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Hampton, Wade

(1751–1835) soldier, politician; born in Halifax County, Va. He fought in the American Revolution and afterwards served two terms in Congress. Reentering the army in 1808, Hampton received a share of blame for the failed U.S. expedition to Montreal (1813) during the War of 1812. At one time he was said to be the wealthiest plantation owner in the U.S.A.

Hampton, Wade

(1818–1902) Confederate soldier; born in Charleston, S.C. The son and grandson of wealthy planters, he raised and commanded "Hampton's Legion" and succeeded J. E. B. Stuart as commander of Confederate cavalry in 1864. Hampton was a postwar governor (1876–79) then U.S. senator (1879–91) from South Carolina.
The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, by John S. Bowman. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995. Reproduced with permission.
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