Son of Charles Hammond (1716 - 1794) and Elizabeth Steele Hammond (1721 - 1798). Served under Governor Dunmore and distinguished himself at the Battle of Kanawha (Battle of Point Pleasant) in 1774; served under Colonel Andrew Williamson in July 1776; fought in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War in battles at Great Bridge, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Savannah; commanded troops at battles in Augusta, Blackstock's Farm, Cowpens, Eutaw Springs, Guilford Courthouse, Hanging Rock, and Kings Mountain; Surveyor General of Georgia in 1796; member of Georgia State House of Representatives, 1796-98; member of Georgia State Senate, 1799-1800; elected to the Eighth United States Congress as a representative from Georgia, 1803-05; appointed by President Thomas Jefferson to be the Colonel Commandant of the Upper Louisiana Territory where he served from 1805 to 1824; the first Governor of the Missouri Territorial Council in 1813, Receiver (Treasurer) in Missouri and President of the Bank of St. Louis; member of South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1824; Surveyor General of South Carolina in 1825; Secretary of State of South Carolina, 1831-35. Retired from public life and died September 11, 1842 (age 85 years, 202 days) at his home, Varello Farm, which is on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River near Augusta, Georgia.
In 1991, the grave of Colonel Samuel Hammond was relocated to the Hammond Family Cemetery on the property of the Charles Hammond house in North Augusta, SC from it's original location 1.6 miles away in New Richmond, SC because of the development of the Riverview Park Complex.
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US Congressman. Elected to represent Georgia as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1803 to 1805. Also served as a Member of the Georgia State House of Representatives from 1796 to 1798, Member of the Georgia State Senate from 1799 to 1800, Member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives, and Secretary of the State of South Carolina from 1831 to 1835. He also served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
In 1991, the grave of Colonel Samuel Hammond was relocated to the Hammond Family Cemetery on the property of the Charles Hammond house in North Augusta, SC from it's original location 1.6 miles away in New Richmond, SC because of the development of the Riverview Park Complex.
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US Congressman. Elected to represent Georgia as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1803 to 1805. Also served as a Member of the Georgia State House of Representatives from 1796 to 1798, Member of the Georgia State Senate from 1799 to 1800, Member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives, and Secretary of the State of South Carolina from 1831 to 1835. He also served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Son of Charles Hammond (1716 - 1794) and Elizabeth Steele Hammond (1721 - 1798). Served under Governor Dunmore and distinguished himself at the Battle of Kanawha (Battle of Point Pleasant) in 1774; served under Colonel Andrew Williamson in July 1776; fought in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War in battles at Great Bridge, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Savannah; commanded troops at battles in Augusta, Blackstock's Farm, Cowpens, Eutaw Springs, Guilford Courthouse, Hanging Rock, and Kings Mountain; Surveyor General of Georgia in 1796; member of Georgia State House of Representatives, 1796-98; member of Georgia State Senate, 1799-1800; elected to the Eighth United States Congress as a representative from Georgia, 1803-05; appointed by President Thomas Jefferson to be the Colonel Commandant of the Upper Louisiana Territory where he served from 1805 to 1824; the first Governor of the Missouri Territorial Council in 1813, Receiver (Treasurer) in Missouri and President of the Bank of St. Louis; member of South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1824; Surveyor General of South Carolina in 1825; Secretary of State of South Carolina, 1831-35. Retired from public life and died September 11, 1842 (age 85 years, 202 days) at his home, Varello Farm, which is on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River near Augusta, Georgia.
In 1991, the grave of Colonel Samuel Hammond was relocated to the Hammond Family Cemetery on the property of the Charles Hammond house in North Augusta, SC from it's original location 1.6 miles away in New Richmond, SC because of the development of the Riverview Park Complex.
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US Congressman. Elected to represent Georgia as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1803 to 1805. Also served as a Member of the Georgia State House of Representatives from 1796 to 1798, Member of the Georgia State Senate from 1799 to 1800, Member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives, and Secretary of the State of South Carolina from 1831 to 1835. He also served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
In 1991, the grave of Colonel Samuel Hammond was relocated to the Hammond Family Cemetery on the property of the Charles Hammond house in North Augusta, SC from it's original location 1.6 miles away in New Richmond, SC because of the development of the Riverview Park Complex.
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US Congressman. Elected to represent Georgia as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1803 to 1805. Also served as a Member of the Georgia State House of Representatives from 1796 to 1798, Member of the Georgia State Senate from 1799 to 1800, Member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives, and Secretary of the State of South Carolina from 1831 to 1835. He also served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Gravesite Details
The Hammond Graveyard is located adjacent to the Charles Hammond House, on the west side of Martintown Road in North Augusta, South Carolina. Just at the edge of the highway is a 5 ft. pyramid granite monument.
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