Wraggborough in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Wade Hampton Monument
Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 29, 2011
1. Wade Hampton Monument, east face
1818 — 1902
Wade Hampton
1818 — 1902
(North side)
Colonel Hampton Legion, S.C.V. 1861
Brigadier-General Confederate States Army.
1862
Major-General 1863
Lieutenant-General 1865. Commanding Cavalry of
The Army of Northern Virginia
(South side)
Governor of South Carolina
1876 — 1878
United States Senator
1879 — 1891
(West side)
A Stone Memorial
Set Up By
The Daughters of the Confedercy
Charleston South Carolina 1911.
Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.
Location. 32° 47.243′ N, 79° 56.099′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in Wraggborough. It is on Meeting Street near Henrietta Street. Located in Marion Square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charleston SC 29401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in Historic Charleston and in the Lowcountry. 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 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: The Horn Work on Marion Square (within shouting distance of this marker); A Tabby Defense (within shouting distance of this marker); Federal Building
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Also see . . . Wade Hampton III, Wikipedia entry. ...In 1836 he graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina), and was trained for the law, although he never practiced. He devoted himself, instead, to the management of his great plantations in South Carolina and Mississippi, and took part in state politics. He was elected to the South Carolina General Assembly in 1852 and served as a Senator from 1858 to 1861.... He had opposed the division of the Union as a legislator, at the start of the Civil War, Hampton was loyal to his home state. He resigned from the Senate and enlisted as a private in the South Carolina Militia; however, the governor of South Carolina insisted that Hampton accept a colonel's commission, even
The Photographic History of The Civil War in Ten Volumes: Volume Four
2. Confederate Cavalry Lieutenant General Wade Hampton
Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 29, 2011
3. Wade Hampton Monument, north side
Brigadier-General Confederate States Army.
1862
Major-General 1863
Lieutenant-General 1865. Commanding Cavalry of
The Army of Northern Virginia
Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 29, 2011
4. Wade Hampton Monument, south side
1876 — 1878
United States Senator
1879 — 1891
Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 29, 2011
5. Wade Hampton Monument, west side
Set Up By
The Daughters of the Confedercy
Charleston South Carolina 1911.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 29, 2011
6. Wade Hampton Monument, seen near Henrietta Street, along Meeting Street
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,599 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 26, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
