Person:Hampden Wyman (1)

Hampden Hay Wyman, (twin)

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Name	Hampden Hay Wyman, (twin)
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	13 Aug 1845	Hampton, South Carolina, United States
Military^[1]		South Carolina, United StatesCivil war -
Death^[1]	9 May 1864	Chesterfield, Virginia, United Stateskilled in action at Battle of Swift Creek

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Hemphill, J. C. (James Calvin). Men of mark in South Carolina: ideals of American life ; a collection of biographies of leading men of the state. (Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox, 1974).

... five sons who enlisted in the army ; Harry Hastings Wyman and his twin brother, Hampden Hay Wyman, enlisting when they were not yet sixteen ... Hampden Hay Wyman, was mortally wounded at the battle of Swift Creek, Virginia. The wounded boy was a true hero. As he lay dying he said: “Tell mother I am not afraid to die — that if I had a hundred lives I would give them for my country.” ...