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Tribute to General Wade Hampton read at Confederate veterans gathering
The Greenville tribute honors General Wade Hampton, detailing his Confederate service from Hampton Legion to cavalry commands, his battles at Trevilian Station and Sappony Church, and his postwar leadership in South Carolina. The speaker recalls Hampton’s calm leadership, his scouts, and his enduring devotion to duty, state, and country.
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Hampton
Hampton Legion
Carolina
Virginia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Cobb Legion
Phillips
Jeff Davis
Hart
Flest
Butler
Rosser'a
Young
Stuart
Yellow Tavern
Northern Virginia
Fite Lee
Wa. H. B. Lee
M. C. Butler
Lee
Trevillian
Ana
Sheridan
Trevilliao
Richman
Wilson
Storey Creek
Grant
Wheeler
Columbia
Hood
Johnson
Greensboro
N. C
Sherman
Trans-Mississippi
United States
Nataro
Sabreux
Forrent
Hart van Dorn
Stonewall Jackson
Forrest
Shadhurse
Hogan
Scott
Sparks
Ashby
Doolin
Griffin
Rolleking
Lamayre
United States Senate