captain RaWlins LOwndes served on
General Hampton's personal STAFF for z
more than three years. remaining with [
him ill the surrender. He was with '
Hampton I'm all his important engage \
menis and was gallant soldier serving
with distinction as Inspector general I
CAPTAIN THOMAS TAYLOR C
Thomas Taylor OF South Carolina. one r
Of General hampton's aides was born in a
columbia on the llth Of February. 1896 S
lie is graduate Of the justly celebrated /
South Carolina College Of the class of n
30, and entered successfully upon the a
IRE or q planter. only setting il aside 10 a
render service 10 his State at the com o
nencement OF hostiiiies I'm 1851. He ala 4
iuty as sergeant Ia the "Congaree Mount h
"a Rihemen. and In July OF that year I
became captain and was assigned TO the n
ttlif T.