Hampton in Hampton County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
James Washington Moore House
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009
1. James Washington Moore House Marker
This house, built between 1878 and 1885, was the home of James Washington Moore (1837-1912), lawyer, Confederate officer, state legislator, and militia officer. Moore, a native of Gillisonville, was educated at the University of Ga. and returned to S.C. in 1859 to practice law. He was a sergeant in the Hampton Legion Cavalry, then 1st lt. and adjutant of the 2nd S.C. Cavalry, and was wounded in 1863.
Moore represented Beaufort District in the S.C. House 1866-67, and moved to Hampton when Hampton County was created in 1878. He was Hampton Countys first state senator, serving 1878-1894 and 1901-02. Moore was also chairman of the senate military committee and an officer in the militia, retiring as a major general in 1891. He is buried at Gillisonville Baptist Church, in what is now Jasper County.
Erected 2008 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History; sponsored by The Rivers Bridge Camp #842, Sons of Confederate Veterans. (Marker Number 25-12.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.
Location. 32° 52.111′
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Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, in the Ashepoo and Combahee and Edisto Basin. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of Hampton High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hampton County Jail (approx. Ό mile away); Supreme Sacrifice Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); POW-MIA Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); All Wars Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War II POW Camp (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hampton County (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hampton.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009
2. James Washington Moore House Marker, reverse side
Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 26, 2009
3. James Washington Moore House Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 26, 2009
4. James Washington Moore House
Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 30, 2009
5. James Washington Moore at Gillisonville Church Cemetery, as mentioned
General James Washington Moore
Born in Beaufort
District, S.C.
Feb. 25, 1837
Died Dec 27, 1919
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He touched nothing
he did not adorn
MOORE
Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 30, 2009
6. James Washington Moore
Active participant from
the begining of the war
between the States in the
campaigns of Northern
Virginia, Maryland and
Pennsylvania, and as a
member of the Beaufort
District Troop Hampton
Legion and afterwards
Adjutant 2d Regiment South
Carolina,
Distinguished himself for
Bravery and Efficiency.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,876 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 20, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
