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 Wade Hampton Equestrian - Columbia, S.C. Posted by:  QuesterMark
N 33° 59.988 W 081° 01.959
17S E 496984 N 3762134
This sculpture on the State House grounds depicts General Wade Hampton sitting erectly on a horse. The horse is walking with his head down and facing left.
Waymark Code: WM60TN
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2009
Views: 16
Hampton's right hand is hanging down to his side and holding a hat. His left hand is holding the reins. He has a sword hanging behind him on his right. The sculpture is situated on a large rectangular base in the middle of a flower bed.
Wade Hampton (1818-1902) was a Confederate general known as one of the world's greatest cavalry leaders. In his later years he served as governor of South Carolina (1876-1879) and United States senator (1879-1891). When Hampton died in 1902, officials of the State of South Carolina moved quickly to erect a statue in his honor. The cost of the sculpture was $30,000, for which the state appropriated $20,000; the remaining $10,000 was raised through voluntary subscriptions by citizens of the state. The base was designed by M. J. L. Fougerousse, of Paris. Originally, the base had raised bronze lettering, which was removed ca. 1931; the Columbia Stone Company then engraved the inscriptions directly on the base. The sculpture was originally positioned on the northeast side of the State House, but when the grounds were relandscaped, the sculpture was relocated to the front of the Wade Hampton Office Building in October 1969. In the mid-1960s, vandals broke off part of Hampton's sword; it was replaced in December 1984 when the sculpture was restored.
From the Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: link
Identity of Rider: General Wade Hampton
Name of artist: Frederic Wellington Ruckstull
Date of Dedication: November 20, 1906
Material: Bronze
Unusual Features: Stone base with 12 plaques listing civil war battles at which Hampton fought
Position: Two Hooves Raised
Identity of Horse: Not listed
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