Last Home of Wade Hampton

Wade Hampton, III, born March 28, 1818, was commander of Hampton Legion, 1861, with rank of Colonel; Lieutenant General, C. S. A., 1865; Governor of S. C. 1876-79; U. S. Senator 1879-91. He died April 11, 1902 in this house, ...

Northampton Plantation Slave Quarters

From the late 1600s to the mid-1800s, large tobacco plantations dominated the economic and social life of Prince George’s County. One of the most prominent plantations in the county was Northampton. Today, all that remains of Northampton are the ruins ...

Wade Hampton

[East Face]

Commander

of

The Hampton Legion

Lieutenant General

C.S.A.

[Lower Plaques]:

[Trevilian] [Seven Pines] [Burgess Mill] [First Manassas] [Gettysburg]

[North Face]

To

Wade Hampton

Born

March 28

1818

Died April 11

1902

[West Face]:

Governor of South Carolina

Gladys Hampton Building

This is the site of the first house in Texas owned by Sam Houston. The building was built in 1891 according to tax records. It was used as a hotel with furnished rooms beginning 1910. It was officially shown as ...

Southampton County / Sussex County

(Obverse)

Southampton County

Southampton County was formed in 1749 from Isle of Wight County, a part of Nansemond County was added later. The county was either named for the English borough of Southampton or for Henry Wriothesley, third earl of Southampton. In ...

Sussex County / Southampton County

(Obverse)

Sussex County

Area 515 Square Miles

Formed in 1753 from Surry, and named for an English county. Cornwallis passed through this county in 1781.

(Reverse)

Southampton County

Area 604 Square Miles

Formed in 1748 from Isle of Wight and Nansemond. Named for a locality that was ...

Southampton County / Isle of Wight County

(Obverse)

Southampton County

Area 604 Square Miles

Formed in 1748 from Isle of Wight and Nansemond. Named for a locality that was originally named for the Earl of Southampton, active in the first settlement. General William Mahone was born in this county.

(Reverse)

Isle of ...

Hampton Heights Historic District

Located one block west, this historic district was entered in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 because of its historical and architectural significance as an example of an intact early twentieth-century neighborhood. A number of popular architectural styles ...

Hampton - Preston House

Built about 1818 by Ainsley Hall. Purchased 1823 by Wade Hampton, I. Inherited by his daughter, Mrs. John S. Preston, 1863. Headquarters of Union Gen. J. A. Logan, 1865; residence of Gov. F. J. Moses 1872-74; Ursuline Convent 1887-90; College ...

Hampton's Brigade

Stuart's Cavalry Division

C.S.A.

Army of Northern Virginia

Stuart's Cavalry Division

Hampton's Brigade

1st. North Carolina

1st. and 2nd. South Carolina Cavalry

Jeff Davis (Miss.)

and Cobb's and Phillips's (GA.) Legions

July 2 Engaged in the evening with 3rd Division Cavalry Corps near Hunterstown. Cobb's Legion led the attack ...