03009nam 2200709 a 450 991045637700332120200520144314.01-4696-0474-40-8078-8900-8(CKB)2520000000007783(EBL)515675(OCoLC)609863429(SSID)ssj0000367363(PQKBManifestationID)11252351(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000367363(PQKBWorkID)10419170(PQKB)10038120(MiAaPQ)EBC515675(OCoLC)966868957(MdBmJHUP)muse48716(Au-PeEL)EBL515675(CaPaEBR)ebr10355371(CaONFJC)MIL930703(OCoLC)648348577(EXLCZ)99252000000000778320071106d2008 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWade Hampton[electronic resource] Confederate warrior to southern redeemer /Rod Andrew, JrChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20081 online resource (635 p.)Civil War AmericaDescription based upon print version of record.1-4696-0680-1 0-8078-3193-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 577-599) and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I. PATERNALISM; PART II. CHIVALRY; PART III. VINDICATION; Epilogue; Appendix: The Fable of Hampton, ''Major S,'' and a Union Private; Notes; Bibliography; IndexFew Southern elites gave more to the Confederate cause or suffered more in its defeat than General Wade Hampton III of South Carolina. One of the South's most illustrious military leaders, Hampton was for a time the commander of all Lee's cavalry and at the end of the war was the highest-ranking Confederate cavalry officer. Yet for all Hampton's military victories, he also suffered devastating losses. He lost a beloved son and a brother, his own home as well as his grandfather's ancestral mansion, and his vast personal fortune. He failed to deter Sherman's legions from capturing his hometown oCivil War America.GeneralsConfederate States of AmericaBiographyGovernorsSouth CarolinaBiographyLegislatorsUnited StatesBiographyReconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Cavalry operationsSouth CarolinaPolitics and government1865-1950Electronic books.GeneralsGovernorsLegislatorsReconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)973.7/42Andrew Rod964577MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456377003321Wade Hampton2470659UNINA