NINETEENTH (19TH) CAVALRY BATTALIONSouth Carolina Volunteers, December 20th, 1864, to May 1st, 1865
The following historical information is about the service of both the battalion, and the men, of the Nineteenth (19th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion, which served in the American Civil War from December 20th, 1864, to May 1st, 1865. 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, Beaufort District, South Carolina Partisan Rangers |
Company E, Marion District, Ripley Rangers |
| Company B, Keitt's Company of Mounted Riflemen |
Company F |
| Company C, Beaufort District, Walker's Company |
Earle's Company, Anderson & Pickens District |
| Company D, Georgetown District, Steele's Company |
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January to February 1865 - Rhett's Brigade, Taliaferro's Division, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
March to April 1865 - Logan's Brigade, Butler's Division, Hampton's Command, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
April to May 1865 - Logan's Brigade, Butler's Division, Hampton's Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennessee
December 20th, 1864: The battalion is organized with five (5) independent companies of South Carolina Cavalry as the Nineteenth (19th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion, under the command of Major William L. Trenholm. Being a consolidation of two companies of Kirk's Squadron of South Carolina Partisan Rangers, Keitt's Company of Mounted Riflemen, Company B of Boykin's Squadron of Mounted Rifles, and the Ripley Rangers.
January to May 1865: Served in the Carolina's Campaign.
February 22nd, 1865: Earle's Independent Company and Fair's Company (Company F of the 8th South Carolina Reserve Battalion) are attached to the Battalion.
April 26th, 1865: The battalion is surrendered with the Army of Tennessee at Durham Station, North Carolina.
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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