FOURTH (4TH) CAVALRY BATTALIONSouth Carolina Volunteers, January 29th to August 22nd, 1862
The following historical information is about the service of both the battalion, and the men, of the Fourth (4th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion, which served in the American Civil War from January 29th to August 22nd, 1862. 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 - Pickens District |
Company C - Spartanburg & Greenville District's - Dean's Company |
| Company B - Richland District - Congaree Rangers |
Company D - Charleston District - Wassamassaw Cavalry |
April to June 1862: 2nd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
June to July 1862: 1st Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
January 29th to February 7th, 1862: The battalion is organized in Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina, and was designated as the Fourth (4th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion, also known as the Third (3rd) and Easley's Squadron.
January 29th, 1862: Company A is mustered into service at Camp Hampton near Columbia, South Carolina.
February 7th, 1862: Company D is mustered into service at Camp Gist near Charleston, South Carolina.
January to July 1862: Served in the defense of Coastal South Carolina.
July to August 1862: Served in Virginia.
August 22nd, 1862: The battalion is consolidated with the Cavalry Battalion of Hamptons Legion, the Bonham Light Dragoons, and the Boykin Mounted Rangers, and designated as the Second (2nd) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, per Special Order No. 196, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, War Department, Richmond, Virginia.
Company A is designated as Company F of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment
Company B is designated as Company C of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment
Company C is designated as Company E of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment
Company D is designated as Company D of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment
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.
"Rebels in Gray, Soldiers from Pickens District 1861-65." Louise Bell; n.p., n.d..
"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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