Cavalry Battalion, Hampton Legion, South Carolina

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



Companies in this Regiment 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.

Other Sources

 * Field, Ron; William B Bynum; Howard Michael Madaus. The Hampton Legion   ( Lower Swell, Gloucestershire : Design Folio, ©1994), 2 v. pt. 1. Regimental history --pt. 2. Company histories. Book at WorldCat.
 * Judith N McArthur.A Gentleman and an Officer : A Military and Social History of James B. Griffin's Civil War  ( New York : Oxford University Press, 1996), 362 pages. Includes a collection of letters from James B. Griffin to his wife during his tenure in the Confederate Army. Book at WorldCat.
 * Wellman, Manly Wade. Giant in gray; a biography of Wade Hampton of South Carolina  (New York, Scribner, 1949), 387 pages. Book at WorldCat.