Wade Hampton: Confederate Warrior, Conservative Statesman

by Walter Brian Cisco

Book Overview

On the eve of the American Civil War, Wade Hampton, one of the wealthiest men in the South and indeed the United States, remained loyal to his native South Carolina as it seceded from the Union. Raising his namesake Hampton Legion of soldiers, he eventually became a lieutenant general of Confederate cavalry after the death of the legendary J. E. B. Stuart. Hampton's highly capable, but largely unheralded, military leadership has long needed a modern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574886266
• ISBN13: 9781574886269
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"