2nd Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry

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Brief History
This battalion was organized during January 1862.

Companies in this Battalion 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.

The following rosters list only a few officers and soldiers:


 * A Company (Catawba Rangers), Captain J.D. McIlwain
 * B Company, Calhoun Troop: Captain J.C. Calhoun
 * C Company, Palmetto Rangers: Captain O. Barber
 * D Company, Evans Light Dragoons: Captain William Stokes

Source Material

 * 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).