Hampton family papers [addtion], 1835 Jan. 4-1848 Aug. 17.

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Hampton family papers [addtion], 1835 Jan. 4-1848 Aug. 17.

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Four letters, 1835-1848, document friendships between the Hampton family of Columbia, S.C., and Peter Della Torre, a native of Charleston, S.C. Three letters written by Wade Hampton (1818-1902) while a student at South Carolina College inclue, 4 January 1835; letter, 6 January 1836, re a duel involving Maxcy Gregg; letter, 13 March 1836, discusses prospects for family horses in an upcoming race in Augusta, Ga., and news of the Richland Volunteers then serving in Florida during the Second Seminole War.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Della Torre, Peter, 1817-1864.

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Attorney of Charleston, S.C.; served as a captain in the Washington Light Artillery, a volunteer militia unit organized in 1843. From the description of Peter Della Torre papers, 1834-1854. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 34307048 ...

South Carolina. Militia

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A number of South Carolina militia units were adopted into the Continental Army. The 1st South Carolina Regiment, organized in 1775, consisted of ten companies. The Regiment was consolidated, although it retained its name, with the 5th Regiment, February 11, 1780 to consist of nine companies. It was reorganized in late 1782 and early 1783 to consist of three companies, and disbanded November 15, 1783. The 2nd Regiment was also organized in 1775 to consist of ten companie...

South Carolina College

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Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902

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Wade Hampton (1818-1902) was a planter, Confederate officer, governor of South Carolina, and United States senator. From the guide to the Wade Hampton Papers, ., 1813-1891, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) South Carolina governor. From the description of Letter : Columbia, S.C., to Gen. Conner, 1880 October 31. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32140158 Confederate Army off...

Gregg, Maxcy, 1814-1862

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Lawyer and soldier of Columbia, S.C.; attended South Carolina College; admitted to the bar, 1839; served as an officer in U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War and as Brigadier-General in Confederate States Army; delegate, 1860, from Richland District, S.C. at S.C. Secession convention; killed, Dec. 1862, at the Battle of Fredericksburg; son of James and Cornelia Maxcy Gregg. From the description of Maxcy Gregg papers, 1835-1888. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id...

Hampton family.

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