CAVALRY BATTALIONHampton Legion, South Carolina Volunteers, June 12th, 1861, to August 22nd, 1862
The following historical information is about the service of both the battalion, and the men, of the Cavalry Battalion of Hampton's Legion of South Carolina Volunteers, which served in the American Civil War from June 12th, 1861, 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, Edgefield District, Edgefield Hussars |
Company C, Beaufort District, Beaufort District Troop |
| Company B, Greenville District, Brooks Troop |
Company D, Fairfield & Richland Districts, Congaree Troop |
May to July 1862 – Cavalry Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia
July to August 1862 - Hampton's Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia
June 12th, 1861: The battalion is organized with four (4) companies as the Cavalry Battalion of Hampton's Legion of South Carolina Volunteers, at Camp Hampton in Columbia, South Carolina, under the command of Major Matthew Calbraith Butler of Edgefield District.
June to July 1861: Served in the Manassas Campaign (Virginia).
July 21st, 1861: Engaged at Manassas, Virginia.
April 28th, 1862: The battalion is reorganized for the duration of the War.
April to July 1862: Served in the Peninsula Campaign (Virginia).
April 5th to May 4th, 1862: Seved at the siege of Yorktown, Virginia.
May 4th, 1862: Engaged at Williamsburg, Virginia.
June 25th to July 1st, 1862: Engaged at the Seven Days, Virginia.
August 22nd, 1862: The battalion is consolidated with the Fourth (4th) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Battalion, the Bonham Light Dragoons, and Boykins Mounted Rangers and reorganized as the Second (2nd) South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.
Company A (Edgefield Hussars) is designated as Company I of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.
Company B (Brooks Troop) is designated as Company K of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.
Company C (Beaufort District Troop) is designated as Company B of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.
Company D (Congaree Troop) is designated as Company H 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.
"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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