Ephraim Hampton

First Name: Ephraim
Last Name: Hampton
Unit: 
Co. C, 45th Virginia Infantry and Co. G, 63rd Virginia Infantry
Rank: 
Sergeant (later 2nd Lieutenant)
Residence (County): 
Grayson County, VA
Biography: 

Ephraim Hampton (born ca. 1835) was a Grayson County, Virginia farm laborer. At the time of the Federal Census of 1860, Hampton and his wife, Sarah (b. ca. 1835) had three young sons, John, William, and Isom. Along with his brother Isom (b. ca. 1842), Ephraim Hampton enlisted in Co. C, 45th Virginia Infantry on May 29, 1861 and was discharged on October 1, 1862. He joined Co. G, 63rd Virginia Infantry (McMahon’s) as a sergeant in July 1863 and was elected 2nd lieutenant on May 31, 1864. He was killed in action at the Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia (August 31 – September 1, 1864). Ephraim Hampton was the son of Grayson County farmer Andrew Hampton and Mary (Polly) Hampton.

Authored Letters

Displaying 1 - 12 of 12
ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
15114 Hampton2 August 1, 1861 Solomon Jennings , Ephraim Hampton Andrew Hampton Alleghany County, VA Grayson County, VA
15113 Hampton1 August 2, 1861 Ephraim Hampton Andrew Hampton , Mary “Polly” Hampton Alleghany County, VA Grayson County, VA
15117 Hampton3 September 16, 1861 Ephraim Hampton , Richard Taylor Sarah Hampton , Andrew Hampton , Nancy Taylor Sewell Mountain, Fayette County, VA Grayson County, VA
15118 Hampton4 March 16, 1862 Ephraim Hampton Andrew Hampton Mercer County, VA Grayson County, VA
15121 Hampton5 June 20, 1862 Ephraim Hampton , Isom Hampton Andrew Hampton Sulpher Spings, Monroe (W.Va.) County, VA Grayson County, VA
15122 Hampton6 August 31, 1862 Ephraim Hampton Andrew Hampton , Mary “Polly” Hampton , Sarah Hampton Centreville, Monroe (W.Va.) County, VA Grayson County, VA
15123 Hampton7 September 27, 1862 Ephraim Hampton Andrew Hampton , Mary “Polly” Hampton Charlestown, Kanawha County, VA Grayson County, VA
15124 Hampton8 February 1, 1863 Ephraim Hampton Andrew Hampton Southampton County, VA Grayson County, VA
15125 Hampton9 April 16, 1863 Ephraim Hampton Andrew Hampton Smyth County, VA Grayson County, VA
15126 Hampton10 August 29, 1863 Ephraim Hampton Sarah Hampton Roane County, TN Grayson County, VA
15127 Hampton11 September 14, 1863 Ephraim Hampton Sarah Hampton LaFayette, GA Grayson County, VA
15129 Hampton12 February 14, 1864 Ephraim Hampton Sarah Hampton Dalton, GA Grayson County, VA

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