..., July 21, 1861, where he was wounded. He bore a part as a brigade commander in the subsequent battles on the Peninsula of Virginia, from the beginning of operations at Yorktown until the battle of Seven Pines , where he was again wounded. . . . I have been often asked if General Hampton was a good tactician. If in a minor, technical sense, I answer to the best of my judgment, No. I doubt if he eve...