...Now there was Wade Hampton, Wade Hampton II, and Wade Hampton III. All three were officers in wars. As far
as "military exploits" go, Wade Hampton III (civil war) was the most prominent, and the most successful in politics.
Either one he is talking about, they were all slave owners. However, not just any slave owners...the most prominent.
Actually, no one (and I mean no one) in the entire United States owned more slaves. Sidenote: no state had more slaves than South Carolina. So, one could say (and without running the risk of being incorrect) that Wade Hampton was the posterchild of slavery. If any officer in the entire Confederacy would've been fighting for racism, hatred, slavery, aristocracy, greed, etc., that officer would be Wade Hampton....
...Now there was Wade Hampton, Wade Hampton II, and Wade Hampton III. All three were officers in wars. As far as "military exploits" go, Wade Hampton III (civil war) was the most prominent, and the most successful in politics. Either one he is talking about, they were all slave owners. However, not just any slave owners...the most prominent. Actually, no one (and I mean no one) in the entire United States owned more slaves. Sidenote: no state had more slaves than South Carolina. So, one could say (and without running the risk of being incorrect) that Wade Hampton was the posterchild of slavery. If any officer in the entire Confederacy would've been fighting for racism, hatred, slavery, aristocracy, greed, etc., that officer would be Wade Hampton....