The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
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Lieutenant General Wade Ifamnfoy ,,s. the third of his family to bear tha9 name, his grandfather having served in. the Revolutionary War, under MarioY, ana sumter: He was born in Columbia. $. C., in ISIS graduated at. tha rTnfE versity of South Carolina and atudiea law but with no intention of nrar- tlclng It. In early life he served hfa state in the Legislature and was re- cognized as one of its prominent men. but devoted himself chiefly to his lsarrn plantations Tn South Carolina and Mis- sisslppl When, however, South c,aro- lina deGided on secession, he prcrantIv offered himself for her military, de- Tense, as private, but was soo,a a1f-. thorlzed to organize command knout, as 'Hampton's Legion," and under that title, achieved great distinction. Ha first won renown at Manassas Iulv 1861. In the peninsular campaign his command was again distinguishssd. Ioa- ing one-kalf of its number at Seven Pines, and Hampton receiving a, painful wound. His next promotion was brig- adler general, and he was assiRned to a brigade of cavalry under ' E. B Stuart, doing effective servicts; indeed. of his troops it was said, h'The best blood in the land rode after Stuart. Hampton and the Lees" and no higher compliment can be paid HaInpton than to say, He was worthy of. the great trust" He met the enemy at Gettys- burg July 3, and was three times wounded, twenty-one out of twenty three field officers, and more than half his gallant men killed outright. or fatally wounded. August he was made major general and given a cav airy division and after k5taurt fell at Yellow Tavern. May II, Hampton took command in August of the cavalry corps of the Army of Northern vfr- ginia. He led a brilliant charge at Harris's Shop, defeating Fitzpatrick and Dahlgren, giving sherman a check at Trevillan's Station. which crippled the Federal plan, and saved Lynchburg from capture. In twenty-t three days he captured 5000 of war material with loss of 720 men. He struck the enemy at City Point and brought away 400 prisoners and 2.456 beeves, which were more to be desired than Yankees Soon after he took 500 prisoners. but in one daring exploit he lost his noble son. In 1865 he was promoted lieutenant general and assigned to cavalry com mand of the army of Joseph F John ston. where he did splendid service in retarding Sherman's advance select ing the battle ground of Bentonville. the scene of his last brilliant engage ment
 After hostilities he retired to his plantation, adVocatng a conciliatOry policy which found little favor. but in 1876, he was elected Governor of the state. In 1878 he by accident, lost leg but while his life hung in the bal ance, he was elected to the United States Senate. There I saw him for a brief conversation, he being on crutches.
 After long and distinguished service in this exalted position he retired in 's1 and was oon appointed by Presi- dent C1evelaf l, in 1893, to the post of commissioned of railroads for the Uni ted States. which place he resigned in 1897. (Transeript from General Evans Distinguished Military Men of the South.'D
 General Hampton was most distin- guished in personal appearance. Ma ture had stamped him, statesman and soldier There was an intelligent
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