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

Wade Hampton
1818 — 1902

Inscription. (East side)
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. Marker 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.

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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(within shouting distance of this marker); Marion Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Surrender, then Victory (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The 1780 Siege of Charleston (about 300 feet away); At the Center of the Siege (about 300 feet away); South Carolina Veterans Flagpole (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.

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

Confederate Cavalry Lieutenant General Wade Hampton image. Click for full size.

The Photographic History of The Civil War in Ten Volumes: Volume Four

2. Confederate Cavalry Lieutenant General Wade Hampton

a colonel's commission, even though he had no military experience at all. Hampton organized and partially financed the unit known as "Hampton's Legion", which consisted of six companies of infantry, four companies of cavalry, and one battery of artillery. He personally financed all of the weapons for the Legion. (Submitted on January 24, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Wade Hampton Monument, north side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, December 29, 2011

3. Wade Hampton Monument, 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

Wade Hampton Monument, south side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, December 29, 2011

4. Wade Hampton Monument, south side

Governor of South Carolina
1876 — 1878
United States Senator
1879 — 1891

Wade Hampton Monument, west side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, December 29, 2011

5. Wade Hampton Monument, west side

A Stone Memorial
Set Up By
The Daughters of the Confedercy
Charleston South Carolina 1911.

Wade Hampton Monument, seen near Henrietta Street, along Meeting Street image. Click for full size.

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 1,563 times since then and 116 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 26, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.