SIXTEENTH (16TH) CAVALRY BATTALIONSouth Carolina Volunteers, July 23rd, 1862, to January 19th, 1863
The following historical information is about the service of both the battalion, and the men, of the Sixteenth (16th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion, which served in the American Civil War from July 23rd, 1862, to January 19th, 1863. If you have any corrections, suggestions, or additional information, photographs, artifacts, etc., that you wish to contribute, feel free to submit the information to the Webmaster.
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| Battalion Field & Staff |
| Company A, Laurens District, Carolina Guerilla's |
Company E, Laurens & Spartanburg District's, Laurens Partisans |
| Company B, Edgefield District, Edgefield Rangers |
Company F, Statewide, Cadet Rangers |
| Company C, Abbeville & Fairfield District's |
Company G, Abbeville & Edgefield District's |
| Company D, Statewide |
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September 1862 to January 1863 - 2nd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
July 23rd, 1862: The battalion is mustered into Confederate service with seven (7) companies as the Sixteenth (16th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion, also being known as the Sixth (6th) Cavalry Battalion and Aiken's Partisan Rangers. Hugh Kerr Aiken of Fairfield District is appointed as Lieutenant Colonel of the battalion.
January 19th, 1863: The battalion is increased by the organization of three companies, raising it to the strength of a full regiment, and is reorganized as the Sixth (6th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. The companies of the battalion were retained their company letters in the new organization.
Published Books & Documents
"Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia." Stewart Sifakis, Facts on File, Inc., New York City, New York, 1995.
"Confederate Rolls of South Carolina." Columbia, South Carolina, 1898.
"The Flags of Civil War South Carolina." Glenn Dedmont, Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna, Louisiana, 2000.
"Recollections and Reminiscences, 1861-1865, Thru World War I." South Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy; 1993.
"Report of the Historian of the Confederate Records to the General Assembly of South Carolina." John P. Thomas; The Bryan Printing Company, Columbia, South Carolina; 1900.
"South Carolina's Military Organizations During the War Between the States." Robert S. Seigler, The History Press, Charleston, South Carolina, 2008.
Documents, Papers, & Non-Published Materials
Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Confederate Organizations. The National Archives Microfilm Publications. (Roll 43 (South Carolina - First Cavalry through Capt. Walpole's Company, Cavalry), Roll 45 (South Carolina - Seventh Cavalry, A-D), Roll 46 (South Carolina - Seventh Cavalry, E-L), Roll 47 (South Carolina - Seventh Cavalry, M-Sl) & Roll 48 (South Carolina - Seventh Cavalry, Sm-Y)
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina. NARA M267; National Archives & Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
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