South Carolina Cavalry

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Brief History
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.



Units with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * 1st Cavalry
 * 2nd Cavalry
 * 3rd Cavalry
 * 4th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry
 * 5th Cavalry
 * 6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Dixie Rangers; 1st Reg. SC Partisan Rangers, Aiken's Partisan Rangers)
 * 7th Cavalry
 * 4th Battalion, Cavalry
 * 10th Battalion, Cavalry
 * 12th Battalion, Cavalry (4th Squadron Cavalry)
 * 14th Battalion Cavalry
 * 17 (6th) Battalion, Cavalry
 * 19th Battalion, Cavalry
 * Tucker's Company, Cavalry
 * Walpole's Company, Cavalry (Stono Scouts)
 * Percival's Company (Aiken) Mounted Infantry

Other Sources

 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. This site uses Joseph H. Crute's book,Units of the Confederate States Army, as their main source for the regiment history. Family History Library book 973 M2crua,, WorldCat.


 * Footnote.com (A subscription website, but is available for use at the Family History Library and some Family History Centers). It has digital Civil War soldier service records and brief regiment histories (located at the bottom of some of the muster rolls).


 * The War for Southern Independence in South Carolina. Eastern Digital Resources, (accessed 2 Apr 2011). This site contains some historical sketches, officers, battles, rosters, bibliographies and references.


 * South Carolina in the Civil War Website, (accessed 2 Apr 2011). This is a page of links to South Carolina Cavalry Regiments that have websites.


 * Brooks, U.R. Butler and his cavalry in the War of Secession, 1861-1865.  (Columbia, South Carolina : State Co., c1909).   Includes index.  Includes a description of activities of Butler's Brigade in the South Carolina Cavalry (Confederate).  Available at the Family History Library,  Also FHL US/CAN Fiche 6082610 and FHL US/CAN Film 1425645 Item 5.